He made this known in a viral video while speaking at a summit for youths.
Akon revealed that the glamorous lifestyle seen in most American hip-hop videos were actually fake, adding that such music videos which show foreign musicians living large lifestyle with Bentley is actually the opposite of reality compared to African artistes.
According to him, Wizkid, Psquare, and Davido are richer than most American rappers in reality.
Akon said: “Hip-hop in America, every rapper is rich with Gold chains, girls by the pool in big mansion but when the video is over they get on a phone and call a uber.
“But if you go to Nigeria you have Wizkid, Davido, P-square driving Bentley, Mercedes Benz they actually own those cars. That’s the difference but if we don’t translate that, they would never know.
“The images they show about Africa are so negative. It’s conditioning what we believe. Africa has a rich story too. More people died in Chicago, more school shootings in America.”
from dailypost.
WOW,for real??
32 comments:
God bless you akon for this
This may be true but again it could be his own assumption.
Hmm mm.....
Akon my love for you just tripled
Bad things happen everywhere but Americas will always present themselves as perfectionist.
gbam! you nailed it Akon. All nah borrow pose. they like to wear big chain and rented cars which they use in confusing we Africans. thanks for appreciating us.
Okay
Uncle Akon preach it for dem to hear
Music recording business in America is a different ball game. Look at the likes of Tony Braxton, TLC, etc those days, managers, agent, lawyers, accountants, bills bills bills...you be selling millions and getting thousands at the end. You pay pay pay you go taya
Kai see how this man finished musicians. No wonder our own just want to join the reigning illuminati to belong not knowing it is fake life amelika dey live
Wow so he is married. Cute guy. Happily flaunting his ring.
The way I understand it...our A list artist are richer than their Z list rappers.
To numerous wives
He is not far from the truth! He has lived with them and among them. He knows them better than the outsiders.
Most Nigerians in Nigeria actually own their homes and cars and they are not indebted to the government.
Same cannot said about people in the western world. most of their houses and cars are all on mortgage. Some live from paycheck to paycheck.
And about Chicago being more deadly than all the States in Nigeria put together is very true.
Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore Maryland are no go areas.
Akon my crush back then
Wow for Real
Tax go allow them get rich?
He has nine wives.
Really?
Not an assumption dear....of you live abroad you will understand. The tax payable for owning such cars and homes can make a rich man bankrupt. Most cars are on hire purchase payable in maybe 5 years and the homes on mortgage for as long as 30 years atimes while here we mostly do cash and carry
Correct! He is comparing our a-list people here to ordinary up and comers there. But our people don’t grasp that. Why isn’t he saying psquare vs diddy or tha game or jayz
But its true now. Most things they have is on hire purchase. And child support will not allow them . Since they breed children like rabbits.
This, indeed is an eye opener. Thanks for enlightening us.
He's not far from the truth, some of us here are better than those living abroad... If you get a good job here, better stay and only visit there for holiday..
The likes of diddy and jayz.. make money from other investments other than music..that's why they are afloat.
When you do comparison, p square davido, wizkid are one of the top artists in naija though so of course they’ll have money to buy their own. Compare jayz, p diddy then. What do you have to say about that? At the end of the day, naija is a hustling country. You make it more if you know people. America you can still get your way around without using leg work. So it all depends jare. I live in the States and I’ve lived in naija so I’m able to compare weller.
Jeeeezzz are you kidding me🙄🙄
Does jayz and p diddy relay on only money from the music industry? Dey have other things that fetch them money
Really?
Yea same as psquare davido and others as well.
Too blessed ur right
Hmm mm
But the americans are the one building those hilarious vehicles so why are they always renting them
I don't understand o
Hey na african the worst most a beg
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