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The Digest:

American rapper Fat Joe has claimed on the Joe & Jada podcast that he forced Nigerian singer BNXN (formerly known as Buju) to change his name to avoid market confusion with Jamaican legend Buju Banton. Fat Joe said he dissed the Nigerian artist on TV in 2022, saying: "There's only one Buju Banton." Meanwhile, Buju Banton shared the personal roots of his name. Nigerian fans have pushed back, highlighting BNXN's massive success with nearly 2 billion Spotify streams.

Key Points:
  • BNXN rebranded from Buju to BNXN following the controversy.
  • Nigerian fans argue BNXN's success speaks for itself.
  • The podcast also drew fire for Fat Joe's claim that Jamaica started Afrobeats.
  • Afrobeats is widely recognised as originating in Nigeria and Ghana in the early 2000s.
  • BNXN has hits like 'Captain' and billions of streams globally.

Nigerian music fans have rejected Fat Joe's claims about both BNXN's name change and the origins of Afrobeats.

Sources: X / Hypetribe

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