Habeeb Okikiola, the controversial Nigerian artiste popularly often known as Moveable, has declared himself the brand new Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Thought of the king of Afrobeat, Kuti was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist and Pan-Africanist. He died in 1997.
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On the newest episode of the Bae U Barbi present, Moveable mentioned his followers gave him the title “new child Fela” and he took that under consideration.
'I’ve not given myself the title 'New child Fela'. My followers gave it to me. You realize I’ve a variety of followers, my followers obtained me so far. Usually it’s a must to be courageous, a lion is just not afraid to stroll alone,” he mentioned.
To those that nonetheless name him an rising musician, the singer mentioned there isn’t a celebrity greater than him in Nigeria proper now.
“Which celebrity are you aware who is larger than me in Nigeria? I'm the one they're speaking about now: a musician who's trending. My speak is trending, my lingo is trending, my strikes are trending, my garments are trending.
“Final yr I used to be upcoming, this yr I’m additionally upcoming. I will probably be there every single day. Every single day with new glory. New child Fela. Yearly is my yr,” he mentioned.
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Moveable rose to fame after contributing to the music “ZaZoo Zehh” with rapper Olamide and dancer Poco Lee.
Throughout his early part of fame, he turned identified for calling out his enterprise companions on social media for scamming him on enterprise offers.
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