Solidstar believes Nigerian music has become too centered on Afrobeats, and he feels the industry is missing the variety it once had.
Looking back at when he broke into the music scene around 2009 and 2010, the Afrobeats singer said listeners had more genres to choose from.
He recalled that Fuji music was also enjoying massive popularity at the time, unlike today’s landscape where, in his view, Afrobeats dominates almost everything.
In his words:
“Nigerian musicians aren’t versatile. Stocked on one Genre (AFROBEATS). Nothing like AFROBEATS when I came out fully in 2009/2010, Fuji was even huge! Make dem stop over rating nonsense and start selling good music!”
For Solidstar, the statement isn’t just about Afrobeats. He’s making the case for a music industry where different sounds can thrive and where, as he sees it, the focus should be on making good music regardless of the genre.
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