Nigerian rapper and singer, Erigga, has expressed frustration over the tendency of Nigerians to prioritize overseas entertainers whereas overlooking homegrown expertise.
Talking in an interview with Yanga FM, the Warri-born artiste reacted to the relocation of the Headies Awards to the USA, noting that it displays a wider downside of Nigerians valuing overseas recognition greater than native achievements.
In line with him, many Nigerians connect extra worth to worldwide occasions over native achievements, regardless of the thriving skills and enormous audiences that assist them in Nigeria.
“Nigerians have this perspective with regards to our personal; we don’t regard our personal. The typical Nigerian prefers to indicate you 300 individuals wey dey dance for London than to indicate you 5,000 individuals attending a live performance in Nigeria.
“I really feel like music needs to be for everybody. No matter the place you’re, you need to respect your individual as a result of they (London) respect their very own. We’ve got this disconnect problem; we desire what’s exterior.
“Generally individuals be like, ‘Erigga, do one English rap for me,’ and I’m like, shey me na English professor? I dey educate individuals wey I meet for road,” he stated.
