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“If you stand in front of your mirror and say ‘Essence’ three times, Diamond Platnumz will appear in front of you looking to ‘sample’ more Nigerian music,” read a rant from the decorated music journalist Joey Akan calling out Diamond for stealing Nigeria’s Afrobeat sounds.
Joey has been in the music business for over 10 years and his works have been featured by CNN, The Guardian, DJ Booth, The Fader and Okay Africa.
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