saintfieldcastro:
Reno Omokri mentioned English people with Yoruba ancestry that won Grammy awards like Sade ADU.

He said 100% Winners of this award with Nigerian ancestry are fully or partially linked to Yoruba.

He forgot that there are Americans and British of Igbo ancestry that have won Grammy awards or its equivalent.

Tyler the creator has Igbo ancestry and won the award two times.
Ne-Yo has Igbo ancestry and won the award 3 times
Fat Tony , another artist with Igbo ancestry has won a similar award.

Tinie Tempah won Brit Awards (Equivalent of Grammy award) many times, and he has Igbo ancestry.
Reno Omokri keeps deceiving his followers with false history

Donaldoni:


All those you mentioned don't bear Igbo names

They are not Igbos!

saintfieldcastro:


Is Whiz Kid a Yoruba name?
Is Seal a Yoruba name?
So because they bear foreign names, they are no longer Igbos, right?

Donaldoni:


They all have proper Yoruba names aside their stages names

But for those ones it's you that is claiming them as Igbos. They dont even know if Igbo exists.

saintfieldcastro:


Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper and record producer.[2] He is one of the founding members of the music collective Odd Future. Okonma has won two Grammy Awards,[3] three BET Hip Hop Awards, a BRIT Award, and a MTV Video Music Award.

From his bio on Wikipedia.


Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.

Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu[1] // ⓘ (born 7 November 1988),[2] better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah),[3] is a British rapper and singer

saintfieldcastro:


Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper and record producer.[2] He is one of the founding members of the music collective Odd Future. Okonma has won two Grammy Awards,[3] three BET Hip Hop Awards, a BRIT Award, and a MTV Video Music Award.

From his bio on Wikipedia.


Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.

Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu[1] // ⓘ (born 7 November 1988),[2] better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah),[3] is a British rapper and singer

Biodun556:
The Southwest of Nigeria must be commended for their cinematic storytelling prowess. Almost 100% of the top ten highest-grossing Nigerian movies have been delivered by directors of Southwest origin. Not only do they dominate in Nollywood, but they also are the cream of Nigeria's music industry, having produced all of Nigeria's Grammy Award winners, including:

Sade Adu (1986), Babatunde Olatunji (1991), Sikiru Adepoju (1991) and Seal (1996), Burna Boy (2021), Wizkid (2021), Temilade Openiyi AKA Tems (2023), and Burna Boy (2021).

The above are either wholly or partially Yoruba.

This vindicates my 2023 post where I said that if the rest of Black Africa can be as true to their indigenous culture as the Yorubas of Nigeria are, their culture will help them dominate the global creative industry.

Let me also congratulate Funke Akindele for smashing the record of not just the highest-grossing Nigerian movie but also establishing a new record as the first movie of Nigerian origin to achieve the two billion Naira box office record. Well done, and may you achieve even more positive historical firsts.

I also call on ivory towers around the world to study Yoruba Omoluabi Lukumi culture to understand why it has such a dominance in the arts and provide lessons on how the cultural practices which led to such creative successes can be replicated in other cultures.

Top Nollywood Movie Directors By Domestic Gross Value

Funke Akindele: ₦2.55bn
Niyi Akinmolayan: ₦1.11b
Kayode Kasum: ₦763.34m
Kemi Adetiba: ₦697.06m
Robert Peters: ₦609.20m
Moses Inwang: ₦499.99m
Biodun Stephen: ₦436.17m
Tope Adebayo: ₦397.97m
Loukman Ali: ₦328.88m
Adebayo Tijjani: ₦278.50m
Omoni Oboli: ₦253.02m
Kunle Afolayan: ₦245.64m
Ramsey Nouah: ₦239.59m
Toka Mcbaror: ₦235.63m
Akay Mason: ₦222.61m

As of 3 Jan 2024. Source
@StatiSense
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FreeStuffsNG:
He is Itsekiri. Besides, he was buttressing one of his old posts on how the indigenous Yoruba package and sell authentic Yotuba stories in music and films then dominates even on global scenes. That's a feat others can learn too
He didn't even mention Yoruba-Saxon Production Inc of David and Jessica Oyelowo that is the darling of Apple Tv

