Here’s Why SA Amapiano Fans Are Blaming Focalistic For Nigerians Claiming The Genre. Every other week a heated debate happens on Twitter about which country has had the most impact on the Amapiano genre globally between South Africa and Nigeria.
Whilst there’s no debate on where the Amapiano genre originated (South Africa if you were not sure), there’s debate on which country made it a global phenomenon. The current debate comes after American rapper Swae Lee who is currently in Nigeria tweeted his excitement about jumping onto Amapiano, his tweet ended with a Nigerian flag which fans took as him believing that’s where Amapiano originates.
The MajorLeague twins even responded to the rapper’s tweet correcting him that he had used the wrong flag. “Wrong flag bro…. Hoping you meant a SA Flag,” the duo tweeted.
The tweet sparked outrage from SA Amapiano fans who then shifted all the blame to one person….Focalistic. The singer came under fire for having collaborated with Nigeria’s Davido on ‘Ke Star’ remix, which was the first Amapiano song to go viral globally and get international celebs attention and win awards. SA fans seem adamant that had Focalistic not removed Vigro Deep and replaced him with Davido in the remix, there would not be a debate on where Amapiano belongs. Critics feel strongly that the collaboration and its success opened the door for Nigerians to claim having made the genre a global success.
Check out some of the tweets below:
