Black Twitter wants to cancel Akon for saying Africans are better performers than African Americans.
New day, new drama. Akon seems always to be caught in the midst of drama lately. The “Ghetto” singer’s comments in a recent interview on The Zeze Millz Show rubbed African Americans the wrong way, and they’re calling on him to be canceled.
The Senegalese singer said that Africans are better performers than African Americans. According to him, Black performers hit the stage with their pants sagged and an attitude that proves that they’re either high or bored as h**l. He said that African performers are built different.
He said that performing comes naturally for Africans and referenced kids in Uganda who have dominated YouTube and social media with clips of them dancing to viral songs. The singer’s comments did not sit well with African Americans, and they took to social media to express their distaste.
Akon explains why Africans are more talented and better performers than Black Americans pic.twitter.com/YlXah9KxF2
— CultureMillennials (@CultMillennials) December 25, 2022
Lol, he is horrible because he stated an observable truth? Im genuinely starting to get worried for you, dad.
— Sani Yusuf (@saniyusuf) December 26, 2022
this is why you should watch the full interview to gain context. 1)we were talking about THEIR OWN genre – Afrobeats. Which is very much popping off worldwide atm. 2)He was comparing how the new upcoming Afrobeats stars have way better stage presence than the new American artist
— Zeze Millz (@ZezeMillz) December 26, 2022
He’s been weird ever since he got his new scalp from Turkey
— Aluna 🍭🤪🤑👙 (@SixFootGoddess) December 26, 2022
first of all, using the N-word referring to US…completely out of pocket. Secondly, he sounds ignorant AF! I would say more but I'm practicing grace and medu nefer (this is going to be real tough).
— Karen Hunter (@karenhunter) December 27, 2022
What. His opinion called Black American performers niggas and said they are all high. I suppose that wasn't divisive? Again, what are you here.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) December 27, 2022
Why does everyone seem to have a problem with us, when we just minding our business? And while he droppin' all that salt, the fact remains that he hand to come here on our soil to make it..
— G. Twilight (@MrDetroitTycoon) December 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/RockA1Buck/status/1607223497901895681?t=QOeSW2a2oN5wKDE9YAHLQg&s=19
As a Ghanaian-American, I hate this with every fiber of my body for so many reasons, but what really gets me about this entire "conversation" is Akon using AAVE while degrading African-Americans.
It is both a slap in the face and peak anti-Blackness. https://t.co/56sPlAWN7Z
— Anna Gifty (@itsafronomics) December 26, 2022
Akon came to America
And acted like a black American
Doing black American music
Talking in black American slang
Wearing black American clothes
Gettin big features from
black Americans artist
But once he got rich
It’s been fuck black America
in every single interview lol https://t.co/yGeP3ZSPrQ— MASTER STUDENT🤲🏾 (@MUSICANDBUILDS) December 26, 2022