Donaldoni:


I kind of expected this response I pulled your legs

You listed more than these 3 ab initio

Next time don't exaggerate

saintfieldcastro:


No exaggeration;


Fat Tony
Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu[4] or Anthony Lawson Obi (born March 24, 1988),[5][6] better known by his stage name Fat Tony, is a Nigerian-American rapper.[7]

Donaldoni:


Only the first name of the 4(can't remember now) has any meaningful achievement tied to him

saintfieldcastro:


What is Sade ADU, Seal etc doing in the list?

Why didn't he include Tyler the creator, Ne-Yo, Tinie Tempah etc? Because they are Igbos and have won such awards.

saintfieldcastro:

No need arguing with you.
These Artists I mentioned are not millionaires in Naira just like most of Nigerian artists. They're millionaires in Dollar, and have achieved a lot in the music world Even among their peers.

Splashme:
Lol ... Suddenly, Reno be pampering Yorubas like babies. Is all this ethnic profiling really necessary?
.

saintfieldcastro:
Reno Omokri mentioned English people with Yoruba ancestry that won Grammy awards like Sade ADU.

He said 100% Winners of this award with Nigerian ancestry are fully or partially linked to Yoruba.

He forgot that there are Americans and British of Igbo ancestry that have won Grammy awards or its equivalent.

Tyler the creator has Igbo ancestry and won the award two times.
Ne-Yo has Igbo ancestry and won the award 3 times
Fat Tony , another artist with Igbo ancestry has won a similar award.

Tinie Tempah won Brit Awards (Equivalent of Grammy award) many times, and he has Igbo ancestry.
Reno Omokri keeps deceiving his followers with false history

Splashme:
Lol ... Suddenly, Reno be pampering Yorubas like babies. Is all this ethnic profiling really necessary?
.

saintfieldcastro:
Reno Omockery dwells on Nigeria's Artist of a particular genre of music.
What about Gospel Artists and Gospel Music?

There are Nigerians recognized internationally,and have won international awards on gospel music genre.

Gospel Music pays a lot...and Frank Edward is richer than most of these Artists he listed here. Frank Edward is a Multi billionaire, same with Buchi, Samsong, Sinqchi, Mercy Chinwo, and so many others too numerous to mention.

PaChukwudi44:
Reno is suddenly an emergency friend of the yorubas, I will be wary of people who suddenly become friends with me because of political expediency

FreeStuffsNG:
He is Itsekiri. Besides, he was buttressing one of his old posts on how the indigenous Yoruba package and sell authentic Yotuba stories in music and films then dominates even on global scenes. That's a feat others can learn too
He didn't even mention Yoruba-Saxon Production Inc of David and Jessica Oyelowo that is the darling of Apple Tv

PaChukwudi44:
Burna Boy is not a yoruba man clown.

saintfieldcastro:


Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper and record producer.[2] He is one of the founding members of the music collective Odd Future. Okonma has won two Grammy Awards,[3] three BET Hip Hop Awards, a BRIT Award, and a MTV Video Music Award.

From his bio on Wikipedia.


Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.

Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu[1] // ⓘ (born 7 November 1988),[2] better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah),[3] is a British rapper and singer

azzima:

The MAIN QUESTION here should be ...Which one of these "ibos " EVER Publically identified their Tribe to the World UNLIKE their Yoruba counterparts??

Tyler has never mentioned his father as he was raised by his American mother alone.

Neyo ONLY Bear ibo name as his family is from Nevada Las Vegas.

From AJ to Israel adesanya to Wale to David oyelowo to John Boyega to Seal etc, they profess their heritage ANY DAY!

I watched a video of of UK/ibo kids complaining of how their Yoruba counterparts understand their language and culture BETTER than them.

I am a Northerner BUT I love Yoruba Culture well well!