Seun Kuti also wondered how artistes with less than two hit songs are wealthier than him who has been touring for 20 years
By Kehinde Okeowo
Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti has insisted that the source of wealth of some of his colleagues in the Nigerian music industry is questionable.
He made this known during a recent Instagram Live session, where he argued that their enormous wealth could not have come from musical earnings.
Kuti also wondered how artistes with less than two hit songs are wealthier than him who has been touring for 20 years.
Speaking via his verified social media page, he said: “I have been touring for over 20 years, and I’m only just building my first house. Where is the music money coming from? Musician never get two songs, he don buy Lamborghini and G-wagon. Where’s this music money coming from?”
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In recent recent times, Nigerian artistes have come out to boast that the Nigerian music industry is lucrative.
Popular rapper, Shallipopi in a recent interview claimed there’s so much money in the music industry, stressing that his financial breakthrough came after dropping a few hits.
His position was supported by fellow singer, Portable who asserted that there’s more money in the music industry than rituals, fraud and football.
