Nigerian recording artiste, Divine Ikubor, who is better known as Rema has disclosed that fans are behind rivalries among Afrobeat musicians.
Rema made this known during a recent feature on Ebro, a Morning Show on Hot 97FM, New York, USA where he emphasized on how African artists tried their best to stay united despite ego issues.
According to the ‘Calm Down’ crooner fans keep pitching these artists against one another, adding that he doesn’t look for anyone’s trouble as he hates controversy.
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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.”
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The singer continued, “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.”
Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and rapper.
He rose to stardom after releasing the song “Dumebi”. In 2019, he signed a record deal with Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records.
