The Daily Show: Ears Edition - African Musicians Making Their Mark in America

Episode Date: October 13, 2023

The Daily Show highlights the growth in African artists taking over the American Music scene. Trevor Noah chats with DJ and music producer Black Coffee to discuss what he believes are the keys to his success. Also, Trevor chats with Burna Boy and Davido to discuss the growth of Afrobeat and the ways their music touches folks in the States and back in Nigeria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. My guest tonight is a music producer and DJ from South Africa who has a new single out with Usher called La La you. Thank you. Woo. DJ Black Coffee. Yes, sir. Welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. This is, you know what, it's truly, truly, true, one of my pleasures to have you on the

show because you have taken the world by storm. I remember when you first blew up in South Africa, you know, everyone was just black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, and I was like, who is it coffee? Is it a drink? Is there a new drink that's out? What is going on? No, there's a DJ and is huge? And then you went from South Africa and you went into the world and you've taken it by storm? Why do you thin? Why do you think you th? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? th? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Is? Is it? Is it? Is it? Is it? Is it? Is it? Is it? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Is? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? th.? th.? all over the world. Doesn't it sound like your story? My story? Yeah. No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Man, it's resilience, you know. It's knowing hunger and knowing that you have experienced it and you don't want to go back there. It's working from nothing, knowing that you have nothing to lose.

So whatever you gain is something. That is what has kept me going. That is what has gotten me to where I am today. What I also loved about your journey, and I've always enjoyed, is that in South Africa and in Africa and many countries around the world, there was always an instinct for people to aspire to create like an American or to create like a European. What set Black Coffee apart for me was you made,

you made the music of Africa, the music of South Africa, and the world fell in love with that. Was that like a specific choice you made, where you're like, I'm not going to make European dance music, I'm just going to make my music, and it's going to be big in the world? Definitely. And it hasn't been easy, you know, because sometimes there's hype that comes with the name. And then you get a big the theeee the the the the their their their their their their thiiiiakeakeattermickickickickickickickickick. that comes with the name, and then you get a big room. Right. Because the name is so big.

And then, but the music is so maybe too soulful for the room. Oh, right, right. So we've been through different phases trying to build that sound. And it took patience. You know, it took a lot of time. It took a good team behind me, and it took love for what I do, man, to really push. It really is soulful.

I remember at Coachella, I was so excited when I saw your name on the list of artists who were going to be performing. And you know, a lot of people think, like, was dance I remember my friends was like guys let's go to black coffee and they were like what what is what is what is I want coffee with milk I was like no this again no because everyone thinks like as soon as you say do you like black coffee people like a bit of a the no DJ black coffee and and so we went to the tent that you were playing in yeah and my friend said to me is like man I'm not a big fan of like I'm the the the the th I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm th I'm not I'm th I'm not I'm not a th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm not I'm not I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I I'm th I I I'm th I I I I'm th I I I'm th I I'm th I I I I I I'm th I I I I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm th th th th th th th're dancing to it, but it's not. Because people always think of like, dig-de-dick-de-dick-de-, dig-de- Dig-dick-de-, dig-de, dig-de.

That's what people think of. Yeah. Whereas, your music has a's what I love. That's what I loved. Yeah, no, it was really beautiful. It was really beautiful. You, you've done something really special for me though, or in my opinion, and that is you've taken the success of your music and you've used it to inspire a new generation in South Africa. You started a project where you are building a school. But I think more impressive, you're building a neighborhood. Yeah. What is that about and why?

