Kwadwo Sheldon Studios and The Breakdown
With KSS, Nov 27, 2025
AI-generated video summary:
Is Burna Boy facing cancellation? Kwadwo Sheldon Studios examines the situation, exploring a recent concert incident and its widespread social media fallout. The video analyzes the artist's response and the ensuing debate, including reactions from prominent media figures. Ticket sales and concert attendance are also discussed.
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In this podcast this West African podcaster frequently refers to Burna Boy by one of that award winning singer's nicknames "Odogwu". AI Overview indicates that "Odogwu"[is] An Igbo word meaning "great warrior" or "hero," [that was] given to Burna Boy] for his role as a symbol of African excellence."
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents a West African (Ghanaian?*) YouTube podcast about Nigerian singer Burna Boys being cancelled** by his fans living in the United States.
This post also presents additional comments about why Burna Boy is getting cancelled in the United States from Africans and from Black Americans. .
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The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and linguistic purposes.
In addition to documenting this incident and its fall out, I'm interested in archiving the similarities and differences between what different populations-particularly Nigerians outside of the United States and Black Americans- have to say about this subject,
I'm also interested in documenting how these populations talked about this subject (i.e. the vernacular words, phrases, and sayings that were used.)
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the podcaster whose podcast is showcased in this post.
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*The podcaster's name "Kwadwo" leads me to believe that he is Ghanaian.
https://pvamu.libguides.com/c.php?g=1434869&p=10652498
"The Akan people use the Kwa language group’s system of timekeeping, which is based on a six-day week (‘nnanson‘), with the seventh day inclusive. In Ashanti homes, Sunday-born males and females are named Kwasi or Kwesi and Akosua respectively (meaning ‘associated with the universe’); Monday-born are Kwadwo or Kojo, Adjoa or Adwoa (meaning ‘associated with peace’); Tuesday-born are Kwabena or Kobi, Abena (meaning ‘associated with the ocean’); Wednesday-born Kwaku or Kweku, Akua (meaning ‘associated with spider/Ananse’); Thursday-born Yaw, Yaa ( meaning ‘associated with the earth’); Friday-born Kofi, Afia or Afua (meaning ‘associated with fertility’); and Saturday-born Kwame, Ama (meaning ‘associated with God’)."
**Here's an excerpt of an AI Overview write-up about "getting cancelled":
"Getting "cancelled" means withdrawing support from a public figure or company after they have done or said something considered unacceptable, often leading to public shaming, boycotts, or job loss. This phenomenon, known as "cancel culture," is largely fueled by social media, where individuals or groups call for others to stop consuming a person's work, buying their products, or following them".
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burna_Boy for information about Burna Boy.
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There are LOTS of YouTube podcasts about Burna Boy being cancelled by Black American fans, West African fans, and other fans in the United States. Here are two other podcasts on that subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPGzsJH_k4M "Burna Boy Cancels 5 U.S. Concerts Over Low Ticket Sales… Learning the Hard Way" published by , November 30, 2025.
**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxc1oXURQDE "Black Americans Cancel Burna Boy Like They Did To Tyla "❌ #amercia #burnaboy, published by Moments With Miracle, Nov 28, 2025 "Americans Cancel Burna Boy Like They Did To Tyla ❌ Don’t Mess With Americans"
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The write-up that is given as Online Source #1 is from a Black American woman.
The write-up that is given as source #4 is from a Nigerian man.. .
ONLINE SOURCE #1:
From .facebook.com/61554367323373/posts/nigerian-artist-burnaboy-is-facing-heavy-and-well-deserved-backlash-in-the-us-af/122236821686145577/ "Burna Boy is facing heavy and well- deserved backlash in the United States
Your Problematic Faves's Post [retrieved November 30, 2025"Nigerian artist #BurnaBoy is facing heavy and well deserved backlash in the US after throwing out a fan who dozed off during his show. The incident sparked outrage, sent his ticket sales crashing, and even forced multiple tour dates to be canceled and plenty of people say they aren’t surprised given his history of allegedly getting physical with fans.
ONLINE SOURCE #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVb3Ejt0-Ec
These selected comments are from the discussion thread for the showcase video that is given at the top of this pancocojams post
All of these comments were published from November 27 to November 30, 2025.
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. @Kubolor
"One thing about the states, they will elevate you and drop
you like u never existed 😂"
**
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2. @MaSin-ih2yz
"Nope, they drop u when u start fooling around"
**
3. @abdullahclementabdulshekur6736
"he deserves whatever that's coming his way, these musicians
sometimes think they are gods"
**
4. @lawdbilly
"And he doesn’t respect his African fans he kinda needed this
humbling"
**
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5. @BDSCLOTHING-Daniel
"Even Nigerians fans self he doesn’t respect them"
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6. @kingpingh
"Sheldon make i tell you something... Everyone who had bought
tickets before the show requested for a refund due to the cancel culture 😅"
**
7.@intercepted2825
"Nigerians will embrace him when he gets back"
**
8. @Jays_on
"I don't know why I'm happy for this"
**
Reply
9. @EhijieBarkley
"Because you are full of hate change your way bro😂😂😂😂"
**
Reply
10. @kwame_senyo
"Yes because we blacks always love to see peoples downfall"
**
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11. @Jays_on
"@EhijieBarkley not that bro .. it's just his actions
towards his fans."
**
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12.@Jays_on
" @kwame_senyo what will his downfall do to me? I don't even
care about him rising or falling. I care about the way he treats his fans"
**
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13. @2xdarkij498
"You're not alone, I hate people with ego, you see the
replies? These people are foolish when it involves a people that are black dier
black people like people downfall when the person is African but when he do
this to other continents dier we no dey hope for downfall sia. Dem dey do the
same to yamal dier you no go talk burna boy you dey come talk"
**
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14. @emmanuelonyesoh125
"@kwame_senyo Ghanaians always want to see naija
downfall,it's won't happen, nigeria artist will always be ahead"
**
Reply
15. @brotaku8619
" @emmanuelonyesoh125 Nah bro, has nothing to do with that. We love
Nigerian music. But Burna was dead wrong for that. And even more wrong for
playing victim and not apologizing."
**
16. @elizabethenyonamdotse8146
"Pride goes before a fall😂😂😂😂😂😂"
**
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17. @NielSalvy
"The Bible never lies"
**
18. @Kubolor
"Lmao burna boy thinks he’s Chris brown or future 😂😂."
**
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19. @Whoischisom
"No, he thought he was Breezy and Drake combined.🤡"
**
Reply
20. @Kubolor
"@Whoischisom Lmaoo"
**
Reply
21. @Goodymaddok
"Even they would get cancelled too 🤧"
**
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22.@orlandonurse3466
"He wish he was 😂😂😂😂"
**
23. @brudexgh1
"He could have handled the issue different and
would have even gained more fans. I knew he will pay for it"
**
24. @mavisgazeglah123
"If he's okay sacking his fans from his show, he should be
okay if these fans don't show up for his concert"
**
25. @NewsCaffey
"They sarve him right that is why we cancel him in South
Africa 🇿🇦"
**
26. @sylvesterowusu6648
"Pikin wey them no teach for house, na outside them go teach
am"
**
27. @AndrewsOpokuMensah
"Waiting for 4 hours before artist performs
Why ano go sleep?😂😂"
**
28.
"I don’t know why I’m very happy. He needs a lesson in humility. His attitude
stinks and needs an attitude adjustment"
**
29. @britcstar
"Exactly"
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30.@jaybaba1122
"I beg make I ask for refund for the Atlanta concert before
Burna slaps me because I yawn 🥱"
**
31. @iam._Tesla
"Odogwu dey overdo these days"
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32. @Candywine970
"It’s good paaa 👏👏next time he go
learn sense, he figa say he reach, MJ (Micheal Jackson)self when he got
something wrong he come out and apologize to his fans , ofui"
**
33. @simeonmyom21
"As a Nigerian i am proudly supporting this, he should be
cancelled with immediate effect, that 🥷
has done enough. We Nigerians have cancelled him already sha."
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34. @europeanpatriot21
"But Burna Boy is still at the top of the Nigerian music
charts. Greetings from Germany"
**
35. @thekusiwaa
"Yeah I remember South Africa saw this first and cancelled him we were all sleeping then 
"
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36. @michaeladdo7422
"He should clear off.... we won't go to his nonsense concert
ever...."
