Blakk Rasta replies Buju Banton for describing Afro beats as non-inspirational.

[@gregakal556]

As a Trinbagonian and soca lover I definitely appreciate the essence, energy and joy in afrobeat music. The denigrative lyrics in many black music genre...which is actually disrespect to our women should be beneath black artistes and black men in particular. Real men protect their women, this needs to be seriously addressed.

[@1Wucka]

Small minds Buju is basically saying make money with your happy songs but while you have the world’s attention shine some light on some of the issues Africa faces.

[@Shawn-zg6je]

Bittaz the artist from jamaica.well said

[@deejaybluemoon1]

No one cares what Buju is saying. Why hasn't his music freed Jamaica?

[@EGYA3MU]

@@deejaybluemoon1 shallow mind

[@deejaybluemoon1]

@@EGYA3MU Lmao do I look like I give a rats ass?

[@MrNTR1]

​@@deejaybluemoon1 Can't diss reggae music are you crazy? Music is not the only denominator to liberate a people but it can definitely contribute a positive mentality geared towards it. What you feed your mind with is what you will become

[@ifeanyianiekwena8938]

Black Rasta is a good analyst and a sensible person.

[@gampinny]

Highly intelligent man✌🏾

[@EdwardOfei-j3x]

Sharp

[@rusheededwards2084]

He is straying away from the point.... that africa needs the unity and the strenth and the inspiration.... reggae speaks of Africa and the black people... afro beats should uplift its people thats what buju is saying

[@barnabasjustok7852]

You’re very good sir

[@andersonmukango6427]

Am an African and i agree 100% with what Buju the legend said, afrobeats is all about have fun or rather womanising than addressing real African issues,what a shame

[@brianstace6683]

Then you must be the most foolish person out of the continent.

[@markrobby7136]

Afrobeat is not reggae music, ok. Even reggae artists who claimed to be singing songs for freedom, they shotting abd k!lling themselves in Jamaica.

[@wallymike7486]

All tribalism and colonial nationalism aside, Buju has a point. Reggae is the more conscious genre and dancehall is more slackness. Buju, Capleton and Sizzla are reggae/ dancehall artists and therefore have both conscious and party tunes. Reggae by itself has always been about conscious vibes and African pride hence we have Bob Marley, Garnett Silk etc. Yes we do need contrast in Afrobeats or perhaps another genre connected to Afrobeats but more focused on uplifting and unifying spirits. Thank God for our Jamaican brothers and sisters, they made a lot of music to big up Africa when the whole world looked down on Africa and Africans. Everyone is screaming Africa now that people can see(internet) that it’s cool. In the 80’s and 90’s some of our own people in the diaspora were rejecting us calling us all sorts of names based on the narrative the colonizers were pushing and vice versa. I remained a proud African kid singing along to Africa Unite, Zimbabwe, Hello Mama Africa etc. Maybe instead of the separation it’s time we all come together and uplift each other which is what they fear the most. Peace

[@FiestaAjayi]

He has no point. Reggae is different from Afrobeats, and there are many conscious Afrobeats artists. Not every Afrobeats artist needs to be conscious, just like not every Reggae artist is. He is simply jealous of what Afrobeats and Burna Boy has accomplished, something him and Reggae hasn’t.

[@wallymike7486]

@@FiestaAjayi I don’t know about the jealousy that’s in another man’s heart or not. I don’t care enough to figure out and stamp his motive. That’s your perception, and you may be right, wrong or just projecting your own feelings on another black man with African DNA who released African Pride way back in the 90’s, quite ironic considering the lyrics lol. Either ways I agree to disagree

[@multimedia7610]

​@@FiestaAjayiwho's bigger Dan bob marley? We accomplished what you guys are trying to in the 80s smmfh . Burner boy grew here in UK he knows wah gwarn he copied dancehall do your research mi yute

[@jahchild6110]

💯 capacity. JAH bless. true say.

[@TichaonaChakavarika]

Slow down papa name what Afro beats has accomplished. Ask burna about Afro beats yet alone,guess you know what he thinks

[@EGYA3MU]

He has a point because reggae told the world of African struggle and history and the youth of afrobeats are not shining light on the issue of Africa

[@aframaco9491]

But Buju Banton's genre is Dancehall!! It's all about misogynistic and homophobic lyrics! It's all about violence!!! Afrobeats can be more spiritual! And Africa is no longer in chains!! Buju is just jealous!! 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾🇳🇬!!

[@EGYA3MU]

@@aframaco9491 it still doesn’t change the fact that we need to do more to put more pressure on the useless governments all over the continent! People are dying and the platform must become a weapon! Like Fella Kuti use to do

[@EGYA3MU]

@@aframaco9491 no longer in chains u say? We a are still in chains! Kenya burkina Niger Mali and recently nigerias protest should tell you something we are underdeveloped and suffer a lot under these regimes and presidents whom only sit on the seat to enrich themselves and family only! Most of your presidents bank accounts are in the nations that use to exploit and oppress you yet your talking about us not being in chains

[@alkuya546]

Not only Reggae did that Afrobeat did it too,Fela Kuti,Mariam Makeba,Sunny Okusun but to name a few sang uplifting and redemption songs for Africa back then

[@123kjaah]

​@@aframaco9491Buju Jeolous? You talking FUCKRY. A Super Star and Legendary musician like BUJU who currently have all sold-out concerts all over the USA jealous, that laughable 🤣. Also point of correction, BUJU'S official genre of music is REGGAE which is the counter to Dancehall. Do you think Buju haven't said the same thing to the Dancehall artist? REGGAE is the music with a substantive message speaking for the voiceless people off this world. At one point in time African had absolutely no voice and it was through Reggae the world felt Africa's pain. Rastafarians through Reggae cried out for the FREEDOM of African when no one seemed to care. Have some RESPECT for the LEGEND and stop talking FUCKRY.