We're trying to, and I'm going to say we, because I'm working with other people. It's myself, it's Nelson Magamo who was here before. Right, the artist, yeah. It's Laduma, Nogolo, who was coming. Right, the designer, yes. Yeah, yeah, he's coming, right? What, are you warning me? I'm telling you. He's coming to this show. We, we try to change the narrative about the continent where maybe it is our fault where we, we always seen Africa as an inferior place. All the best things were on TV, which means that we're here in America or in Europe. And it took away so much from the continent and we try to reverse that and and and create a space in Africa that will inspire Africans to want to stay and create a future. Right, it's powerful. It's really powerful because you have you have this initiative and it's called

Africa is not a jungle. Yeah. And what I love about it as you say it's about Africans creating for Africans and not always looking to Europe to create for them. Which is a powerful statement to make. When you look at your journey as black coffee, I mean, you went out into a very competitive world. Dijing is not like an easy thing to just break into, especially when you have a different sound. What happened to you DJing? Yeah, I used, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I, I, I th, I that, th, th, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th. th. th. th. th, th, th. th, th, th. th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th an th an th an th an than, than, than, that, that, that, to to that, to to to to to to to that, to thiiiaaugh, that, thi. that, thi. to you DJing? What, me DJing? Yeah, I used to DJ. I actually used to create music as well.

And then I sent you a few samples and nothing has. I mean, I'm glad you brought it up not me. But I mean, I sent a few. No one has ever gotten back to me about my. Is this water? Yeah, I mean, there's nothing in here there's nothing there's nothing there's nothing there's nothing there's nothing there's nothing in here, but we can act like we're drinking. Just to get rid of the awkward situation. But yeah, what do you hope to achieve with the music around the world? You know, because I've always been intrigued by the message that you have when you're playing your music.

We see you collaborating with people like Drake. We see you, you know, people like Usher. We see artists who you wouldn't even associate with this genre saying, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to, thi, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to to to to to to to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get, to get to get to get, to get, to get to get to get to get to get, the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thooooooooooo, their, tho, tho, thi, th you, you know, people like Usher, we see artists who you wouldn't even associate with this genre saying, no, I love Black Coffee because of his message and how it pertains to music as an art form. What are you trying to accomplish all over the world with your music? Africa has a voice, and over the years, I feel like that voice has diminished because of how the world has painted the years, I feel like that voice has diminished because of how the world has painted the continent. One of the things that used to happen with me when I get bookings back in the day, they

would want to put like bongoes and African masks on the flyer. Wow. You know, because I'm from Africa. Right. We all wear masks and have bongoes. So it's something that we really fought for from the beginning to say, look, we want to play on the global stage. Right. You know, which is what you're doing. Right, right, right. You know, I'd like for the

world to see that voice. I'd like for the world to know that we are capable to be on the world stage. This is why I continue to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the greatest the world to the world the world the world to to the world to to to the world to to to tho the world the world to to to to to to to to to to th. to to play th. th. th. their the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world the world thi thi thi. thi. thi. that. thatea. to to that. to to to to to to to to thooooo. Wea. thi. thi. we are capable to be on the world stage. This is why I continue to try and collaborate with the greatest artists, being from Africa though, and still keeping the sound that I believe in. Because we have that voice. So I'm trying to create different platforms that will showcase that, not just conversation, but with action. You're doing it every single day my friend. Thank you so much for doing on the show.

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Our podcast, 5-4 is about all of this. Every week we dissect and analyze a different ruling that has made our country a little worse, a little more cruel. And you would not believe how many of them there are. Check out 5 to 4. That's the number 5, 4, wherever you listen to podcast. My guest tonight is a reporting artist and songwriter from Nigeria whose new album is called African Giant. Please welcome, Berna Boy. What do you think it is about Nigerian music and African music in particular that's blowing up all over the world right now? It's just the truth always just circles back, you know?

It's like things always circle back to where they started from, you know, music as a whole started from Africa, you know, so it's always going to circle back home, you know? You think it's just going to come back around the vibe, the rhythm? It's like it might leave again, but it's always going to circle back home because like when everything else feels, everybody runs back home. Everyone, everyone started sampling the sound as well. You know you've got,'ve got Drake who sampled the sound you know you've got. Drake? You've got so many huge artists who sample the sound and now because of that like when you hear songs in the club you hear like Nigerian music you hear African music.

