I jokingly replied to this the other day, but I haven't been able to get it out of my mind because as someone who has spent an enormous amount of time isolated and disconnected from corporate life and has experienced this myself, I do actually have some serious tips. A thread.
I'm neither a music journalist nor an Afrobeats specialist. What I do have is the ability to do research and spot patterns.
Patterns like how EVERY SINGLE TIME a new export product emerges from Nigeria, it takes a maximum of 20 years for it to end up fully controlled by the same group of American muzungus.
Oil & Gas - Controlled by them from the start
Agric commodities - Controlled by them from the start
Nollywood - Developed independently and built out a vast global market and ingenious distribution system by itself. Today, it is somehow completely hostage to Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube.
Afrobeats - Similar growth story to Nollywood. Now dominated by Lucian Grainge and his new army of male and female 'Afrobeats' artists who look like racially ambiguous K-pop idols.
Outsourcing and Freelancing - Somehow Nigeria doesn't have a single major indigenous BPO provider despite having Africa's deepest a
nd most sought-after talent pool. Market control has ended up in the hands of Andela and Microsoft.
Everytime you people build something, an American muzungu with dollars materialises out of thin air and ends up taking it easy from you either to completely monopolise it and ensure you get zero value from it, or to park it on a shelf somewhere.
If you're cursed with the deadly ability to recognise patterns, you will spot a pattern of predatory behaviour.
But if not, then it's just a coincidence and anyone who notices it is a conspiracy theorist who is jealous of your special relationship with your muzungu dollar blesser.
Samahani kaka.
White People Control Nigeria’s Music Industry
Does Afrobeats sound bland lately?
The Spearhead founder @DavidHundeyin says white people have hijacked the industry that sprung up in his native Nigeria.
Drop us a comment if you’re tired of the foreign takeover of African cultural products and natural resources.
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@Cooleasymoney62@NoahRyanCo Coming up with a framework like this is a genius Idea... Over here , I didn't planned it around goals or milestones but I did my yearly breakdown of my life in view of my 10yrs plan that'll begoth another one from the result.
@Guddycyber@sepril23NG don't be shy , say the word loudly "GREED" ....and that's for some human beings, not everyone is capable of falling into a scam.
Elephant in the room: addressed
Bush: beaten around
Ducks: in a row
What belongs to Ceaser: taken
Bigger fish: fried
Long story: shortened
Two birds: stoned
Worms: caught
Eggs: in many baskets
Beans :spilled
Strings: pulled
Me: on thin ice
Ace: up my sleeves
Horses: held
Grass: touched
Affairs: in order
Wrong tree: barked up
Cake: eaten and had another
The smartphone really revolutionized the waiting room. Oh I get 20 minutes to look at my phone? Don’t mind if I do. The only problem is sometimes when I’m looking at my phone at home my home starts to feel like a waiting room and I realize it is and I’m just waiting to die