[@EGYA3MU]

Never forget Marcus Garvey is a Jamaican and Bob Marley actually has a song called Africa unite! Reggae music and Jamaica as a whole has urged mama Africa to rise and free her self from exploitation and colonialism

[@2LETLIVE]

@EGYA3MU Reggae music did not unite nor liberate Africa. I hate to burst your ego, Most Sub-Saharan Africa have already gained their independence in the 50's and 60s' before reggae was even a thing in the 80s. There is no African country that got their inspiration from Marcus Garvey or Bob Marley. These people were never heores to Africans. Why is Jamaica still not liberated? Do you know how long people have been singing about African unity?

[@EGYA3MU]

@@2LETLIVE what you consider independence was an illusion not true independence look at the state of our continent today and tell me do you see any truly independent nation? Didn’t we think Burkina Faso Mali Niger were independent now tell me what happened there. There is still external forces getting involved in our political affairs! What happened in Libya iraq and very soon Iran is they take out the patriotic leader and install a western friendly puppet regime

[@EGYA3MU]

@@2LETLIVE Lucky Dube said it best in his song Micky Mouse freedom a reggae song btw! Most of the blacks on that little island called Jamaica share our roots from Congo Nigeria Ghana and more so it’s not surprising! Marcus Garvey a Jamaican inspired Dr Kwame Nkrumah whom was championing the total liberation of the African continent

[@2LETLIVE]

@EGYA3MU Marcus Garvey is rolling in his grave right now just because of what you guys have turned that little island into. What do black Jamaicans own on that island? Chinese and Indians have taken over everything in Jamaica. You people sat there smoking weeds, trashing your women, and glorifying drugs and murder with your music, and you are here throwing stones? You can't be serious. Your music has done nothing to liberate Jamaica in 2024. You people are just bitter about the success of Afrobeats and trying to knock it down. It won't work.

[@Theman2025-d6r]

​@@EGYA3MUstop singing about freedom don't be a studio fighter take the street and be a freedom fighter cause actions speak louder than words

[@nixbonner3790]

Emotions aside..the fact is Afrobeats isfrom Africa and music has a huge influence than politicians and freedom fighters..Africa is in a big change now and it would be so uplifting if the artist express Africa the way nuff Jamaican artist have done..Big up

[@altimanuhu6616]

It won't change anything. Afro Beats is still making the world pay attention to Africa in a posted way

[@kabatafari9902]

​@@altimanuhu6616Afrobeat gives the impression everything in Africa is fine. It is not. It is pretentious self deception

[@ElimanGibba]

He is making an observation. Reflection is needed & let common sense prevail.

[@dubblebarrelnoyz1862]

Real maturity 100%

[@AlbericDemanka-xo9sg]

Black Man, his Black Woman, their Black child.... Black Power United

[@sharonwilliams9301]

I feel that who overstand what Buju was saying will create what needs to be created. Bless up Africa!

[@beckfordism]

my black brothers make me sick .Always arguing and fighting amongst eachother when theres bigger fish to fry!!!!

[@lion8608]

Fi real.

[@AliMohammed-bo3kq]

Thats what we are Good at Arguing,Complaining Crying and so(Victimhood Mentality)not getting us nowhere.

[@beckfordism]

@@AliMohammed-bo3kq not so much the victimhood cos we all know our history. But united we can be a force ,divided nothing will change .

[@inclair8610]

But what did Buju state that is incorrect? Who are the current Afro Beat artists singing about the struggles there?

[@ccs707]

I do not think buju was arguing with Afrobeats I think he has great aspirations for it. His words will motivate someone to use afrobeats to make uplifting music

[@nikkieadeboye903]

I actually think Afrobeats has done A LOT for Africa! The new image, positive attention and respect for African music, opening several channels of revenue to the African entertainment industry, and tourism through Afrobeats had been huge!

[@PGesteem]

Facts. Not to mention the sense of renewed cultural pride being felt from people on the continent.

[@mohamedconteh1885]

@@nikkieadeboye903 when a mature man speaks all you heard is wisdom....preach

[@garygordon5560]

Ok, how do the afrobeat artist speak about neo- colonialism, exploitation of African resources, and connecting the diaspora to the motherland in a positive beneficial way? Do we understand that when we don’t control industries we remain subservient? These are the things Buju was speaking to.

[@AJ-bh7vm]

It definitely did a lot for Africa and we don't care what anyone says....It's only Jamaica, that rock in the Caribbean with a population of 3 million whose artists made millions in Africa that have issue with Afrobeat. I guess that they figured out that all that money they have been making in Africa is getting affected by Afrobeat.

[@qemoiidavids03]

It role in alot a money...but money isn't really helping is it...especially with now a days artist wants it all for them self to boast on there brothers in the music

[@kobss]

4:09 “Tell me one Afro beats song that can uplift us “- Buju Banton

[@KesterMusa-z6l]

Buju Banton words flew over a lot of people's heads the man even named a few singers from that grate content

[@tooleybobb6571]

This is a message for Buju banton as well as every afro artists /musicians throughout the continent and in the diaspora get together/ reach out / collaborate / consult with each other , Rather than bashing and negatively fighting down one another...... Stop the foolishness. Enough of the negatives.

[@terryfisherman6387]

He is very correct. We seldom play afro beats on our radio stations here in Barbados 🇧🇧.

[@patricksankoh]

Then You people had missed a Lots of fun 💯

[@leonardcann6645]

What about soca?

[@Iamjconfit]

How about yall do your research before jumping into conclusions, do you know how many Afro beat artists made music about bad government trying to up lift us, let me start, Africa china made 2 albums or 3 talking about bad government, 2 face did the same, faze, and a lot more. Maybe do you damn research before yall talk.

[@dansatchkabaka4415]

Barbados is an ant. We don't even know you exist.

[@chriskewe4238]

​@@Iamjconfitdon't mind them and Buju...life is a phase. There was a time Nigerians sang protest songs all day, from album to album. Okosun and others did. This generation have gone past that. The reggae he played all his life, how has it Jamaica and others? What exactly has he freed them from? And what bondage is it that Africans need to be free from? Nonsense talk.

