Lasmid Owusu Nathaniel, professionally known as Lasmid recently touted himself as the biggest artiste in Ghana presently in a radio interview.
The young man was hosted in the studios of Accra FM where he suggested that he’s ahead of mainstream and evergreen acts such as Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, and others.
Although he did not mention anyone’s name, he said his style is unique and that has made him a hot cake as his songs have dominated digital streaming platforms.
The ‘Friday Night’ crooner said his statement is not in any way designed to belittle anyone but judging from his meteoric rise in the industry, he believes he has what it takes to hold that bragging right.
Besides, a lot of fans subscribe to this belief and accord him reverence as such.
It’s against this background that rapper Kwaw Kesse has clarified that Lasmid is not a pedestal where he can comfortably make this claim.
He admitted the youngster has the biggest song at the moment but not the best in the meantime.
Similarly, Nigerian iconic singer, songwriter, and performer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burnaboy, has made it known that his style of music is Afrofusion and not Afrobeats.
The Grammy award-winning artist is often referred to as an Afrobeats artist, but during the latest episode of The Million Dollar Worth of Game podcast, the singer made it clear that just because the music genre comes from Africa, doesn’t automatically make it Afrobeats.
In terms of why he is an Afrofusion artist, the PH-born singer bases his claim on the premise of creating music that fuses everything, with Afro-Africanness being the most important component.
He also stated that African music has so many genres and generalizing it all as Afrobeats is a “disservice to other artists” in other genres. He said: