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Afrobeats is enjoying international success with Nigerian superstars garnering billions of streams, winning notable awards, and collaborating with global superstars.

I am a fan of Afrobeats - Spice says following Buju Banton's criticism | Pulse Ghana

Adeayo Adebiyi

<h2>Afrobeats is enjoying international success with Nigerian superstars garnering billions of streams, winning notable awards, and collaborating with global superstars.</h2>

Spice, the Jamaican dancehall sensation is the latest international star to express her love for Afrobeats. She did this in a recent interview with Nigerian media personality Daddy Freeze while also declaring herself as a fan of Grammy winner Burna Boy.

"I don't think Afrobeats is f**ckery. It's kind of absurd to say that," Spice said in reaction to a recent criticism of Afrobeats by Jamaican artist Buju Banton. "I am a fan of Afrobeats and I love the genre. I don't think it's right to say they don't make cultural music," she adds.

Spice further went on to share that within Afrobeats, there are artists like 2Baba and Falz making conscious music while pointing out that even in Jamaica, there are Reggae artists who make conscious music and Dancehall acts who make party-starting pop records.

Spice acknowledged that while she is the Queen of dancehall, she must admit that Afrobeats is the bigger genre right now.

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">“I don’t think Afrobeats is fvckery, I am a fan of Afrobeats. I listen to Burna Boy &amp; I know his songs. There are artistes who make songs about political issues in Nigeria...” Dancehall singer, Spice reacts to her countryman Buju Banton’s take on Afrobeats <a href="https://t.co/cZlk3ciHvf">pic.twitter.com/cZlk3ciHvf</a>&mdash; @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneJoblessBoy/status/1823763722097078321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Her comments come after <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/buju-banton-accuses-afrobeats-off-biting-off-dancehall-without-paying-respect/22y0sev">Jamaican dancehall star Buju Banton accused Afrobeats music of failing to capture the reality and plight of Africans</a>.

According to Buju Banton, Afrobeats is enjoying international success but the music doesn't edify or reflect the struggles of the continent like the work of older African artists.

Banton named<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/fela-kuti-heres-the-best-interview-about-the-afrobeat-legend/s2sh5zq"> Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti</a>, Malian legend Salif Keita, and Senegalese musician Youssou N'dour as African artists whose music had a sociopolitical impact albeit that these artists made music different from the mainstream pop music that defines Afrobeats.

Buju Banton during his interview with the Drinking Champ Podcast also claimed Nigerian superstars do not collaborate with their Caribbean counterparts despite Afrobeats being strongly influenced by Dancehall and Reggae.

Jamaican star Spice expresses her love for Afrobeats (Charlotte Rutherford)

I am a fan of Afrobeats - Spice says following Buju Banton's criticism

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