**
37.@doe22us
"he is in serious trouble, i saw a half hearted
insincere apology smh, this dude is quite foolish to be honest"
**
38. @yawcrazy
"We need to bring him back down to earth and remind him that
he’s nothing without his fans"
**
39. @NanaAko-r5f
"Pride comes before a fall😂😂😂
Everything about his character screams village artist 😂😂😂"
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40.
"Village artists??? Even in next 30 years to come no ghana
artist can come close to burna boy level"
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41. @Ivan-Grace
"Eminem even commented not
cool"
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42. @ammaokyere2906
"Most of his fans are American and European
youth. They are very social conscious
and will not tolerate bad behavior. He
is being held accountable"
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43.@adn3815
"Burna boy is the only Nigerian artist that really went
mainstream in us without putting his fellow Nigerian artists on. Couldn’t be
wizkid,davido, kizz daniel tiwa etc
Idk who in Africa hurt him so bad that ni&ga* needs to heal
up."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
**
44.
"As 🇳🇬Nigerian.. We
support this. We Nigerians don't support nonsense. He should be ❌cancel
so he can learn the hard way."
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45. @reuyigroups
"We still love you bro. Put yourself together and move on..
its ur carrier. Don worry"
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46. @ehisehis4444
"Burna boy insulted and disrespected Nigerians, call us broke
and Nigerians place a curse on him which is working and manifesting now. We carried him on our back but now he thinks
he’s bigger than Nigerians . A child’s that says his or her parents will not
sleep, he or she will not sleep as well.
Very soon he will lose home and away.
He says he’s the greatest after FELA but FELA did not
behaved like this. FELA was a preacher and a freedom fighter for his people and
African ."
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47.@europeanpatriot21
"How is it then that Burna Boy is still at the top of the
Nigerian music charts? "
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48. @KonaduGraceYaa
"Is not only USA Charlie when it come to canceling of artists
Asian countries they will cancel you right now but Africa we will pampering
them for them to take us as fools because they know that they will get some fans outside"
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49. @Kojosuccess1232
"I remember one Nigerian telling me in Dubai, Burna will be
canceled by 2026 . Is like some of these people can see in the future"
**
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50. @MaSin-ih2yz
"Naaa it easy to predict because of his attitude, but he
westerners believe ur fans make u"
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ONLINE SOURCE #3
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj__ntzDb0U
"Black Americans Successfully BOYCOTT Burna Boy & His
Houston Concert Flops" #us #africanamerican
twinshangout kenya, Nov 27, 2025
All of these comments are from November 22-November 30, 2025
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. @MichaelAkim-b8s
"Burna boy is very foolish he will learn the hard way"
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2. @rIcH-fOrEvEr-c5j
"Since fame got into his head, he started behaving like a
superhuman smh 🤦"
**
3. @grettersmart4194
"Very good 👍 all stupid behavior dey
do in nigeria 🇳🇬
you can't do it here in the USA 🇺🇸."
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4. @Msboochie2
"Unless you’re American, like Kanye. Kanye started that bull, and you all accepted
it. Let’s not act like there’s not an
abundance of stupid behavior American artists do here in the USA and beyond."
Reply
5.
"When Americans or other foreign musicians do it, u guys say
nothing. Let Burna Boy be"
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6. @I.am.someone.from.somewhere
"I don't understand people sometimes, he shouldn't even be
allowed to send someone out unless the person is causing a nuisance. She paid
to come watch u, whether she sleeps or not is not ur problem, heck, u can even
try to help if u can, she might have had a long day and came to ur concert
because that's what would make her feel better.
It's a privilege for anyone to pay to come see u.
That should be the thing of pride, even tho the person was
sleepy, she still came out for u.
This goes beyond Burna.
Celebrities sometimes go out of line, u see them broke
shaming, or trying to oppress or show you're better than the people, the same
people who helped put u there."
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7. @zara-b4v1f
"I’m a Burna fan, but his arrogance is out of control.