[@victorpetergandi5381]

There was a debate in my country "Sierra Leone" about a revolutionary Artist "Emerson" who transcends to more commercial and more reaching style of music. The meaning of his response was "politics will remain politics..... But music is evolutional.

[@dyce211]

Whenever you give constructive criticism.The typical mindset of an individual is your hating and your jealous

[@Sandramundy]

Facts! Then the second thing that will do is attack your character and all your past mistakes.😅😅

[@noelwhyte9834]

Yup that's the only way an immature and hurt mind can respond. Defensively

[@kehindeabiodun3395]

@@dyce211 what type of constructive criticism are you giving? Music and knowledge came from Africans and you a slave in the Caribbean want to tell us what to do. You are still in slavery with your sad music

[@maverickforlife]

100%

[@Addi_Teacha509]

Fix yourself first though, dancehall is just raunchy and vile lyrics. Take your criticism

[@BoringDad1272]

The Afrobeats artists are talking about Africa. They have shined the light on Africa like no artists ever down. Talk about the problem of Africa? Africa is not just problems! The Afrobeats artists are showing another side of Africa. Let other genres show the suffering. We are not going to keep crying for ever! There is laughter too.

[@tascrphs]

Black Rasta that was a wicked analysis brother. I'm West Indian, but (I am) objective enough to listen to both sides and call my Caribbean folks out when they are wrong. I think you were being VERY diplomatic in your criticism of "Dance Hall" and to some extent BuJu. Dance Hall has been phookery for a long long time. I remember when i was in high school in the early 80's and the new Jamaican sound set my (non-Jamaican) island ablaze. Displaced soca quickly, and had the yoot mesmerized with it's array of melodies and (big) tune. Today, Dance Hall is bee sss. Full with uninspiring copy-cats, who wear-out the same beats and curse words, until a new batch comes along every 3 or 4 years. Real talk. Personally, I can't get enough of Afro Beats. The music just hits differently, and reverberates from Africa right to my soul here in NYC. This is Afro Beats time, and it seems like some musicians are worried when the music finally grabs hold of the masses, there will be FEW ears left for Dance Hall and Hip Hop...

[@Akil-]

The truth hurts sometimes. Buju told no lies!

[@roughryderghmusic]

Yourself and Buju needs to be updated and stop hating

[@lorenzostewart7479]

I wish he would speak about the coke he tasted on camera..he is bogus!!

[@justinwalsh8565]

😂​@@lorenzostewart7479

[@ibrimajatta2046]

Why didn’t he say something about his song taxi😂😂😂 too much fuckry in Jamaican music and society than and Afrobeat and African societies

[@victormarume990]

& dance hall sane nonsense.why pick on afrobeat...thank you mr Vegas 🎉

[@anttrax2014]

he is right

[@bro.khonsu8991]

Reggae hasn’t saved Jamaica , Jamaicans are still in poverty. Music can’t free a country 🫡

[@TylerHimself1]

it can only inspire. It takes the people themselves to want to be freed

[@Carvalhouk]

It was never meant to save but to develop consciousness, roots reggae that is.

[@domju6546]

to inspire, to save the mf chiefs, bosses, politicians, lets say the elite, the owners of the world, can change, cause this is evil, the weather they control everything

[@johniebeats]

Quote they don’t connect with us they connect with every one that’s the mind point to take

[@christset]

@@Carvalhouk And what has that consciousness produced to date and what went wrong , that way, afrobeat can pick it from there and make adjustments.

[@traorebaba2297]

I'm an African and I agree till some point. The success is there. People love it Afrobeat, amapiano etc definitely gave us Africans a different image around the world. some people really got to know Africa and Africans through this new generation music. So it did inspired, changed things, and still doing so, but on the topic of using it as a pan African tool, address forced takeovers by the enemies, corrupt leaders, the looting of the continent etc it hasn't delivered.... Then Again AFRICA'S freedom will not come from no music genre, we will achieve at some point. One generation one day will achieve it We came a long way, we making steps. They might be turtle steps but they being made. "Never ends which never began" My people say

[@amadusillah3418]

Music can't do anything for Africa, corruption is the problem

[@tosinlamina2563]

What fela did and it make him lost all his property,money, documents,even his mother was threw out of window. That's what killed his mum. Inspirational or msg can't take Africa anywhere. What African politicians need physical or arsh approach.even Americans and Europeans join forces with African leaders to punish or deal with anybody that go against them. Dance hall or raggea are seating in Jamaica speaking in patwa,how many pple understand their language and what African youth go tru. Kenyan youth use all the words and msg to fight their govt but it was shutdown.when they use approach them with physical fight and protest,they dance to youth tune.

[@AJ-bh7vm]

Just like in Jamaica.

[@errolspence7346]

😅😅 nice joke

[@anonimoustwothem4822]

@amadusillah3418 the problem is black magic ,and worshipping white man Muhammad and Jesus and selling raw materials to the white world helping to destroy mother earth is why Africa is on its hands and knees,, American woman are in the beauty Saloon most have there real hair but African woman just take some glue and slap on some false hair need better schools to learn self love,,most African woman dream of marrying the white man,I don't even look at African woman in England a damn disgrace

[@HarryFlames]

Have to disagree. Bob Marley and the Wailers moved mountains with music, and even today, his music lives on strong. It is the messages within the music which is important. The message of unity

[@maxcube39]

Buju is very right. I'm a Nigerian, Afro beat of recent is not making any sense. Gone at the days of Fela Kuti. Big up buju

[@iriereviews]

You said that exquisitely well. I agree.

[@lugsnarh4654]

I agree with Buju Banton our music in Africa today is disconnected with the struggle of the people of the continent..

[@mohamedconteh1885]

For me I felt buju was actually saying the facts but I sense some kind of jealousy in his speech by saying "afrobeat connected with everyone except for Jamaica" what does that mean?

[@HaroldWilson-vh2jf]

It means (don't bite the hands that that feed you).

