Dare Babalola
Nigerian musician Jaywon has expressed disappointment over Billboard’s exclusion of his 2012 hit song ‘This Year’ from its Best Afrobeats Songs of All-Time list.
Jaywon asserts that the song’s cultural impact surpasses that of the tracks included on the list and notes that both gospel and Afrobeats artists have drawn inspiration from its template.
On his X handle, Jaywon wrote, “‘This Year’ by Jaywon had more viral moments and cultural impact than some tracks Billboard decided to rank.”
“Trending since 2012 and still going strong. Tell me, who else has pulled that off? Hate is inevitable. Year after year, both gospel and Afrobeats acts copy the same vibe, yet we remain unshaken. Cry harder, I said it before, and I’ll say it again…. No song on that list has more cultural impact than #Thisyear by Jaywon!!”
Recall that ‘African Queen’ by 2Face topped Billboard’s recently released Top 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All-Time list.
Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’, Flavour’s ‘Nwa Baby’, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ and CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’ complete the top 5.
