"It is disrespectful to compare Psquare to Seun Kuti": Nigerian comedian Klinton Cod declares

"It is disrespectful to compare Psquare to Seun Kuti": Nigerian comedian Klinton Cod declares

  • Famous social media comedian Klinton Cod weighed in on the viral feud between the Nigerian musicians Psquare Okoye and Seun Kuti
  • The skit maker believes that comparing Seun Kuti to the Okoyes, who have built their brand from scratch without the influence of anyone, is a grave insult
  • The online rib cracker’s statement about Fela’s legacy influencing Seun’s career garnered a range of conflicting reactions from netizens

Famous online comedian Klinton Cod has involved himself in the feud between the Afrobeats duo Psquare and Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti.

The comedian took to Twitter to give his two cents on the social media uproar between the opposing parties that ruled the headlines of Wednesday, February 8.

Psquare, Klinton Cod, Seun Kuti
Comedian Klinton Cod has weighed in on the Psquare vs Seun Kuti saga. Credit: @psquareworld, @klintoncod, @bigbirdkuti
Source: Instagram

Klinton Cod, in his statement, revealed that it didn’t make any sense to compare the Okoyes (Peter and Paul) to a man who solely built on his father’s pan-African legacy.

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"Somebody comparing Psquare to a guy whose achievement in life is his father’s name, make una dey fear God sha."

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See his post below:

Social media users react to his remark

 just_1_bam:

"Wetin happen to your own papa name?"

twofatbackwoods:

"Seun Kuti has a Grammy nomination sha, Psquare hasn’t even released any worthy album in his life."

brighteazi:

"Can y’all tell me what psquare has archive or the impact they have in music industry. Y’all are just so supporting what is not right."

kingcokes:

"These people don’t know Seun is an icon in his own rights?? Do you know he tours the world & people come out in numbers?"

user_not_found463:

"Now I know why they hate on Davido’s success… Na dem."

babo_2k18:

"At this point I’m voting tinubu cos W*F!!!! We can all clearly see now that igbo people are our problem, they are only supporting OBI because he’s an igbo… God puniiishhhh."

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Psquare’s Peter slams Fela’s son Seun, calls Afrika Shrine local

The online quarrel started after Seun Kuti had slammed Peter Obi, Mr P's presidential candidate in the 2023 election, as an opportunist.

In reaction to this, Peter Okoye called Seun Kuti a failed musician who is only riding on his father's glory.

However, Mr. P seemed to have gone too far when he called Fela's legacy, the Afrika Shrine, a local place where people go to smoke hemp.

Source: Legit.ng

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Chinasa Afigbo (Editor) Chinasa Afigbo is a pop culture/music journalist and content writer with over four years of experience in other mainstream media organisations, including Vanguard Media and Guardian Life. She holds a degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). She also moved on to pursue courses in writing & media communications. Chinasa has also been published in other Intl journals, like The African Report. Reach her at: chinasa.afigbo@corp.legit.ng.