GRAMMY settled the dispute of who the LEGEND is in the Afrobeat genre by giving FELA Anikulapokuti a.k.a Abami Eda a Lifetime Achievement award... This single honor placed Fela in a class of his own... far above any other African musician, especially in the Afrobeat space, let alone one boy who calls himself a kid.
Fela's legend is based on the fact that he single-handedly created a new genre, broke the barrier of freedom of expression, which cost him the life of his mother, compared to a kid who claims he is better than Fela who has not influenced all of Nigeria, let alone many generations. Wizkid's claim of legend is based on the size of his bank account and 1 billion streams on Spotify... When global artists like Beyonce, who are a million times bigger than Wizkid, name Fela as a major influence on their music, who is Wiz-what?
When Wizkid gets his own Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, maintains influence three decades after his death, and have his album inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, he can talk about greatness...
This bothers me about some young Nigerians who feel the size of their bank account is what determines their worth and value, so they can now go home and stretch their hands to their father who laid the ground for them and call him by name. Pride always goes before a fall...
Ise ni ogun ise (Work is the panacea to poverty) mura si ise ore mi (Be conscientious my friend in your work) ise ni a fi n di eni giga (Through hard work can we excel) ti a ko ba ri eni feyintin (If there is none to create a pathway to the top for you) bi ole la n ri (It is as if we are lazy) ti a ko ba ri eni gbekele (If there is no one to be your mentor and godfather) a tera mo ise eni, (Work harder then, don't give up, innovate, there is dignity in labor, a way will open up for you soon) Iya re le l'owo (Your mom may be super rich) Baba re le l’esin lekan (You dad could have real estate in choice places) T’oba gbo’ju le won o te tan ni mo so fun oh (If you trust in their riches, your shame is around the corner) Ohun aho j’iya fun kii t’ojo (What you did not labor often does not last, because you might not value them) Ohun ta ba s’ise fun nii pe l’owo eni (It is what you work for that becomes a treasure) Apa lara, Igunpa niye kan (Arms are your f...
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