Nigerian musician, Burna Boy is at it again and this
time, the target of his wrath are Nigerians, who he says represent the largest
number of 'unprogressive fools.'
Yesterday was unofficially
declared as Burna Boy day on social media following his outburst after he was
announced as one of the performers at the upcoming 2019 edition of the
Coachella festival.
Burna Boy had an issue with the
way his name appeared on the line-up poster, complaining about the size of the
character and this generated a lot of reactions all day on Twitter.
Perhaps, taken aback by comments
and opinions from a number of his citizens, Burna Boy has taken to his
Instagram page to complain about the 'backward unprogressive' mind state of
Nigerians.
In a now deleted post shared on
Friday, January 4, 2018, Burna Boy wrote, ''Don't worry, I know for a fact that
my own country, NIGERIA is home to the largest number of backward Unprogressive
FOOLS.
I will still fight for them
because they are not mentally advanced enough to fight for themselves. They
will Forever have my Genuine undying LOVE.
To the few proud Young AFRICAN
Intellectuals who will not conform to whatever bullshit they are given. you are
the Only Hope of AFRICA. God bless you all.''
He has also promised to hold a
press conference where he will further explain the reasons and justification
for his actions.
The Coachella festival which
turns 20 this year, is one of the biggest and most famous annual music events
in the world, providing a platform for top and established artists, as well as
emerging artists to showcase their art to a global audience.
It is, however, important to note
that the way the line-up was announced has been the traditional way by which
Coachella unfolds its list of performing acts with the headliner's showcased in
large letters while its long line-up of supporting performers are in lesser
characters.
Coachella is yet to respond to
Burna Boy's statement and it will interesting to see if the singer for this
reason, will miss the opportunity to perform on this stage like King Sunny Ade
and Wizkid who were listed in 2017 and 2018 consecutively but were unable to
attend.
Seun Kuti and his band however
performed on the Coachella stage in 2012.
It's opinion ... He sees himself as KNIG which is not bad at all
ReplyDeleteNigerians are now fools because he sees himself as a king? Na wah for this ur comment.
DeleteWho is more foolish? What has the font size in which a persons name is written gat to do with his or her personality? Imagine what u're saying with ur kobo kobo. Have u ever heard Dangote, Atiku, or Mrs Alakija complain their name was not as big as their status? Pride they say comes b4 a crash.ur plane don face down. Alika.
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