I've been fascinated by how it's not even like call it's just music which it is. You have a specific title for it though you call it Afro fusion. What does that mean? What does Afro fusion mean for your music? It's like a pizza, right? Hold on, I'm serious. So it's like a pizza, right? And then imagine a pizza, it's like what's the main thing in the pizza that every pizza needs? It's the flour. Right, okay, okay, the dough. The dough, the bass. Okay, okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. the. the. the. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. th. th. th. th. th, it's the flour. Right, okay, the dough, okay, the dough, the dough, the dough, the base. All right, cool, cool, yes. So yeah, so Afrobeat is the base, right? And then now you can have any pizza you want, but you have the Afrobeat base.

You know, so there's ham, there's the, you know, all types of, you know, so I just kind of make a nice pizza. Oh, I like that. So Burnaboy just throws in like an Afro pizza. Yeah. You need a trademark, that, hip-hop-peper-o-peeroni. You can make a lot of money from you, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, th, th. th. th. So, th. So, th. So, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, so, th, so, so, so, so, th, so, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. So, th. So, th. So, th. So, th. So, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that's really hot and then like when people eat it then they start rapping It's like, oh my god, god, it's a set up. Yeah. That makes a lot of money. You are one of the artists who is featured on the Lion King soundtrack with Beyonce. You are, you are also one of the few African artists who got to perform at Coachella and that's

interesting because that's what inspired the name of this album, African Giant. Tell me how that came about. Yeah, so basically I'm on a toilet seat. I love how every single one of your story starts with where you are. I love this. You have to be specific. I was on a boat. I was on a toiletsesesesesesesesesese se the the toy toy toy toy toy toy toy toy toy the toy the toy toy seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toiletetetetetetetetetetet seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat seat. I toilet seat. I tho tho tho the the the the the toilet toilet toilet toilet toilet seat seat seat. I to to to to to to to to stories starts with where you are. I love this. It's like, you have to be specific. Yeah, I was on a boat. I was on a toilet seat. I was, yes.

I always remember, you know? So basically I'm on a toilet seat and then my mom calls me. And then she's like, yeah, I'm doing Coachella and blah blah. I'm like, yeah, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, I always on, I was on, I was on, I was on, I was on, I was on, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, I always that's. I always that's. I always that's. I always that's. I always that's. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always. I always th. I always th. th. th. th. th. I always, th. th. th. I always, th. I always, th. I always, th. I always, th. I always, th. I always, th. I was, and then I go on the gram. Right. And then I see the thing and then it's like my name, I've seen all the names and I'm looking for my name and I can't find my name. Right. I literally can't find my name. Right?

So I'm like, am I really performing here? Is my mom paying a prank on me? And then she's like no it's there and then they circled they had to circle it for me. Oh because like the names get smaller yeah yeah yeah it'll be like Beyonce Eminem and then I'm hea yeah yeah yeah so then it was gonna boy exactly so then what happened so that what happened so basically that's never happened to me before you know I'm used to being the African giant you know right so so because you're huge this is like this is like this is like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like this is like like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like this is like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it it it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like it's like like like like like like like like like like like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. this is like. So basically, that's never happened to me before. You know, I'm used to being the African giant. Right. So.

Because you're huge. This is like something I think people don't understand is how big the gun boy is. It's just like, you know, like depending on where you watch news from before, depending on where you get your perspective. you know, I don't know. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. the. the. the. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. Tthis is, this. Tthis. Tthis. This is, this. This is, this. This is, this. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This. This is, this. this. this. this. this. this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, this is like, on a continent with one of the largest populations, you know what I mean? All around the world, and then they put like this. You know? Right.

So I'm not used to that. So I'm like, OK, what's this? I don't like this, no. So basically I told them, I expressedthat's coming after me, right, it's like shouldn't have to go through that. They should, it's like it should be the same way, like let's say the Latin artists and all the other international people that was there. Right, you know what I mean?

