American singer Swae Lee clarifies Amapiano tweet following criticisms (Video)

Amapiano is defining the Nigerian music industry since its entrance into the mainstream in 2020 and since then, it has delivered multiple hits and heralded the rise of artists like Asake and Seyi Vibez.

On July 11, 2023, American singer Swae Lee to his Twitter account to share his excitement about getting on the Amapiano sound after recently visiting Nigeria. In the tweet, the hitmaker added a Nigerian tweet next to the word “Amapiano” and this cause an uproar on Twitter with South Africans calling him out for what they considered to be an attempt to credit Nigeria for the genre.

Wait till y’all hear Swae Lee on Amapiano 🇳🇬

— Swae Lee Lee Swae (@SwaeLee) July 11, 2023

After hours of heavy criticism from South Africans, Swae Lee has taken to his Twitter account to share a video clarifying the tweet while also making it clear that he never intended to cause a battle between Nigerians and South Africans over who owns Amapiano.

In the video, Swae Lee shared that he was specifically introduced to Amapiano by Nigerians. The American singer reveals that he has the utmost respect for the originators and his tweet was to express his excitement by Amapiano which he interacted with while in Nigeria.

Swae World Peace 🇿🇦🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/72LpvMry74

— Swae Lee Lee Swae (@SwaeLee) July 11, 2023

Swae Lee further shared that he has an Amapiano record on the way while also calling for Africans from all over the continent not to take his tweet or the music the wrong way.