Bill Gates, who is currently in Nigeria, opened up on the popularity of Nigerian music while sharing his thoughts on Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy.
Billionaire and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, who is currently in Nigeria following the inauguration of the president of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, shared his thoughts on what he thought of afrobeats, also mentioning the popularity of Africa's biggest stars, Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy.
The billionaire revealed that his daughter, when she heard of his visit to Nigeria, had been excited, mentioning that he would get to see some of the biggest stars in Burna Boy and Rema. The billionaire mentioned that he did not know who the two acts were as the last time he had visited Nigeria, the artists who were dominating the airwaves then had been Davido and Wizkid.
He said:
You're lucky because you get to see Burna Boy and Rema, so I had to look them up...because I'm so 'hip'. But I remember the last time I was here, I got to see Davido & Wizkid perform.
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This revelation has sparked different reactions on social media as many could not help but feel as though this statement had also shed more light on the new and old cat debate on social media.
Here are some of the reactions below:
Bill Gates basically said (without shades) that Burna Boy and Afro beats are not widely known and have to be looked up on Google when mentioned, unlike Davido and Wizkid who are readily known and acknowledged worldwide.
— Maxvayshia Havertz™ 🇳🇬🇦🇺 (@maxvayshia) June 21, 2023
A rich Cat describing new cat and old cat. Crazy 😪
Bill Gates said the last time in Nigeria some years ago, he watched Davido & Wizkid cos they were the trending musicians then.
— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) June 21, 2023
But now, his children asked him to meet Burna Boy & Rema.
From the above, we can deduce the new & old cats from one of the Billionaires in the world.
What Bill Gates said about Burna Boy, Davido, Rema, and Wizkid will bring back new cats and old cats rogbodiyan again.
— Uncle AJ (@UNCLE_AJALA) June 21, 2023
Bill Gates said the last time in Nigeria some years ago, he watched Davido & Wizkid cos they were the trending musicians then.
— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) June 21, 2023
But now, his children asked him to meet Burna Boy & Rema.
From the above, we can deduce the new & old cats from one of the Billionaires in the world.
Davido vindicated ! Bill Gates settles the cats arguments.
— Tolu (@tolujy) June 21, 2023
Davido & Wizkid = Big cats
Burna boy & Rema = New cats
Case closed. https://t.co/CVaSdnMUs4
Watch the interview here:
Why I decided to do a research on Burna boy and not Davido or Wizkid — Billionaire Bill Gates.
— NOTJUSTOK (@NOTJUSTOK) June 21, 2023
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