“The White people are in the ghetto, the black ones are the richest in South Africa” – Akon confessed on a podcast.
The ‘Oh Africa’ crooner made the assertion while featuring on the Drink Champs podcast co-hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ EFN.
He claimed that more billionaires are being made in Nigeria than anywhere in the world.
Akon further shared that his favourite food is Jollof rice while pointing out the difference between Nigerian, Senegalese, Ghanaian, and Liberian Jollof Rice.
On his contributions to the international exportation of Afrobeats, Akon stated that he has been in Lagos as early as 2007 connecting with Nigerian music.
Listeners will recall that Akon famously collaborated with Nigerian megastar dup P-Square in 2012 for the remix of their hit single ‘Chop My Money’. He also collaborated with Wizkid whom he also signed to his Konvict Music label.
Akon, however, admitted that there are a few “bad apples” tarnishing the image of the country.
He said, “This could be debatable, but the Nigerians are the smartest people on the planet. I promise you, there is nobody more smarter than a Nigerian. Of course, there is a few bad apples that came out. They [the bad apples] are extremely smart. But they put their intelligence all in wrong place.
“If they were to gear that towards something more positive or productive… Because the ones that did, there’s more billionaires being made in Nigeria than anywhere in the world.”
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