Trash take, and Buju knows this better than anybody.
1) Bob Marley and other reggae artists lent spiritual support and energy to the continent when all countries had not yet become independent. Most famously with "Zimbabwe" and touring across parts of the continent. He is a superstar to this day, and reggae became mega popular across the continent because of that.
2) In 2024, now that every country is no longer technically a colony, the fight to "free Africa" is against modern oppressive economic and political systems. Don't follow music across the continent to know what every African genre artist, or Afrobeats artist is making music about, but the broad comment from Buju is off.
Stonebwoy is a dancehall artist who incorporates elements of modern West African genres in his music, and he definitely has made songs about the modern systems working against Africans.
He pays full homage to Jamaica, and the creators of Reggae, Dancehall and other forms of Jamaican music every chance he gets
Full episode. 23 minutes .
www.thecoli.com
3) Buju is talking out of his ass here, thinking that because it's a smoke and drink show, the audience doesn't care about facts. There are modern artists across the continent who are making songs about things other than partying.
