AKA has responded to calls for him to ‘stop’ Burna Boy from performing in SA.
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Burna Boy in SA: AKA reacts to fans asking him to ‘stop’ performance
AKA has responded to calls for him to ‘stop’ former friend Burna Boy from performing in SA, following their 2019 fall-out…
AKA has responded to calls for him to ‘stop’ Burna Boy from performing in SA.
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Burna Boy is set to perform in South Africa in September – the first time since his 2019 Twitter rant about the country and threats to harm former friend AKA.
But like before, the move has been met with hostility from South Africans on Twitter and even resulted in calls to boycott the show.
Burna Boy has been billed as a headline act for the DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival on Saturday 24 September.
BEEF BETWEEN BESTIES
Following several xenophobic attacks in 2019, Burna Boy elicited anger from South Africans in a Twitter rant.
In it, he encouraged black foreigners living in SA to “defend and protect themselves” against SA attackers. He also warned rapper AKA to “beef up security”, in a threatening tweet that has since been deleted.
AKA retaliated by demanding an apology from Burna Boy, who refused. He tweeted: “All we want is an apology. We know SA is not perfect, but we took you in as our own before you reached these levels. You say you are an African giant, prove it”.
A few months later Burna Boy was set to perform in the country in the Africans Unite anti-xenophobic concert at the Sun Arena. Burna was set to share the stage with fellow Nigerian star Jidenna and SA rapper Kwesta.
AKA caught wind of the concert and tweeted: “I would love to attend this show and watch this man put hands on me in my own country”
He added: “See you soon Burna Boy”.
However, due to public backlash and threats of violence, the concert was cancelled.
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FAN ASKS AKA TO ‘STOP’ BURNA BOY’S PERFORMANCE
Fast forward to the present day and tweeps are still annoyed at Burna Boy – and are wondering if he intends to have a dramatic showdown with AKA.
One tweep even went as far as to ask AKA to “stop” Burna Boy from performing in SA.
To everyone’s surprise, AKA responded and tweeted: “Now, why the fuck would I do that?”
WILL FORMER FRIENDS RECONCILE?
Whilst Burna Boy has remained mum on his stance about SA state affairs and his beef with AKA, the latter has previously attempted to set the record straight
And for the local rapper, it appears that it’s all water under the bridge.
Last year following Burna Boy’s Grammy win, AKA responded to Twitter criticism that he had “made” the Nigerian singer.
He tweeted: “I always knew that guy was something special. What a King. Just because I decided to defend my country doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate his greatness”.
He added: “That guy has always been who he is today. We were just fortunate to know it before the world did”.
A year before, AKA maintained that their beef should be “left in 2019”.
He tweeted in response to a tweep: “I never hated Burna Boy. All I did was stand up for my country. I think it’s time to move past this narrative. It’s tired”.
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