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You're the coolest African Africans on the continent. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I can I can I can I can I can I can I can I can I can I can I can I can I can I can that I can that I can that I can that I can that I that I that that that's that's like that's like, I that's like, I that's like the that's like, I feel like, I feel like, I feel like, I feel like, I feel like, I that's like that's like that's like that's like that's like that's like that's like that's like that's like the the that's like the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. their their their their their their their their their their their the the the the the the the the th. the th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. I thi. I th. I feel like like, I feel like, we kick ass, you're the coolest Africans on the continent. And I can just see a Nigerian looking like, is this my name, huh? Did you run out of ink? That's that true. Did you run out of ink when you wrote my name, huh? One thing I've truly loved is how Nigerian artists have taken Africa to the world. Man, you've blown up the content. Everyone is the content. Everyone is now trying to emulate what Nigerian artists are creating. But surely there are...

Except that government. Are there artists that you dreamed of working with when you were working with them? their artists that you were shocked to be working with when you were working with them? Everyone, everyone on the last album was... and the previous, like working with Angelique Kijon the previous one, and working with Usum Doh. Like these are people I watched on TV when I was in Pampas, you know.

Like, so it's like seeing them in real life and actually making music with them and, you know, getting the love and all that. Sometimes it gets kind of weird because I'm like, it's like my mom loves you. Your mom, a lot of people may not know this, but your mom is your manager. Yeah, Mama Burner crushes it by the way. I love her. I love her. But here's what I've always wondered, and it seems different. You know, in America, there's a culture of, they call them the momagers, you know,

and it's like this idea, it's like if your parents is your manager, things always go wrong. On your side, it feels like it's gone the exact opposite of me. If you're parents an American manager. But surely was there not a part of you that was worried about having your mom be your manager? I mean, no, it's like, it's obviously it's not, it's not all peaches and roses. Yeah. You get me, but it's a lot of food. So I mean, that makes me happy enough. You're the artists. Your mom is the manager. Technically that's a power balance that has shifted over. But now she's your mom and she's an African mom, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which is the the the the the the the the the the the th, it's th, it's the artists, your mom is the manager. Technically that's a power balance that has shifted over, but now she's your mom and she's an African mom, which means the power balance never shifts over. So, exactly.

So are there moments where your mom goes like, no, this is how we're doing it and that's how we do it? Well, I mean, you know what she does now, like she used to do that and then that wouldn't work out for her because you know it's like you got me I like how you just get stoic I'm not moving exactly so she figured out some other way she would make me feel like it's my decision to you

mama burner You got your family with you you tour with them you traveling around the world. Yo, can I just say congratulations as well and everything? I mean selling out the O2 arena in London, selling out, you know the forum in Hollywood now the first Nigerian artist to ever sell out Madison Square Garden and to play it as well. You know one thing I always wondered like, yeah?, why, how come when it's me, they always point out the fact that I'm the first to do it, like the first n-shit that landed on

the moon? You feel me? It's like, why, why when rock bands perform in Tokyo, and stuff? They don't say the first American rock band to perform in Tokyo. I think because they're surprised. There is an element of surprise, you know? But why? Because we've come a long way.

Do you know how far Madison Square Garden is from Africa? Yeah, but like, do you know how far away? Do you know how far away? to know, like, the music's going to go there? Yeah, but you see, that's the thing. for such a long time been defined by America. And so it makes sense in a way for people to go, of course the music's gonna go there, of course the comedian's gonna go there, do you know what I mean?

But now, think about it, things are, like to, move on. Yeah. But think about it, right? But think about it, right? For the world to change. I mean, you see Beyonce incorporating your music into her vibe. Do you get what I'm saying? These are big things that have never happened. And it's beautiful.

