Veteran Nigerian music producer Samklef has made a bold claim regarding being the creator of the Afrobeats sound.
Samklef took to his Twitter page to praise himself as the creator of Afrobeats and also stating he is one of the reasons the music genre has gone international.
The music producer declared that he should be respected while he’s alive. He tweeted;
I’m one of the reason why afrobeats is international today. I created the sound. Respect me. I still dey alive.
— SAMKLEF (@SAMKLEF) March 6, 2021