South Africans Ponder Why Nigerian Musicians Prosper More Globally Compared to Their SA Counterparts
The release of Burna Boy ‘s latest album, aptly titled African Giant, has opened a rather robust conversation on South African Twitter. The Nigerian star’s album isn’t only great, but it boasts features from US superstars Future , YG , Jorjia Smith and Jeremih and Damian Marley among African icons such as M.anifest and Angelique Kidjo . This is becoming a norm for Nigerian artists. For instance, Davido dropped a single featuring Chris Brown on the same day. Wizkid is on Jeezy ‘s 2017 album Pressure . The Nigerian popstar’s Sounds From The Other Side project featured the likes of Trey Songz , Drake , Major Lazer and Ty Dolla $ign . South Africa, which also has one of the biggest music industries on the continent, has had a reasonable number of contemporary artists rubbing shoulders with US superstars and get a bit of shine. From Nasty C’s collaborations with French Montana , A$AP Ferg , and upcoming ones with No I.D. and T.I. , to Cassper Nyovest working with Black Thought...