BNXN has responded sharply to American rapper Fat Joe after the latter claimed on a podcast that Afrobeats originated in Jamaica. Fat Joe also asserted that the Nigerian artist formerly known as Buju changed his stage name as a tribute to Jamaican dancehall, a claim BNXN dismissed as misinformed. The Nigerian singer rejected the narrative, stressing that his name change had no connection to Jamaican music culture. He urged Fat Joe to educate himself on the roots of Afrobeats, a genre that originated in Nigeria and has grown globally through the work of Nigerian artists. BNXN did not provide further commentary on the podcast's other claims but made clear his disapproval of the inaccurate statements.
Fat Joe claims Afrobeats came from Jamaica while simultaneously misrepresenting BNXN's name change as a homage to a foreign genre. BNXN, born in Nigeria and active in Nigeria's music scene, built his identity independent of Jamaican influence. The suggestion that his rebranding ties to another country's culture overlooks the facts of his career. Nigerians creating homegrown art continue to face erasure when global figures rewrite their narratives.
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