[@mohamedconteh1885]

@@HaroldWilson-vh2jf the dots are not connected sir.... music as a whole started In Africa, our forefathers took music to the Caribbean so if we decided to embrace our culture back I don't it's a problem, when did buju started singing conscious music it just of late, fela kuti and lucky dude start doing revolutionary songs from day one of their music carriers... because that's Thier kind of music, we have musicians in Africa who are still singing conscious music go listen to STONEBWOY song title BLACK PEOPLE, go listen to KAO DENERO'S album call the HEROS the albums full of consciousness, afrobeat is to dance our sorrows and pains aways and bring good vibes to humanity that what afrobeat stands for

[@Theman2025-d6r]

​@@HaroldWilson-vh2jfit means jealousy

[@Theman2025-d6r]

​@@HaroldWilson-vh2jfif it's about what you said which is a lie and by buju referring to afrobeats as being fuckery then why would he wants afrobeats to connect with good Jamaican people

[@anddickson]

He meant featuring Jamaican artists etc .

[@kwameofori9037]

Respect, my General. I greatly appreciate the eloquence and thoughtfulness of your presentation in response to the legend. Like you, I was disheartened by Buju's comments, and I hope he takes the time to listen to your thoughtful reply. 💯💯⭐⭐

[@winstonjacobs198]

At the end of the day, buju sums it up and says REGGAE is still the KINGS music.

[@Boyjosh]

i sense fear and jelousy coated in advice and bla bla bla...how many afrobeat songs has he heard?

[@rosemaryhar2577]

@@Boyjosh look at Africa and see what is happening to it. This is the message stand up and fight for Africa. Simple what is Jealousy about a clear message

[@Ayejegare7OvuokeOgunonire79]

True

[@richardharrison0007]

What king?

[@winstonjacobs198]

@@richardharrison0007 the most high?

[@michaelw6193]

We should ask Buju where Reggae came from... majority of the influence originates from Africa

[@dansatchkabaka4415]

Reggae came from Cumbia music. (Of course, Jamaica added other western elements to it). Cumbia music is most popular in Colombia. Colombians freely admit that SLAVES brought Cumbia music from Africa. If you play Cumbia music today, you'd think you are hearing imitation Reggae. You wouldn't know that Cumbia is actually the root rhythm. We have similar genre to Cumbia music in my town. When we play it with modern musical instruments, Jamaicans will claim Nigeria is playing their music, when, in fact, we are the root of rhythm.

[@Queenb77-p1x]

Mama Africa,how are you doing my Mama?🇯🇲🇯🇲Africa unite for the benefit of our people.

[@shironag]

What Buju is saying is that what Fela Kuti, Baaba Maal and many others started is not continued and evolved. Reggae was conscious for most part and now has even influenced Dancehall to up lift people of struggle. I believe Afrobeat is mostly become pop music.

[@alanMeplusYou]

When we were dancing to Sean Paul , Alkaline , Mavado , Elephant Man and Chaka Demus and co . How many of us understood what they were singing about ?? Some of their songs too were all about sex and killings and gangsterism !! He shouldn’t come and talk shit !!

[@yhwh5769]

Tell me which afrobeat song is conscious, 90% of afrobeat songs are rubbish and like you said dancehall is same as afrobeat but there are some dancehall tracks which uplift the youth.. checkout Vybz Kartel song NOT A LOVE SONG the track talk about the Jamaica govt

[@123kjaah]

Relax and stop talking FUCKRY... First of all, please get it right, Chaka Demus and Sean Paul never in their lives sang a song about killing. Second of all, Dancehall is one expression coming out of Jamaica but remember there is the big and might REGGAE MUSIC 🎶 which is the counter music that challenges Dancehall artist to do better, it's all about strike a BALANCE. Where is that BALANCE? There is none when it comes to Afrobeats, it's mostly flood of feel good music when most of sub Saharan Africa does not feel good in their everyday LIFE. Who are speaking for the everyday people on the huge platforms. Just know that REGGAE from Jamaica has always been the loudest voice for Africa, bringing attention to most of what the corrupt leaders in the West and Africa try to hide from the world. Now you guys have a voice let it be known...

[@firewall8848]

Dance Hall music is all rubbish content

[@luckpeddler]

@@yhwh5769 1. Another story by burna boy 2. Higher by burna boy 3. Whiskey by burna boy 4. Now I know by rema 5. Vision 2020 by Bella shmurda 6. Blessed by Wizkid 7. Monsters you made by burna boy They are so many. If you don’t know, you don’t know!😂 the thing is that most of these songs don’t go viral.

[@mohamedconteh1885]

@@123kjaah what change does the reggae sound bring to Jamaica? With all the revolutionary songs Jamaicans have been singing has brought no change in Jamaica, the youths are still k*lling themselves, the government is still corrupt, police are corrupt, go to any African countries u can't find people carrying weapons up and down compared to Jamaica, so buju should relax he is full of jealousy that all.

[@nknksolutions8393]

Eedris Abdulkareem and Falz are Nigerians and they speak the truth .

[@TawandaweMhazi]

Afrobeats is upstaging dancehall (and pretty much everyone else), hence the criticism. But it might be worth discussing where Buju has been in the past decade, and why. Important for any discussions of morality, I think.

[@kabatafari9902]

Morality is not the issue. Reality is. Truth is. Africans need to make music to inspire mental and physical liberation from colonization and domination

[@TawandaweMhazi]

@@kabatafari9902 Morality is always the issue. Commercialized 'conscious' by drug dealers is the issue. In Africa our music is for entertainment first and foremost.

[@AfroLotus]

There are African Artistes who sing about current events, but unfortunately those are not at the forefront. I think the biggest problem in Africa is Religion not Music.

[@kurtregis7565]

This is exactly what the puppetry want done to fight against each other once again while they dig out all the resources.

[@johnlucky934]

That's why I like watching and listening to your show bcos you are always on point.

