"Almost everything you see in the US today was copied from Africa and modified. We just need to rebrand Africa and change the way the world sees Africa." -Akon
"The number one branders in the universe is the United States. They made the United States seem like it's the best place in the world to be, it's the land of the freę, home of the brave, then I go there to chãse my dreams. We Africans have to be able to tell our own stories, directors, filmmakers, entertainers and the press have to take it as a responsibility to redefine how people think about Africa.
I can tell you that in Chicago right now, there's more people dyîng than it was in the books I read but you'll never see that in any book or movie. There's alot of things that is happening in the US that they'll never let you see because they choose to show you what they want you to see and make a good name for their nation.
No one puts their family business out to the stréets and that's exactly what the US does. But the we have in Africa is when something happens, the media and press is quick to put out the negatîve part of the story.
Like in Kenya for instance that I know of 2 terrorîsts attãcks but the media painted it to look like Kenya is at wâr and now people will be afraid of going to Kenya. In that same year, there was over 25000 terrorîst attãcks in the US but you only see of 5% of them in the media. The images that they're showing of Africa in the Western World is historical images way before civilization. This is when they was still battlîng with spęars like time of Shaka-zulu.
But then when you look at the US, they're showing Superman, Batman and others. Where's our own African superman? Shaka-zulu should be a superhero today so our kids can watch! We have to tell our own stories like I mean even Jesus is whîte. But then if we try to say that Jesus isn't whîte, you won't agree because it's what your parents to taught you and you'll never look at them like lîars. Your mother and father taught you that because that's what their parents taught them too, and that's what the US want us to know. Our history books are written by whîtemen to suite what they want the world to think of Africa.
We Africans have to teach our kids about our own ancestors and the great things that they've accomplished. It's gonna be the job of directors, filmmakers and entertainers to narrate that story. This younger generation we kinda figured it out because now when you look at hip hop in the US, every rapper is rich. They flaunt, luxurious cars, big mansions, nice girls and all of that. And then when the video is over, they getting their phones and call the uber. They don't even any of those things that you see on TV but they've made you to believe they do.
But then you go to Nigeria, you've got Wizkid, P-Square, Davido and all these guys driving Bentleys, Lamborghinis, Ferraris and living in mansions actually own those things. If I say it now Africans won't believe but Nigerian artist are way richer than these US rappers. I've been there and that's why I keep saying this all the time that Africa is better than America." - Akon
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Kendrick Lamar released 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' two years ago today 💿
• Eligible for 2x platinum
• 2.5b+ streams on Spotify
• Kendrick's fourth #1 album
• Every song charted on Billboard
• 5th biggest rap opening day of all time
• 3rd most streamed rap album of 2022
• 7th biggest first-week sales of the decade
• Won 'Rap Album Of The Year' at the GRAMMYS
What are your thoughts on the album now?
Big Zulu bought her whole stock so that she can go sleep at home since it's mothers day, this woman froze in disbelief and I get her
This is what happens when you're not used to people being kind to you, may your pocket never run dry Nkabi 🤍 @BigZulu_ZN
If you have just discovered the genius called Kendrick Lamar and you don't know which album to listen to; to understand him more, watch Good kid, M.A.A.D City. I said watch it, coz it feels like you are watching a movie. Don't skip, listen to every track. Enjoy the movie...
STOP SAYING PEOPLE DON'T OWE EACH OTHER ANYTHING!!!
we owe each other community.
we owe each other love.
we owe each other safety.
we owe each other support.
individualism is destroying us.