Saying he only wants rich fans? Coming from Africa and behaving like this? It’s
the audacity for me. When someone forgets the soil that raised them, life has a
way of reminding them — and the reminder is never gentle.”
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8. @oluwatoyinbiodun
"This one na your headache he don make money go make money oo😂"
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9. @SamuelOduro-rn5zb
"As if we don’t remember this same burna when he was always
around shatta wale in Gh and nobody even knew who he was man’s fame just came
and it hasn’t even been long but this arrogance is crazy!!!!"
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10. @Mrnobleprinze1923
"I guess he gonna know the importance of fans and how fans
got the power to elevate and bring him down.."
**
11.@amosvictor5298
"Pride comes before a fall"
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12. @SimonPeterMendy-c6n
"Pride for what.. this artist do forget that the fans made
them who thy are.. never forget wr ya come from.."
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13. @abrahamseb5592
"I was at his concert in Oakland. Although it was filled up
but not completely sold out. I know a lot
of people that refused to buy his tickets because of that incident. He
needs to calm down. America is not Nigeria"
**
14. @esiamawarripikin1951
"Why are people waisting their money on burna boy?
Nonsens"
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15. @eno6529
"He should allowed her to sleep after all she paid for it"
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16. @Borgabobotv
"True"
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17. @PurpleChamelion-iy2xe
"Can you imagine the amount of fans he would have gained from
having a dialogue with her and showed empathy to her?
That would have gone viral and would have benefitted him
massively.
Instead, he chose pride"
18.
"These guys make the money 💰 & forget the people
who put the in position 🤷🏽♂️"
**
19. @OlowoobaRamson-we6rf
"Make burnaboy dey very careful ooo Americas don't joke ooo"
**
20.@Wallstreetartistry-POD
"He must ask Tyler from South Africa 🇿🇦.
Americans don't play."
**
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21. @RonnieBertin
"Tyla"
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22. @StephanieIdah
"Someone bought ticket with her hard earned money
Then u talk to her like that as if it's free"
**
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23.
"Even if the tickets is free, did he have any right to
disgraced her in front of the fans? They should hit him where it hurts, his
pockets. This is America 🇺🇸 jack.😅😅"
**
24. @nanaharuna5643
"The way Nigeria 🇳🇬 behaved when
they are out of Nigeria is bad think they are still in Nigeria"
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25. @daphnesmith1686
"Yesssss! They soon discover the Difference ASAP"
26.
"Burna boy should know Americans don't play. He's got to be
careful! This is America bro."
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27. @RilwanOwolabiShittabey
"they will cancel him
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28.
"He knows now 😂"
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29. @dinhos2000
"We've seen American artist doing worst than what Burna boy
did, and they were never cancelled"
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30. @SamuelLaka-qm6ou
" @dinhos2000 Burna Boy is a Nigerian disrepecting an
American, that is the difference. Americans are gonna looking out for their own
against a foreigner. We cancelled Burna Boy here in South Africa as well, but
he did not care because he still had Americans and Europeans. But now Burna Boy
is goona learn😊"
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31. @taiwoadebunmi2818
"My fear is that he shouldn't use his pride to cause problems
for other African artists because other Africans already labelled us as problem
causing troubles for other Africans."
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32. @richwallay
"Pride and then, Fall...Period oh"
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33. @abilykocide965
"That behavior of his led South Africans to refuse to let him
enter their country a few years ago 4 a
show they boycott it"
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34. @Lulu-wv1nt
"Nigerians will learn to be humble outside of Nigeria"
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35. @cg6705
"Yes, they need to"
**
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36.@remiwilliams3209
"@cg6705 I'm a Nigerian but I hate arrogance. "
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37.@GeekByDan
"Moral Lesson - America isn't Nigeria 🤦🏻🔥"
**
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38. @lydiamcdougal6837
"Yes"
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39. @sonson55329
"He shouldn’t even treat anyone like that regardless of the
country!"
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40. @african-history-fountain
"That's a stupid thing to say. Such behaviour is not accepted
in Nigeria EITHER. No artiste does that in Nigeria.
This is all about Burna Boy's personality. Leave NIGERIA out
of it, with your complex."
