Yeni Kuti refused to pick sides in the Wizkid versus Seun Kuti mess, called Wizkid her close friend, and basically told everyone to stop dragging Fela’s name while Nigeria is supposed to be celebrating him.
How the online fight started
How the online fight started
- The tension kicked off after Seun Kuti went after Wizkid FC.
- Comparisons between Wizkid’s influence and Fela Anikulapo Kuti were what lit the fuse.
- Dragging turned into a week-long back-and-forth instead of cooling down.
- Pressure built until Wizkid finally responded.
- The line about being bigger than Fela flipped the argument into chaos.
- That response pulled the fight out of fan spaces and into full public debate.
- Some blamed Seun for pushing the situation too far.
- Others, including members of Fela’s family, accused Wizkid of disrespect.
- Nigerian celebrities are split down the middle, with no consensus anywhere.
- Yeni Kuti addressed the issue on Your View.
- Staying out of the fight was described as intentional, not avoidance.
- Friendship, not fandom, shaped her response.
- Wizkid was described as a longtime friend and trusted ally.
- History with the Kuti family went back to his early days at the shrine.
- Love for him made trading insults feel pointless to her.
- Public fights were framed as damaging beyond individual egos.
- Nigeria’s image, not just the Kuti family, was said to be at stake.
- Celebrating Fela at the Grammy Awards was positioned as the priority.
- Greatness was framed as unquestionable and already proven.
- Fela’s name, still coming up decades later, was presented as the evidence.
- Attacking a legacy was described as unnecessary and misplaced.
- Living artists were urged to settle their own disputes.
- Fela was described as having completed his journey already.
- Respect, unity, and perspective were the closing notes.