[@CuseSouthSide]

Buju is 1 of the greatest Jamaican Artist ever, I would say he's the "BEST" dancehall artist ever. Buju have to know that music can uplift in various ways, and Afrobeat is very uplifting; I'm American and I rate Afrobeat better than dancehall right about now. I love Dancehall till the max, but certain Dancehall is turning the yutes into pure mad mind. The days of Mento in Jamaican was more uplifting than the days of Dancehall. Mento days in Jamaica was the time deh when everybody want to honeymoon in Jamaica. The days of Dancehall run way millions of would be tourist and mash up the Island. Buju better take another look at times and the music deh.

[@toshictoursjamaica7298]

Yu still not listening with any understanding. Reggae and not dancehall is the king music. He is right that Reggae sings more about the history and consciousness of Africa than afro beat

[@WinstrongTV]

True mi general. Iron sharpen iron. Nothing will keep us apart. Together we are stronger. Keep up the good work.

[@skycampadventuresja8531]

The main takeaway of buju is that artists should sing the songs they want to make money, which may just be feel good music, but also sing 1 or 2 songs fighting the struggle, even if it doesn’t hit. Dancehall does that. Not everybody in the genre has to do it.

[@damponsah9]

I also believe that Buju said what he said within a certain context.You would have to listen to the whole interview to get the import of what he said.Raggea had the "Kings music" and as a source of inspiration to liberate Africa (like freedom fighting music) Black Rasta is also right from his angle.However,what is the point here?Buju wants to see the "transformative freedom- fighting power of afrobeats just as reggae has done

[@anonimoustwothem4822]

Afrobeat is full of melody and style but unlike my people who are the real Ethiopians who they call native Americans have something called soul music,something i dont feel in Afrobeats,you can walk between now and Eternity and never see a Michael Jackson Whitney Houston Tina Turner James Brown rise up out of Africa,the great Bob Marley would tell you that he use to impersonate Curtis Mayfield,so us in America who was here before the slave trade are the blue print,we have soul,,Mo town knew the keys,,Ray Charles Aretha Franklin Diana Ross are from tribes in America,Buju ask ,name one inpirational artist with an upliftment song,from Africa,I would say Mama Africa by Akon and Africa Queen by 2 Face,,these songs impacted my country Bermuda more than Jamaica,just because of the influence of slack dancehall,Capleton is the Mon,who tell the world and sound the trumpetand say if you dis Emmanuel your soul gone a hell, Africans are unaware of the spiritual war going on in the music,between the Bobo and the Nyahbingy reggae artist,,Capleton is the first Artist to get permission from King Emmanuel to call his name in the reggae music,,in 1993,,when he started to say Holy Emmanuel I. Is when the fighting began from people like Charlie Chaplin Bunny Wailer and many others,,and this is the reason why Steel Pulse come out and ah call Burna Boys name because Burna Boys is doing the same thing Capleton started to do, Burna Boy during his performances he is telling Africa, saying Holy Emmanuel i, the black Christ in flesh and this is why you hear Buju Banto putting down Afro Beats,,,as a Pequot I am very sceptical about the Maroons the same people as Buju who we always hear about in Jamaica History but you never hear about the other blacks who where so called run aways,,and treaty was singed in blood between the Maroons and British to catch us,one minute the rasta in Jamaica ah defend Africa,next minute they talking about developing Jamaica and Queen Ifrika is an Example Google it and you would see that many Pequots and other tribes in new England USA Was taking also to Jamaica with only a few Africans,,of African decent,,

[@DROEMEKA-is2wc]

Take your L

[@uchendunese]

Would you like to try again because WTF is that tosh?

[@exoticluxurycarsforrentinj8073]

He speaks truth, but i am happy for Africa Afrobeats sensation.

[@DarrenSangita]

Bless you brother for sharing your views. For the past 4 months I have been on a journey into afrobeats. It has healed me and brought be back to life from a dark place due to illness. The healing power of music is miraculous. I have been a lover and devotee of reggae and dub for 30 years. Now I give hearty thanks and praises To ALL the majestic and mighty youth in the Afrobeats movement, musicians and producers together,for they create the new wave of POSITIVITY that will HEAL the WORLD. Music is Life. Life is love. We are so blessed to have the love of afrobeats in our hearts. 💖☀️🌎

[@AnisoDickson]

The current generation of Afrobeats artistes have deviated from the philosophy of Afrobeats as enunciated by FELANIKULAKPO KUTI (r.i.p.) Also, reggae music is based on African beats and rhythms, which started from the slave plantations by the slaves stolen from Africa by the European thieves. So, there is a connection between Afrobeats and Reggae. FELA used Afrobeats to preach against colonialism, racism and all forms of social injustice in Africa and the Diaspora. So, the current Afrobeats artistes who have deviated from conscious lyrics to profanities should not be used to generalise that Afrobeats as a genre is without substance as said by Buju and corroborated by Burna Boy who should know better!

[@celsobarros2229]

Bujo is not wrong for pointing out the problem, but he failed to offer a solution. Not offering a solution for the problem, opens him up for severe criticism.

[@ricardosinghh7]

Yes Rasta, you hit the nail on the head! “You have to win hearts and minds first” then you can spread the conscious lyrics. Buju, Capleton, even Zilla to a Lester extent. Gave the people what they “wanted”to hear, then gave them the message. That they “needed” to hear to uplift their consciousness. 🙏more blessings!)

[@chefdi-yardie863]

You have to be careful. One the west gets a hold of the music it’s over. Look at dancehall, Look at Hip Hop! They only promote degenerate music that leads the culture astray. The white man’s money is never free! It always cost black people greatly in the long run!

[@morganslaw]

MONSTER YOU MADE by BURNA BOY is very uplifting with plenty of message. He is right majority is just gibberish

[@alanMeplusYou]

Buju Banton is angry that Dancehall and Reggae isn’t no longer what it used to be . He/they do songs to free and uplift Africa ?? What’s the crime rate in Jamaica ?? Jamaica is still under the rule of the Queen ! How do free me if you ain’t free ??

