Seun Kuti calls out ‘toxic mindset’ amongst African men

Nigerian afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has weighed in on the controversy between Burna Boy and DJ Tunez, claiming that most African men have a toxic mindset towards power.

The artist, while speaking during a livestream, spoke about individuals who tend to resort to violence and intimidation to exert power and dominance.

“Wait, make I talk. Some of you feel say, as an African man, if somebody offends you, you must show say you pass am. You go arrange boys, or you go arrange police, to beat, to do this one. It doesn’t change shit, bro. It doesn’t change shit, so I’m not, me, I don’t be young man before now. It just… you are a fool, if you still believe in all those kind of nonsense,” he stated.

Seun Kuti also stressed the need for an alternative way to resolve conflict, adding that most Africans lack respect for each other which allows normalise violence.

“You are a fool, if you think say to go beat person na show say you get power. You be ode. That’s what make dem dey catch us with that. That lack of value for each other, where we think say, yes, you must destroy an African man, you must insult, you must do your worst to African men. That’s what is f*cking our psyche up. That’s what is f*cking our psyche up. You understand? So I’m not interested in low vibration. Make I tell you wetin dey happen,” he added.