Rapper Fat Joe ignited backlash after saying on his Joe and Jada podcast that “Jamaica started Afrobeats,” despite the genre’s African roots. The comment, made alongside guest Buju Banton, has sparked criticism from Afro‑beat artists and fans, highlighting tensions over cultural ownership in the music scene.
American rapper Fat Joe has sparked controversy after claiming that Afrobeats originated from Jamaica. The rapper made the claim in a recent episode of the Joe And Jada podcast, which featured Jamaican dancehall crooner Buju Banton as a guest. “Jamaica started Afrobeats. Even though everything comes from Africa,” he claimed. Banton failed to correct Joe […] ‘Jamaica started Afrobeats’ – Fat Joe claims