“You Don’t Own Igbo Culture!”- KCee Claps Back At Flavour Over Plagiarism Claim

Nigerian singer Kingsley Okonkwo, better known as KCee, has replied to his colleague, Flavour for shading him over his new music.
In recent trend, Flavour who was not pleased with the rate of plagiarism in the Nigerian music industry publicly voiced his displeasure.

It was reported some days back that Flavour had thrown shade at KCee. He shared a simple  post calling out KCee for copying him. Though he didn’t mention his name, it was obvious, he was referring to him.

Flavour took to his X handle and simply expressed that plagiarism is becoming too much in Nigeria.

In his words, he simply wrote:

“Copy copy Akaria”

This didn’t digest well with Kcee, who boldly replied to him on his X handle.

One social media user, identified as Maria Use Nwachi, alleged that Flavour wasn’t happy with KCee and his elder brother, E-Money, because they did something a bit desperate. He revealed that Flavour and Phyno did a song with Theresa Onuoha, and immediately, KCee learned of it; he allegedly went to do a song with her and scheduled a date of release before that of Phyno and Flavour.

Another had claimed that KCee was fond of sampling Flavour’s song.

Now replying to him on Monday night, KCee told the singer to stop trying to gatekeep Igbo culture as he isn’t a custodian. KCee noted how he has been in the game before him and it belongs to everyone. He reminded Flavour that he doesn’t owe any genre of music as he made him know that his music celebrates his heritage.

“I’ve never been the type to go head to head, but I’m calling out this bullshit because I won’t be disrespected…

No way… I’ve come too far for anyone to downplay my sweats and hard work

HELL NO!!!!”.

“Stop trying to gatekeep Igbo culture. You’re not a Custodian.
I’ve been in this game before you
It belongs to all.
You don’t own this genre of music.
My music celebrates our heritage, and I won’t apologize.
In an ocean of things that matter. You’re like a needle.

Get that right”.

“BRO!!!!!! We are not on the same level

Pick your Battles carefully”.

This isn’t the first time KCee has been accused of copying people’s music. Early this year, a fan of Olamide’s record label, YBNL had called out KCee for sampling Olamide and Asake’s “Amapiano” in his song. The fan noted how Olamide had always been elevating Igbo artists as she bragged about his extraordinary influence on them.