Nigerians are debating about the legacy of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
The debate is heating up in the wake of comparisons between the iconic figure and musician, Wizkid.
Find their opinions below.
Fela was a pedo, had average ass songs. His entire legacy is carried by his activism. Wizkid surpassed and overtook him several years ago. Wizkid also Out-Sold, Out-Performed and most importantly, Out-Lived.
— Lijadu Sister (@K0yinsola) April 20, 2019
Wizkid is greater than Fela
— Adebayo Bankole Akintunde (@AdeBanqie) April 20, 2019
Mikel Obi is greater than Okocha
Beyonce is greater than Micheal Jackson. ???
Don't blame these teenagers. They were still wearing pampers when legends folks reigned and ruled.
Sadly, they have refused to read beyond their age.
Michael Jackson remains the King of Pop. Bob Marley remains the King of Reggae. Fela remains the King of Afro Beats. Pele remains the King of Football. Muhammad Ali remains the King of Boxing. Generation or not, the Pioneer of a Paradigm Shift in any area retains his/her title.
— James Atts, PhD (@jamesatts) April 20, 2019
Never liked Fela, never been a fan of his but “had average songs and wizkid has outlived Fela”?
— Retired Ninja. (@Feints_twists) April 20, 2019
Really?
It’s high time twitter gets a gateman who stops drunks from coming online to tweet any rubbish that pops up in their heads. https://t.co/O8nDF2XFTt
When I made a thread about this the other day, people called me all sort of names.
— PEAK (@peaksog) April 20, 2019
Whenever the people on this app are ready to face the truth, I will be waiting. Fela was brave enough to confront the government(which is fine)……but musically? Wiz surpassed that man. https://t.co/hFLaHeMcCl
How can u compare fela to wizkid..smh..it jus like comparing rashford to messi!!??????!!.. follow me and i follow back.. pic.twitter.com/OCd6TeWniy
— Esther (@estherboobs) April 20, 2019
None of yall could care about Fela if they didn't push his mum off that balcony smh
— Lijadu Sister (@K0yinsola) April 20, 2019
One idiot said Wizkid overcame Fela a long time ago, that fela was a pedo with average songs, https://t.co/djfpkwtuug
— Milan??? (@UncleSamad_) April 20, 2019
On Fela, comparing him with Wiz is pure foolishness [sorry]. Fela is one of the only very few Nigerians that have refused to die, even after his initial passage. The other is MKO.
— Ediong (@Ediong) April 20, 2019
Fela invented a fucking genre. Wizkid is a Fela clone, not even a good one sef. Wizkid can't even touch Lagbaja you're talking about Fela abeg https://t.co/NtBz9v8hvT
— Waqué (@0lisa_) April 20, 2019
