Nigerian singer and son of Afrobeats legend Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti has dissociated himself from the ongoing rift between his colleagues Burna Boy and Speed Darlington.
Recall that Speed Darlington was arrested for alleging that Burna Boy engaged in an inappropriate relationship with embattled American music executive Diddy to secure a Grammy win.
Responding to fan comments during a recent Instagram live session, Kuti stated that he prefers to stay out of the saga, emphasizing that Burna Boy gifting him diamond jewelry does not make him his adviser.
He said, moreover, Diddy whom Speed Darlington accused Burna Boy of having illicit relationships with, was the one who made the accuser popular.
He said, “Don’t involve me in Burna Boy & Speed Darlington’s case; because I collected a diamond from him doesn’t mean I’m his close adviser. Diddy was even the one who made Speed Darlington popular.”
“He reposted ‘Bangdadang’ which made the song popular. I have done a lot of songs, and Diddy never posted any of them, but he reposted Speed Darlington’s song.”
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It is worth noting that in 2017, P. Diddy revealed that Speed Darlington inspires him a lot after he shared a video of Speed Darlington singing his viral song, ‘Bangdadang’.
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Social media users shared their thoughts via comment section. Some reactions are shown below:
kennedyexcel said, “Na true na the same Diddy dey post akip for US with beng dededeng, So why akpi come take am personal between diddy and burna.”
abujaboy_ said, “If the phrase wasn’t popular will diddy see it to even repost?”
d33hot said, “It don Dey make sense now 😂.”
olowoo4life said, “Most people don’t know this but diddy was the one that made akpi popular when he posted him.”
euphychinenye said, “Akpi dey envy Burnaboy.”
pretty_nonye1 said, “So speed don bite the hand wey feed am?😂.”
henry_aniegboka_ said, “So unah me say allegedly akpi don bend down 😂😂.”