Rapper Wale defends spraying daughter with money

Posted at 17:40

Nigerian-American rapper Wale has hit back at those who have criticised him for showering his daughter with money at her birthday party.

"That's just a little bit of that ignorance you get in this country [the US] sometimes, for other cultures. I'm used to it," he told US entertainment site TMZ.

"You've just got to respect other people's traditions on all levels before you speak on it. I'm proud of where I come from. That's just what we do, that's all I knew from when I was growing up," Wale added.

Money spraying is a widespread phenomenon at some Nigerian parties and celebrations, says Bola Mosuro of BBC Focus on Africa radio:

"Some like it, some don't," she says.

"It's used as a way to show love and appreciation for the celebrant, their parents or even musicians playing at the party.

"Most people use $1 bills, sometimes it's lower denomination Naira [Nigeria's currency], but generally people aren't using large amounts of money.

"In some people's eyes it is sometimes done in a vulgar way, and recently a video went viralshowing a couple tossing money in a way that many deemed excessive.

"A minority have been said to use spraying machines, but on the whole most would do it discretely by placing the notes on the body.

"Ultimately it's a matter of choice," Bola explains.

And speaking of party traditions, one of Wale's best known songs reinterprets the West African party classic, Bunny Mack's Let Me Love You:

https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCAfrica/status/892439875382915072

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Wale speaking about the criticism.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgcMyVcS9J4

Wale - My Sweetie (cover of Sierra Leonian legend Bunny Mac's song).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bZTZ_y7Tjw


Bunny Mack - Let Me Love You


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_8Jj2rkcv4

naptu2:
Wale - My Sweetie (cover of Sierra Leonian legend Bunny Mac's song).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bZTZ_y7Tjw


Bunny Mac - Let Me Love You


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_8Jj2rkcv4

Naptu2... Thanks a lotttttttttttttttttt. I remember this song. My dad was always playing it. Uncle grandpa Naptu2

Wale did a good one on the remake. Wow!

But why are people pained

why wont they insult you when you cant buy money sprayer like emoney

Some people are becoming so jobless these days! Can't a man spray his daughter money again?!

Lol

His life.

Online life stalkers can go to hell.

Haba Wale !!!!! You seff know spraying money = stripper = strip club you know how they think
But anyway ppl should mind their biz .. if He was in Nigeria they embrace that

folashade96:
their is nothing we will not see on Nl

Hian!

Your money

Your business

Is it their money

By the way where is evans money

. Oyibo people and their wahala ehn
SMH
infact i dunno what to say

Why the hating??

You can take a Yoruba out of Nigeria, but you cannot take the Yoruba out of him.

Black man and materialsm like 5 and 6

I thought americans call it making it Rain

Wherever they are...


That owambe spirit follows them.
100% ratchet

Is it ur money?

Wale reping

Meeya22:
But why are people pained

Displays like this are considered low class in the US. Money is a personal issue, not something to be put on display so openly. The only people who get money thrown at them are strippers/prostitutes.

I am so happy with Wale...did he js called Americans ignorant & praised Nigeria Yay!

Is this news

Father's love is awesome.

The way he used the word "tradition"........ I wonder

He's Nigerian, its in his DNA.

I just bought tecno l9plus ..
Spray me with likes also.