Like, everyone's in bracing. I mean, if I was her, I would incorporate my music into her vibe. Ha ha ha ha. Have you ever been watching the news and thought to yourself, wow, the Supreme Court sure does suck? We made a podcast about that. We sure did. There is a super majority of conservative maniacs on the Supreme Court right now, really doing some damage. I'm Michael. I'm Riannan. And I'm Peter. Our podcast, 5-4 is about all of this. Every week we dissect and analyze a different ruling that has made our country a little worse, a little more cruel. And you would not believe how many of them there are. Check out 5 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 that's to 4 to 4 to 4 that's to 4 to 4 to 4 th th to 4 th th th to 4 to 4 th th th to 4 th th to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 4 th. That's the 5 to 4 to 4 to 5 to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. th. to four. That's the number five dash the number four wherever you listen to

podcast. My guest tonight is Nigerian American artist and producer Davido. No matter who you are in Africa you have to admit Nigerians are the most confident Africans on the planet. You know what I mean? And I think it's to admit, Nigerians are the most confident Africans on the planet. You know what I mean? And I think it's almost fitting that Niger boys were the ones who are like, no, no, no, our music will take over the world, the world won't take over our music. What do you think it is about Nigeria? What do you think it is about Nigeria? in the diaspora. When I say that, I mean like the Africans that live, they're not

in Nigeria, the ones that in America, the ones that in Europe, the ones that are in London. I've bumped into Nigerians in Russia. Every, see anybody in the world, I knock this table, I've probably the person I'm not the table. Everybody in the world has a Nigerian friend. Definitely. Which way I think like, like in Atlanta like with my music personally it kind of started from like Atlanta New York it started from like Nigerians even being in the club and telling the DJs like yo I want to spend 50,000 dollars today but play David's music when my bottles are coming out. Wow. Like, that's an example.

Wow, yeah, but I'm saying it was a love, it was a deep love for the music. Yeah, just from that. And then it got, it got to, you know, we in a club, a female goes to the DJ, you know, play this song. So from people in the diaspora doing that for us. Right, right, right. And I remember I came out here for tour 2013, sold out every venue. That's insane. Sold out every venue. That this is without exposure.

Right. So I remember Live Nation calling my, the company, calling my manager like, yo, what's going on? Who is this guy? We don't even know this guy. He's come to America.. He's 20. He's 20. He's 20. He's 20. He's 20. He's tw tw tw toy. He's toy. He's toy. He's toy. He's toy. He's toy. He's toy. He's toy. He's toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I today. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I toy. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I'm to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. I'm. to. to. I'm to. So. So. to calling my manager like, yo, what's going on? Who is this guy? We don't even know this guy. He's come to America. He's done 20 shows, sold out. But we have to give shout out to the people that support us.

Yeah, I feel you, man. I mean, Nigerians, I don't know what it is, but they don't play with us. they don't play the they with they they with they they they they with they they they they. they they. they th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I. I. I. I thate. thate. thate. thate. thate. that. that. that. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that. that. We don't th. We don't th. We don't th. We don't th. We th. We th. We. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. to to to. to. toe. toeeeeeeeeeeeeeeean. toeeeeeeean. toeeeeeeeean. toeeeeeean. the.. One of the most glaring examples of this was during the George Floyd movement in America. It swept the globe. You know, you started seeing people protesting in Paris. You started seeing people protesting in London. And then one of the biggest protests happened in Nigeria, it was the end-Sars movement. And I mean, this was huge, you know, people were going, you know, Nigerians coming out saying, hey, we demand more from our government, we demand more

