A tweet from Meek Mill went viral on Sunday and the reactions to it are hilarious. In the tweet, the American rapper asked fans in South Africa and Nigeria how they listen to his music.
He posted: “Do a lot of people play my music in South Africa? I remember having on [sic] a big show [there] a few years back…how do you y’all listen to our music in South Africa??? On what platform or in Nigeria?”
What he thought was an innocent tweet has spectacularly seen the galvanization of South Africa and Nigeria. Putting aside their cultural feud for once, fans and non-fans from both countries and beyond hit back at Mill with an avalanche of reactions that were comically barbed.
And although the rapper has posted follow-up tweets to clarify his intention with his earlier post, they seem irrelevant to South Africans and Nigerians coming together over a shared laugh.
Opening with this town crier tweet from @STFUWARLO that received mass support:
“We don’t have any music streaming services in Nigeria. We have this guy he’s the only one that has access to Spotify, he’s a town crier he comes every Friday to perform your songs for us. This is how we listen to your music. I hope this helps.”
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