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The Beginning of Falz

Amid the controversy that has trailed ‘Moral Instructions’, no one has bestowed upon Falz hopelessness

Eke Jude
Jan 14, 2019
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Falz has said what Nigerians need to do is to develop a selfless spirit.
Falz has said what Nigerians need to do is to develop a selfless spirit.

Falz is Falz, not Fela. And if we leave it at that, the truth would have been served, but not the entire dish. The sanguine comparison to the Afrobeats legend is less about replacing Abami Eda than it is about recognizing this society’s next prophet. Fela is a metaphor, for a lot of…

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