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41.@candymae1215
"@african-history-fountain I heard he kicked someone in the head"
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42. @Whatyoulookingattho
"Moral lesson - don’t bite the hand that feeds you! America,
Africa, Caribbean, china it doesn’t matter…. Understand who feeds you!!!!
Humble yourself you are not bigger than the majority (the broke) and he’s
seeing that 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️"
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43.@GeekByDan
"@Whatyoulookingattho Exactly! 💯"
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44. @aaronettsexton4459
"I'm going
to say this again fans can make you or break you your choice"
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45. @keldrickscrews5416
"The universe will humble him."
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46.@redvelvet9876
"Finally, Black America is waking up. Delineation is the key."
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In the context of this comment, the word "delineation" means distinguishing where Black people come from (i.e. the ancestry of enslaved Black People who are referred to as "Foundational Black Americans (FBA) and Black people from Africa, the Caribbean, or elsewhere.)
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47.@GodwinNtekim
"I be burna boy fan but I want odg to change his attitude
toward fans 😊"
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"Odg" is a shortened form of "Odogwu", one of Burna Boy's nicknames.
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48. @dillionwon6587
"honestly just for his own good because he should accept the
fact they made him who he is today they are like his customers as well"
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49. @Illathoughts1
"Yeah I’m Black American and we pretty much done with Afro Beats it’s was cool but it all sound alike. That’s happens to all artist in the Black American market we move on if you don’t innovate."
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50. @StayCalm-u9m
"This is honestly how you will know it is actually the people
that make up a country. Americans won’t take his rubbish, but if na Nigeria,
Nigerians most likely no go react.
Na why this country be as eh be so"
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ONLINE SOURCE #4
From https://www.facebook.com/groups/275114380263865/posts/1519691782472779/
African History Group
·
Mighty African History
Admin, November 29, 2025
"Burns Boy faces the reality of cancell culture
Burna Boy has repeatedly said Nigerians did not make him,
and that he rose to the top because of foreigners. To a large extent, he is
right. Now, since we did not push him up, the least we can do is not pull him
down.
Seeing the anti-Burna trend among some Nigerians really
saddens me. I am indifferent towards Burna Boy and cannot even name one of his
songs. But he is a Nigerian, and he deserves my solidarity. Being Nigerian
ought to count for something! But sadly, many of us, as Nigerians, derive an
unhealthy satisfaction from destroying what we did not build.
Even if the young man is having challenges overseas, we as a
people should not be part of that storm. We should nurture and help him
overcome any issues he may be facing.
Think back to when Tyla faced heavy criticism from African
Americans who tried to cancel her after she described herself as a 'South
African coloured', which set off a storm in America, where she was labelled an
uppity African. Don't you recall how South Africans stood by her and fought
back? They took to every platform to hit back at Americans, saying that her
self-identification as 'Coloured' was correct within the South African context,
as South Africa is famously a rainbow country.
Isn't that what we as Nigerians are meant to do for Burna
Boy? We ought to call for understanding of his actions during his tour and make
people understand that it was not done with ill intent, but is just part of the
Nigerian aura, which we can sometimes take too far as a people.
Whatever Burna's perceived failings, we can address them
internally and secretly. But when we lead the anti-Burna Boy chorus, it makes
us look like animals who devour their own young!
I remember how some of our people tried to turn on Rema, the
wunderkind, just because he was seen smoking! Can you imagine? As if the boy
joined a monastery and is meant to live as a monk.
Just cigarettes and those who did not contribute to Rema's
growth were vibrating with anger. Meanwhile, how many American stars have been
torn down by their populace because they were seen snorting hard drugs? Few to
none!
We often wait for people to die, like MohBad, before we show
them love! While he was alive, how many of us even knew MohBad?
Think back to all the positive image rebranding that came
Nigeria's way because of Burna Boy, known internationally as the African Giant.
Do we want to lose a giant because of a Lilliputian foible? Does that even make
economic sense?
Many foreigners only have a positive image of Nigeria and
Nigerians because of people like Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Nollywood stars. It is
in our own enlightened self-interest to protect these brands.
Anyway, I am quite satisfied that since we did not make him,
we cannot break him. The latest talent in the giant will act as his repellent
against the intolerant, even as he remains defiant.
Says Reno omokri"
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