[@SpiritualVibesGM]

My brother Thank you soooo very much for this Video. I was very disappointed I his comments about Afrobeats and knowing where he came from as a Dancehall artist

[@ronaldlewis9121]

Leaders such as Buju is what is highly needed.RAW and UNAPOLOGETIC. Afro beats only benefits the artiste and not the public. Little children are not attending school instead they are focusing on dancing infant of a camera. Our struggle focuses far beyond just money.

[@KingRasKali]

100 percent agree wid Mr Vegas, and I love Buju.

[@AlvinFlynn]

Afrobeats are inspiring in its own way for the younger generations even me from the Caribbean has gotten inspired by Afrobeats everyone can't be a Rasta in this business of music buju should just give thanks that it worked for him at the time of his transition

[@langashamilton2148]

So right my brother u could never be wrong 💯💯💯💯💯💪🔥🔥🔥

[@captain9035]

He is 💯 right! Black Rasta you have a music on consciousness but how many music today in Africa challenge the system that is oppressing the people

[@LifeOfnuruDeen]

How many African music have you listened to? Rara by tekno 20.10.20 by burnaboy Ojuelebga by Wizkid Sudden by tekno Sugarcane by Psquare Have you listened to these songs? They address the issues we face here in Nigeria.

[@rusheededwards2084]

How big are those songs? How promoted are those songs..... listen to some reggae if u wanna hear africa insiprational songs.

[@AB-rg5pp]

Thank you Sir for saying truth.

[@wallisitsme7072]

Afrobeats is dance music and that's IT. It's just the music of the generation.

[@massaquoijohnmassaquoi7365]

“Inspiration doesn’t have to be in the lyrics alone”, totally agree with you BLACK RASTA.

[@nutzymillion]

Nah i disagree....how you gonna get inspired by the beat (instrumental)...that's just to make you move but its the words that make you wanna change, do something, be a better human being, build something, take care of your family or country and just plain inspire. Just my 2cents king. Bless up

[@rusheededwards2084]

Inspiration that africa needs... is freedom.

[@walelade8579]

As a Nigerian, I completely agree with Buju. I have been saying this for years. Burna boy, Davido, Wizkid, Rema and the rest of them are very destructive to our culture. They do more harm than good. The irony is that their genre of music is a derivative of the great Fela's music (afrobeat). We're dancing our lives away as we glorify drugs and alcohol. There should be a healthy balance.

[@dmvbay2535]

Burna Boy ended up wearing a dress. Very disgraceful and reprehensible.

[@hmacauley01]

In African we keep our music separate. When we need inspiration we turn to our African praise music. Can you say the same for reggae music or dancehall Please ask Buju to visit an African church.

[@agbaenyi01]

He is absolutely right, African youths are only out to dance to beats and listen to rubbish about nyash which only is making our women think that doing bbl is the best they can do. African youths needs to be also inspired, so the artist should mix it up.

[@LifeOfnuruDeen]

Do you leave in Africa or you just want to be woke? Afrobeat is a moving train and hatred from Buju is welcome

[@Luv2TravelWithWave]

​@@LifeOfnuruDeen i live in africa and oneday you will understand what Buju is saying.

[@rusheededwards2084]

Africa is the richest continent... with so many resources. All the whites did was exploit us and used us, enslaved us, kill us, raped our women, sold us, and direspected us as black people..... when is africa and black peopke are going to unite... the afro beats artist has the influence to inspire africa to come together are they doing that??

[@Kathleen-xk6yc]

Dance hall music makes our women and.young girls behave trash to the point of disrespectful behavior on the dance floor.Most of the lyrics are of a very sexualized and vulgar content showing lack of respect for women in general. 0:18

[@ccs707]

Black Rasta ❤ we need to Unite all Africans of the diaspora We need a Black Star movement like what Marcus Garvey was trying to achieve!!! Connecting main land Africans to all its children across the planet 🌍 Jamaica to Africa to African Americans to Black British to Black South Americans ONE BLOOD ONE BLOOOOOOOOD ONE BLOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! Big Up Junior Reid one blood! 🩸

[@TheKingsize11]

Afro Beats Wicked Man, Keep It Up Africa...Buga Wicked Wicked Tune Caribbean Youth Here

[@TylerHimself1]

Very level headed take. He got his facts right. Great work Black Rasta!

[@Alvincible31]

Jerusalema is an uplifting song, talks about giving thanks. As a Caribbean bwoy, lots of dancehall songs is not about uplifting. Consciousness reggae music is the only music that’s trying to lift our spirits

[@Addi_Teacha509]

Yeah but listen to the lyrics, nothing for African, Jérusalem is not for Africans

[@dansatchkabaka4415]

You guys don't even know Afrobeat. You call every music from Africa the same thing. Jerusalema is not even Afrobeat

[@austiniwar4490]

Buju feels threatened by the musical hurricane of afrobeat. He simply wants to demarket it. period.

[@dansatchkabaka4415]

Buju is just jealous.

[@123kjaah]

Big up Black Rasta, Respect to you and your perpetual messages in your music. I will say this, Buju is not worried about Dancehall because in Jamaica, Dancehall music has a more powerful counter music which is REGGAE. Buju already spoke his mind to Dancehall artists about the FUCKRY they sing in their songs 🎵. Do you think they dare to contest BUJU BANTON the LEGENDARY MUSICIAN, the answer is no, because they know what they are doing is FUCKRY. Listen, you can't compare Africa to Jamaica musically. The thing is, Africa does not have a strong counter music to challenge Afrobeats in the same ways REGGAE challenges Dancehall. Remember, REGGAE is the music with a substantive message, REGGAE is the music that give the voiceless in society a voice against injustice and corruption. BUJU the LEGEND and ELDER is just asking more of Africa, seeing that MAMA AFRICA is in deep shit and it seems as if, the days and messages of Fela Kuti and Lucky Dube is dying out and although you have people like Black Rasta, Samini, Alpha Blondy the FUCKRY MUSIC drowns out their messages to the people. Afrobeats is like a raging flooded of pure FEEL GOOD MUSIC, when what's happening in Africa to the everday man and woman does not feel good on a daily basis. Who is using their platform to speak for them?

