RT @ManLikeIcey: DAVIDO IS THE GREATEST AFROBEATS ARTISTE OF ALL TIME. TIME SHALL TELL WHY HE IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE GOAT 5️⃣

Omah Lay snubs Wizkid and Burna Boy, declares himself the greatest “Afrobeats” artist of all time

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Senegalese singer Akon made the statement,

“We created Afrobeats. We signed Wizkid in 2008, and from there, we helped develop artistes like P-Square and D’Banj,”
during an interview on Sherri, a daytime talk show hosted by Sherri Shepherd.

Akon discussed his involvement in the early stages of the Afrobeats movement, highlighting his role in signing artists such as Wizkid, P-Square, and D’Banj.

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Did you know that during the dark days of SEGREGATION in the United States, Black families were forced to pay TAXES that built schools their own children could not enter? While white children sat in shiny classrooms with new books and warm heaters, many Black kids sat in crumbling buildings, sometimes with no desks, no heat, and torn books passed down like leftover scraps.

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