Fans fuelling beef among Nigerian music artists – Rema

Rema, a Nigerian rapper and singer, has accused fans of fueling the endless rivalries and strife in the Afrobeats scene.

Despite ego conflicts, he claimed that African musicians had made every effort to unite, but their supporters kept pitting them against one another.

A recent episode of Ebro, a morning show on Hot 97FM in New York, USA, included Rema.

The singer of “Calm Down” claimed to be an introvert who dislikes confrontation.

I don't look for anyone's trouble, he declared. All I want to do is write good music. As an introvert, I prefer to be alone. I don't want to cause issues or get into a fight.

He said, “I look for no one's trouble. I just want to make good music. I'm an introvert, I stay indoors. I don't cause trouble, I don't want to fight.

“One thing about African music or Afrobeats, I will say. Afrobeats artists, we have done our best to promote peace among ourselves. Yeah, we got our egos. Yeah, we got our achievements. You know, everybody got their own money and paychecks. But, one thing I have noticed is that our unity has kept us going for a very long time.

“Even when the fans want to start to spark stuff up. I won't lie, the fans are the ones starting this stuff [beef]. I feel like it's the fans.”

Rema said he doesn't hesitate to call his fans to order whenever he sees them “moving mad”. He, however, said sometimes he is disappointed when he doesn't see other artists doing the same, ostensibly they are enjoying the comparisons.

Source: Dklassgh.Com