[@kayamat311]

Thank you for that word sound and overstanding.That's what all he was saying

[@Saint_emms]

Afrobeats is not like Raggae.. it’s a majorly a feel good music with some subtle/sublime consciousness. Buju lacks in-depth knowledge of how Afrobeats works- I don’t care whatever his take was, the fact that he could be asking for one afrobeats song that’s uplifting says otherwise that, he hasn’t done his homework. For every Afrobeats artiste projects, there’s at least 2 conscious tracks. For anyone who wants conscious/ uplifting songs we still have the main Afrobeat with the likes of Seun Kuti, Made Kuti, Femi Kuti and some under-ground conscious artists. Do you research before denigrating people’s hardwork and effort!

[@123kjaah]

@@Saint_emms Thank you for that's explanation, however you made Buju point even stronger my friend... Jamaica has a population of almost 3 million people with some of the biggest spiritual and cultural Reggae music coming from there. This is a very small island compared to most countries and it's population on the continent. With all the Artists the exist in the Afrobeats genre but we outside of Africa have do our research to find a big conscious song that rock the continent is proof that BUJU is on point, however we outside of African know most of the good vibes and party songs that have flooded outside of Africa but not one conscious one... Listen, The is not the battle of the EGOS, the ELDER BUJU spoke and we will see how the Afrobeat Artists remember from a creative stand point. Bless up my friend 🙏🏾

[@KelvinNyagah-l9g]

If you're miserable in Jamaica, dont spread your misery to us.

[@123kjaah]

@@KelvinNyagah-l9g Here is another peanut brain person 🤣🤣🤣. How did misery enter the conversation? Listen, peanut brain 🧠 read must comment and try to learn something if you can. You are funny 🤣... Good try but you flopped. You guys have sight but NO VISION, guess what, you gonna learn in time..

[@seemangal123]

Why he never addressed Burnna Boy ? Burnna Boy did sed it before Buju_Banton.. what a side step .

[@fitzhutchinson1816]

Buju is right, the people are suffering and they are giving them fuckery

[@culturebrown9042]

Big up afro beat, its a africans progress and I support it without bias

[@AE-ib3hv]

I’ve visited 16 countries in Africa and how Africans view their colonial history by the Europeans and Arabs is very different to how Caribbean, especially Rasta view the past. This shows through all forms of art in hip hop, reggae and how we express ourselves. Afro beats is pop music not conscious music. Reggae is over 60 years old and is still relevant Buju music is over 30 years old and still relevant and gets millions of views. Will Afro beats stand the test of time…

[@roseleeprim]

I hope at least one afrobeat artist sing and bring the voice of the ppl of Sudan some peace. War and famine becoz of hateful ppl.

[@RastaVibes-wb5qp]

Buju Banton is totally correct...

[@ibrahimabdullahim-b3p]

Afrobeat is different from Ragged , Afrobeat is a music to feel good, happy and dance

[@brixtonmystery]

Not everything has to be depressing and negative. Let’s just enjoy the vibes

[@ElimanGibba]

Let us grow & listen carefully not react instantly but think before axing each other down . Buju’s mouth has gotten him in trouble, he hasn’t learned anything yet.Buju is not my first choice to get inspiration or advice but still have to occasionally hear what the F he is saying . One love

[@benoge8560]

As an Afrucan, all i can say is that Buju is very Right,Music connect and could also be used as a weapon to fight for our freedom.

[@AbdulAziz-dz8el]

Buju is right mehn ..the truth hurt..

[@XtonsProduction]

So you what have done make those songs please

[@2LETLIVE]

No. He is bitter because reggae/Dancehall is not a thing anymore.

[@Jean-tz7ft]

Who cares

[@tojusote4896]

He's not right, he should be happy Africa is finally in d spotlight for something good there are various themes in afrobeats like money, sex, love, inspiration, upliftment just like any other genre hip hop reggae, u don't have to be wailing everytime

[@kabatafari9902]

​@@2LETLIVEBullshit!

[@VincentEzeokafor]

I'm an African, believe me our afrobeat musicians knows that what Buju said is truth and I call it Buju message to afrobeat, i also believe that from this moment afrobeat will start taking a new course gradually to include story of our struggles. Buju is a Messiah.

[@pedromarshall5828]

Jamaican artist inspirational song can't liberate Africa. Only revolution can liberate Africa. The Jamaican Government never sent troops to fight for liberation in Africa. Which Caribbean country did? The president of Cuba Fidel Castro decides to send Cuban troops to Angola in response to South Africa's invasion of the country. After attaining its independence, Angola provided support to liberation movements in Southern Africa such as the African National Congress (ANC), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO). When Angola's ruling party the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) allowed SWAPO to set bases in the country close to northern border with Namibia, South Africa countered by launching military operations against SWAPO and the MPLA. South Africa also sponsored UNITA as part of its strategy of destabilizing Angola. In response to the invasion of Angola by South Africa, Cuba deployed an estimated 36 000 troops to Angola to support the MPLA in 1975.

[@HaroldWilson-vh2jf]

Cuba is in the Caribbean. So talk what you know and not what you think.

[@altimanuhu6616]

Yes, these are the facts

[@dansatchkabaka4415]

Even then, we have already past the stage Buju is talking about. The man still have outdated views about Africa.

[@godsanointed3397]

Good content Bro, keep the fire burning. 🇳🇬❤🇬🇭❤🇯🇲❤️🇳🇬❤️🇬🇭❤️🇯🇲

[@blackicestudios]

As a Trinidadian, there have been quite a few Soca songs that are uplifting. The original soca song by its originator Lord Shorty, ‘Om Shanti’ 1979 is uplifting. But I agree with you about general Soca content. Calypso on the other hand is riddled with uplifting content and conscious content. Much of it is political in nature, fighting against colonial power and ‘masters’ of the day. Quite a discussion to have.

[@adewilliams8]

Has reggae freed Jamaica??

