Burna Boy has stirred up some controversy after his comments on Afrobeats as a genre. The Nigerian artist shared his unpopular opinion when he interviewed with Zane Lowe on Apple Music. “90% of them, have almost no real-life experiences that they can understand, which is why you hear most of Nigerian music, or I’ll say African… I don’t even know what to say, Afrobeats as people call it, it’s mostly about nothing, literally nothing. There’s no substance to it,” Burna Boy said. “Nobody is talking about anything in it. It’s just a great time.” Burna Boy speaks on AfroBeats as a genre “… AfroBeats as people call it, is mostly about nothing, literally nothing. there’s no substance to it — like, nobody is talking about anything in it. it’s just a great time.” pic.twitter.com/rfzOtCaZZY — benny. (@benny7gg) August 22, 2023
