British rapper Skepta has a message for Africans

[Alvin]

Back in the day, it wasn’t cool to be African in the UK. Being African would get you clowned from teachers making fun of your name, to Caribbeans clowning you. So with that, a lot of Africans internalised self-hate & wanted to be anything but African. That’s probably the “c00n” reference.

But Skepta was the first to shake it off in UK’s entertainment industry by screaming his name “Joseph Jr. Adenuga”, “I’m Nigerian, not from St. Lucia”, & “Big bad Nigerian” in his lyrics. I guess that’s what he’s alluding to.

what's the drake reference he talking about?

 

[mykey]

This reads like Science Fiction. I call BS. Africans have a very tight network wherever they go and there's so many African functions in all the big cities in the UK and the US where he can mingle with other Africans, and befriend them. It was HIMSELF who sought out to not have a connection with his culture. He should stop blaming it on his "surroundings" and feeling guilty for the choices he made

And the name thing isn't even back in the day, it still happens today lol. If you don't have an Anglo Saxon sounding name, people always wanna give you a nickname

Don't speak on what you don't know. In the UK black population, there was major beef between Africans and Jamaicans back in the day.

Of course that ended and relations are very good. Africans are the majority black people in London and the Caribbeans prefer moving to Canada or the US nowadays.

 

[MajesticLion]

More love less ego

 

[africngiant]

man lyke skept, ya dun kno!

 

[UpAndComing]

Don't speak on what you don't know. In the UK black population, there was major beef between Africans and Jamaicans back in the day.

Of course that ended and relations are very good. Africans are the majority black people in London and the Caribbeans prefer moving to Canada or the US nowadays.

Thanks for making my point

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

what's the drake reference he talking about?

Wizkid had a song called Ojuelegba. Remix had Skepta and Drake on it. This is before Afrobeats really took off globally

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Skepta probably the last of a dying breed of UK Grime rappers that still on the shyt and not peepee jumping trap rappers like complete THOTS

 

[Bonk]

what's the drake reference he talking about?

This tune:



That was how Drake connected with Wizkid & subsequently the “One Dance” tune that became a mega hit & made Afrobeats mainstream.

 

[bigmac]

Thanks for making my point

You don’t know what you’re talking about

 

[HARLEM AL]

I can’t hate what he said.

 

[Bonk]

This reads like Science Fiction. I call BS. Africans have a very tight network wherever they go and there's so many African functions in all the big cities in the UK and the US where he can mingle with other Africans, and befriend them. It was HIMSELF who sought out to not have a connection with his culture. He should stop blaming it on his "surroundings" and feeling guilty for the choices he made

And the name thing isn't even back in the day, it still happens today lol. If you don't have an Anglo Saxon sounding name, people always wanna give you a nickname

You’re ignorant & arguing what you have no clue about.

I’m from London & I lived through it.

 

[Bonk]

You don’t know what you’re talking about

The guy is an ignorant turd.

He’s arguing ignorantly about a place he has never been to.

 

[UpAndComing]

You’re ignorant & arguing what you have no clue about.

I’m from London & I lived through it.

Maybe someday you'll find the confidence to learn your culture. I hope

 

[Uchiha God]

you that sentence

 

[Bonk]

Maybe someday you'll find the confidence to learn your culture. I hope

Funny guy, lol.