from our police, and your song went from, you know, it was a song that you had written about your haters, but it became the anthem of the movement. I feel like it also changed something in you as a person and as an artist because you became really outspoken. Yeah. I did not record that thrown. the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. tho. tho. tho. th. th. tho. thrown. tho. tho. tho. th. th. tho. tho. tho. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. ta. ta. And ta. And ta. And ta. And ta. And ta. And ta. And toe. And toe. And toe. And, toe. And, toe. And, toea. And, toe. And, toe. going to happen just honest the honest truth but it's amazing how I saw my voice be an instrument right for people like it was amazing I got a I got in a lot of trouble I can only imagine I got in a lot of trouble I had to actually leave the country like wow it was that bad I got in a lot of trouble because I was reposted it like yeah yeah yeah yeah the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm that that that that that that that was that was that that was that that was that that was that that that was that that th. I was that that was that that was that was that that was that that that was that was that that that was that was that that that that was that that that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was thi. I was th. I was thi. I was th. I was thi. I was th. I was th. I was th. I was that bad. I got in a lot of trouble because I was reposted it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But you know what I'm saying? It was amazing to see people come out like that.

And I'll say this. They listened. They heard us. They might not have chained nothing, but they were shook. That is amazing. You know what I'm saying that. And I'm just, I'm just, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm just, I, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I hope, you know, I see a lot of young future leaders coming up in the next general elections coming up and, you know, whichever we have to do, but things are going to change. My dude, with people like you leading the charge with artists and musicians getting in the

conversation with as you say, the diaspora communicating with each other, anything is possible my man. Thank you so much for joining me on the show. Of course. Thank you for coming out. Congratulations on your global citizens appearance. I mean it was amazing to see you doing that. I mean it was amazing to see you doing that. I mean it.

I know you're going to be on the toe. I'm going to try and I'm going to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be the the the the the the the the the the the the the to the the the the to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to to to the to to to to to to to to to to the for what you're doing for Africa. My dude. And we're gonna keep doing it, my friend. God bless. Let's talk about the tour, man. Like you said, you told me about the title and you know, you've really been an artist who has gone from just making hit songs that are fun to hit songs and also have a meaning behind them. happened obviously in Nigeria as well with N-Sars. Yeah. Why Stan Strong and then why the new tour name? Because I like this idea that you have in and around music.

Okay, let me start with Stan Strong. You know, obviously like people know me. I make, you know, I make, my music makes people smile and move, you know what I'm saying? I was really inspired like a couple years ago, Kanye West and the Sunday service choir, they actually did a remix to my song. Wow. You know, and if I'm saying, I love you, I love you, that's nothing, but they cheers it to, Jesus, I love you, I love, you see Kanye there like, oh, was that, I didn't know that was a remix.

Yes, that was like the remix. So since then, I've always wanted an opportunity to be able, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, the, the, the, the, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they're, they're, they're, they're, they're, they're, they're, they're, they're, they're, they, they, they, they, they, they and then Kanye West was doing his listening party in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where he had all that and then I met Jason, met the choir, we flew out to LA, I was like, yo, how can we connect this African music with this beautiful thing you guys are doing? And also I wanted to challenge myself, you know to make to make different kind of music. I love that man. we came together and it's all blissed tha tha to to to to to to to to to to to to make to make to make their to make their to make to make their their their to make their to make their to make to make to make to make to make their to make their their their to make to make to make to make to make to make to make, I'm to make, I'm to make, I'm to make to make their their their their their their their their their their their their. I. I. I'm their their their their their. I. I. I'm their. I'm the the the the the the the the the the the the the the tou. Ia. I'm tha. I'm tha. I'm try. tha. tha. try. tha. tha. try. tha. tha. their their the man. We came together and it's all bliss. It's beautiful, man, it's beautiful. The tour has a great message. You're gonna be in Brooklyn, you're gonna be in Boston, you got all the tour dates on light. Yes. Congratulations on everything,

we're seeing you again. It's great. With the tour, I want to the America, also bringing everything else, African food, African fashion. This was done by an African designer. On the tour, you only wearing African designers, right? And my cast bits. I'm only wearing African designers. I'm only eating African chefs coming,

do food backstage. Wow. African dancing. Wow. It's not just only me. So we come together, we rise and we take it over your graduates. Man, that is a beautiful message.

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