Following Wizkid’s attack on the music genre, MI Abaga has insisted that rap is simply on the rise in Nigeria.
In a tweet on Friday, Abaga gave a shout-out to some rap stars in Nigeria, including Falz, AQ, Ajebo Hustlers, and Blaqbonez.
Abaga, who is also a rapper, said his colleagues are “winning”, adding that “rap is on the rise.”
Although he didn’t make reference to Wizkid, his tweet is coming after the latter’s controversial comment about rap music.
Aq – winning
SDC – winning
Falz – winning
M – I de try
VEC – winning
Poe – winning
Odumodu- winning
Yp – winning
BlaqBonez – winning
Dan dizzy – winning
Ajebo hustlers – winning
Ice – winning
Etc etc etc… point is that rap is on the rise!— The Guy (@MI_Abaga) December 2, 2022
In an interview, Wizkid spoke about the place of other genres when he aired his criticism of rap music.
The Grammy-winning music star hammered on the “dominance of Afrobeats over the rest of the music market.”
“Afrobeats is the new pop. I sold two million copies in America off of one song! Even some American artists don’t have a diamond record. If I’m being honest, I don’t listen to any other genre of music anymore,” he said.
“I don’t listen to rap – that shit is boring to me. It’s dead now, it’s tired. These guys do the same shit, rap on the same beats and the same flows.
“No disrespect to nobody. I don’t have anything against rap or any other type of music. I have a lot of rappers as friends, like a lot. So I’m probably the wrong person to say this.”
Wizkid’s comment has since put him on the receiving end of heated backlash, both from rappers and rap fans.
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