[@minecraftnexile3246]

You missing the point

[@sammyt1762]

That's the same question i would love to ask, cuz the street of jamaica is more violent than many places in Africa, with all the freedom songs they have..... Their songs have never made jamaica a better place.... i see a lot of envy from our brothers just because afro beats/artist are getting much more attention now than dancehall etc... we embraced dancehall and reggae music since and up till now we have solid dancehall/reggae artists in Africa... Why can't jamaican artists embrace a genre of music from the motherland... We all can't be singing about the same thing, we need diversity....

[@dansatchkabaka4415]

Buju is just jealous

[@josephwinslow7613]

Buju Bantan is so intelligent. He is a natural. They don’t make them like him, almost, anymore.

[@jonathancurley6835]

My brother, you got it wrong. Dancehall is different from conscious music. Dancehall is bashment; that's what these young boys are singing. Buju is talking about Dancehall culture music, my brother. So, therefore, Buju is right.

[@LifeOfnuruDeen]

Leave us alone... We don't do conscious music... We just want to feel good.😂😂😂

[@TheGhanaianPoll]

But not all of Bujus music is conscious, he’s a jail bird , jealous and naive . Shame on him. Shine afrobeats and fill up venues

[@kabatafari9902]

​​@@LifeOfnuruDeenyes you just want to stay drunk and ignorant

[@kabatafari9902]

​@@TheGhanaianPoll Jealousy does you no good

[@notjustanydad]

We forget many of the elders in Africa were silenced by war, famine, genocide, man made disease. The average age on the continent is 19-20. It's also a nation of more cultures than most other continents, with much of the original music not making it to mainstream. Afrobeats is a gateway to more!

[@Rustykahli]

Afrobeats owe dancehall nothing. Besides there are a lot of inspirational and conscious afrobeats. Has reggae a d dancehall freed Jamaica? U and I know dancehall music is the most fuckery and slackest of music genres out there. Buju statement is as a result of lack of awareness, miseducation if not hate.

[@drexellue9352]

Buju is 100 percent correct. There's no uplifting messages in Afrobeats.

[@seggade7491]

Is there uplifting messages in dancehall? You all are just ignorant. Afrobeats is from Nigeria not Africa there are so many other genres for uplifting in Nigeria and other parts of the continent

[@876Abb]

It's pure jealousy because Afrobeats kicked out Reggae and Dancehall from Billboard. Considering Buju himself was a convicted drug dealer. No music in the world talks about sex, drugs, and guns than Dancehall music. Jamaica has one of the highest crime rates in the Caribbean, has Reggae freed them? That guy belongs in jail

[@roseleeprim]

Hate is a cancer on an unhappy soul. May the Good Lord bless your sour heart. Speak of your failure and let the God lord deal with others shortcomings. Take a chill pill. Redemption for all who have sin including you. Rise and fight for our African brothers and sisters around the world so we as a ppl can live in DIGNITY, LOVE, AND PEACE. Please let us all pray for our brothers and sisters in Sudan. One love

[@dayooyekan1983]

Love buju he has a point but your analysis is spot on ,i couldnt have analysed it any better .....great diagnosis buddy

[@yavevo426]

Blakk Rasta has said has said it all!! Thank you sir 🙏🏿🙏🏿 ❤️ from 🇳🇬

[@leonjames1736]

Buju stop with the down pressing of the people. You should work together to get things done. Don’t bad mind the people for trying. Teach so they can grow. Don’t forget the Congo drum beat spirit into the people. They are the foundation of all black people. Don’t ever forget that!!!! You are one of my best artists but you have pass you place with the disrespect.

[@julierusso9616]

What did Buju say that is "down pressing"? I don't think you understand that phrase. In any event, Buju gave his take on Afrobeats and that there are no songs which are for the upliftment of the people especially when there are a lot of issues going on throughout the continent. Perhaps a new Afrobeats artist can't say anything, but certainly one of the mega-stars of Afrobeats can sing about some of the issues. There should be a balance and not just have music focused solely on partying, drinking, sexing, dancing, etc.

[@myteelyon5780]

Buju said the truth,am a nigerian but i stand with buju

[@ChimenumWobo]

Na only know where you from

[@bofloa]

You no bi nija . Yeye

[@dansatchkabaka4415]

Where in Nigeria are you from? MUMU

[@chuchu8459]

What he is saying is right buju right in reggae we hear your cry and fight for mother africa ...in our music ....the afro beat need to continue the fight and uplift and motivate their people to stand up against the oppressor

[@EGYA3MU]

As an African he is absolutely right but the truth is conscious music don’t go mainstream no more and this is why

[@Theman2025-d6r]

hmmm lol

[@jwilliams9277]

I agree with black rasta & Mr.Vagas they said the same i said because afrobeats was created to release people anger & stress , and to make dem happy & joyfull & dance, buju bantan is missing the main point of afrobeats, afrobeat major key sounds but reggae & dancehall have minor key sounds and every genre is diffrent with diffrent vibes so thats why i also disagree with buju bantan because buju dont make no sense but mr.vegas & black rasta make a lot of sense , one love god bless you my brother ,jah bless

[@maxwellowusu7625]

He's being divisive and jealous of Afrobeat. His music has no base in the 21st century. Afrobeat is exposing African culture and dance.

[@JamaicaConstab]

Jealous of what how reggae can't die

[@elvisdaley4457]

How did you get here. Where did the exposing Africa and it struggles start. Let me point you in one of the directions. Pan african movement.

[@garygordon5560]

@@maxwellowusu7625 Buju, like Bob, Burning Spear…..and so many others, have made music that will remain relevant throughout time. Let’s not allow our desire to choose sides cause us to speak foolishly. Let’s understand that divide and rule is why Africa and Africans remain at the subservient level. Here we are dividing ourselves over something trivial. One Arica, globally.

[@noahshumba2993]

Warped reasoning

[@waynesampson4370]

My Brother Buju, while I agree with you, I think we should give Afro beat a chance to grow as dancehall did. One day the Spirit of Lucky Dube will engage them. Growth is not always a fast process. Blessed Love my Yute. Aban Isiene, One Love