During the recent Headies Awards ceremony, Nigerian singer Rema subtly took a dig at his senior counterpart, Burna Boy. 

This comes in the wake of Burna Boy’s recent assertion that 90 percent of Afrobeat songs lack depth and substance. Burna Boy emphasized that the genre primarily focuses on creating a lively and enjoyable atmosphere. 

Additionally, he pointed out that many Nigerian and African artists lack authentic life experiences, which, in his view, contributes to the perceived lack of depth in the Afrobeats genre.

During his acceptance speech on Sunday, Rema who defeated Burna Boy to win “African Artiste Of the Year” at Headies 2023 Awards, took a veiled dig at the “Last Last” crooner for his controversial statement.

Rema emphasized that regardless of what Burna Boy chooses to label Afrobeats, they would all come together at Afrobeats award shows, emphasizing unity in the genre.

“Be it Afro Rave or Afro anything. We go all jam for Afrobeats award,” he said.