Nigerian content creator, Mr Macaroni, has criticized popular singer Wizkid for his recent remark about award-winning music producer Don Jazzy.
Wizkid sparked a huge frenzy on social media in the early hours of Monday, April 29, when he described Don Jazzy as an ‘influencer’ while responding to a follower.
He made this statement after the follower drew his attention to a tweet rapper Ladipo made about Afrobeat singers, which read, “Nigerian rappers that survived ‘hip hop is dead’ watching Afrobeat artists go through their own”.
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However, Wizkid stated that he would never respond to anyone signed to an influencer.
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This sparked mixed reactions online because Ladipo is signed to Mavin Records label, owned by ace singer and producer Don Jazzy.
This didn’t sit well with many and they slammed Wizkid for calling Don Jazzy an ordinary influencer despite the significance of his work.
However, others asserted that it was not a big deal because Don Jazzy has called himself an infleuncer in the past and even won the Pulse ‘best influencer award’ in 2023.
Amid the controversy, Mr Macaroni also went online to share his two cents about Wizkid’s comment about the Mavin Records boss.
According to him, even though Don Jazzy is arguably the biggest entertainment influencer in Africa, the context in which Wizkid called him an influencer is disrespectful.
He wrote,
“Donjazzy is perhaps the biggest Entertainment Influencer in Africa. And the beautiful thing is that his influence cuts across. From music, to contents, films, brands etc.
However, we would all be hypocrites to say that the context in which he was called an influencer isn’t disrespectful to everything he has done and is still doing for the Nigerian Music Industry.
An absolute legend. He promotes Music Artistes even outside his record label. Gives free advice and visibility to up and coming artists, shows love to everyone irrespective of their status. I am also a beneficiary of his phenomenal influence!
Don Baba J!!!! Your Influence Choke!!!”
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