Am talking in terms of infrastructures not military or entertainment.

Firstandonly:
America is till bigger than All those countries u mention, maybe except China. one section from America and Singapore will be like venezuela. entertainment industry America is number 1. technology industry America is one of the best, in terms of military America is the best.

Hahaha let’s say it’s everywhere ,getting Nigerian visa here in China is a big deal,same Nigeria our people wanna run away from.

xandy84:
There are millions of Chinese selling rice in America. I have not been to China before but I can tell you millions of Chinese are dying to get American Visa daily..

Mustsucceed:



Did you just state that America has best military ? Emancipate your self from shackles of ignorance I can't believe you just publicly stated this

Dude, now I can see you just personally have hatred for that country. The U.S has the best military in the world... Or who you wan talk say get military pass? North Korea? Abi na China?

KingAzubuike:

Dude, now I can see you just personally have hatred for that country. The U.S has the best military in the world... Or who you wan talk say get military pass? North Korea? Abi na China?

Honey, we have noticed you now shoo off and get a life.

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Did you just state that America has best military ? Emancipate your self from shackles of ignorance I can't believe you just publicly stated this

So which country has the best military? Tell me ? Don't think of mentioning Russia, China or north Korea. They are kilometres apart. You need to be educated.

KingAzubuike:

The sad truth is that most of those poverty stricken places are dominated by Black's. Africans basically went there to spoil their country for them. Go to white neighborhoods or white dominated state and see the difference. You can die in naija for all you want... Nobody knows you

You are ignorant. In an attempt to sound like you know shhit, you actually displayed how unenlightened you are with this ridiculous untrue comment.

This is a faulty comparison. The equivalent of people like Davido and Wizkid et al in America are the likes of Justin Bieber, Drake, etc. Is Davido richer than Drake, or is Wizkid richer than Justin Bieber abi them wan die? Is P Square richer than P Diddy? Is Tiwa Savage richer than Beyonce or Taylor Swift?

That's how to compare things. You can't compare our well established artistes with upcoming or expired ones in the US.

NNEWIsuper:
all lies, no matter how rich as an individual is and your country is poor and messed up then you're a gonna, at least those American rappers have good health insurance, good roads, good technology and good economy

let one of those Nigerian musicians u mentioned have a serious health crises and see if they won't be flown abroad

bottom line is, no matter how rich you're in this zoo you're still damn poor

They will be flown abroad with their money, and not going out cap in hand or through any emergency fund raising.

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You need to get more enlightened. If China pills out its investment from america ,its economy will crumble .u.s runs to China not vice versa .do you know that holly wood alone is bankroled by Chinese investors behind the scenes ?

Chinese go to other counties like France for vacation they go to us to make money but never to escape "hardship " of their country .the Chinese always look for where to make money and u.s is an opportunity for them not that their life is better .in terms of technology ,economy even security america can't stand next to China

They know their mates

Guy, just respect and behave yourself!

Last and only warning.

frowland:
This is wrong. He mentioned the biggest name in Nigerians music industry and compared it with the general musicians in US. Its baseless. Why dont we say, the top 20 musicians in US vs the top 20 in Nigeria. Lets see how this argument will hold up.

Read my mind..
Like davido and co are richer than Eminem,Lil Wayne,Kany West,Jay z,J Cole, Kendrick Lamar etc... Baseless

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Did you just state that America has best military ? Emancipate your self from shackles of ignorance I can't believe you just publicly stated this

You're the ignorant one. America has the BEST military in the world, by every objective metric. Quit hating.

Igweann979:
nawaooo....I don't understand this kind phrase please translate in Igbo

Nri Echiche

Hedonini:
This is a faulty comparison. The equivalent of people like Davido and Wizkid et al in America are the likes of Justin Bieber, Drake, etc. Is Davido richer than Drake, or is Wizkid richer than Justin Bieber abi them wan die? Is P Square richer than P Diddy? Is Tiwa Savage richer than Beyonce or Taylor Swift?

That's how to compare things. You can't compare our well established artistes with upcoming or expired ones in the US.

Your last statement tho, you're so funny. I just dey laff here to your comment. But seriously, what Akon is trying to let people know is that, what glitters ain't normally gold

It's because this guys don't pay tax for those cars... Shior

jowhyte:
Coming from a star who has seen music from the o other side of the world. I think he knows what he is saying

sure he does.

sparog:
I told some people this sometimes ago and it lead to an argument

even me too. I told some people that small doctor is richer than Jay Z and they almost smoked me

KingAzubuike:
That's true because there are thousands upon thousands of street and gangster rappers in the U.S. davido and co surely get money pass all those ones but if we dey talk about the elite rappers, an unknown davido and his cohorts no go even enter top 1000.

CC geezynoni

You know pass Akon abi

Gassa007:

You know pass Akon abi

Dude, will you even accept Nigerian artistes are the masters of living fake lives .

SarkinYarki:
Very true ,

Same Akon that said Africa is better than America. Akon is on an African self esteem and feel good mission. He saying what he wants to believe. Soon he will say Naira is better than dollars.

[quote author=sparog post=78228504]I told some people this sometimes ago and it lead to an argument


I think he is talking o their 3rd 4th 5th.... class rappers, not the popular ones we all know...Why compare African (continental) best with USA (country) 3uid 4th class?

True talk,,,Dm me for shooting of your musical videos and management,,, IG:@gozmoprime

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Learn to be matured we are all having back to back discussion so what's the essence of stating "you can die" ....its not Bout you ,dear learn to make it about others .

Grow up or at least pretend to

na mumu. Like people dont die in America.There are more people dying annually in America than Nigeria. The idiot should check his stats

seunfly:
It is not about music alone, most things people sees in America as the best are not true in reality, American police are worst than SARS, they sees themselves like Rambo, security in American is nothing to write home about too many things wrong over there but they report that we are the bad one, we lack security, we are poor etc unfortunately we have allow that to get into our head and we are heading towards who they told us we are.

The real society we should have emulated are Japanese, Chinese, Australians, Germans, Koreans etc those are real healthy society not the fake Hollywood society we wants to copy.

the bolded part of ur comment is very profound.

i say this as someone that has lived in both societies.

It is true America is better than Nigeria but the United States is overhyped. In most cases it is even a shithole. America is just there

seunfly:
It is not about music alone, most things people sees in America as the best are not true in reality, American police are worst than SARS, they sees themselves like Rambo, security in American is nothing to write home about too many things wrong over there but they report that we are the bad one, we lack security, we are poor etc unfortunately we have allow that to get into our head and we are heading towards who they told us we are.

The real society we should have emulated are Japanese, Chinese, Australians, Germans, Koreans etc those are real healthy society not the fake Hollywood society we wants to copy.

What's it with the s, s.... you keep adding (they sees themselves, wants to copy)
No finish your s ohh

otipoju:


You still dont get it. Its not just rappers. Its a cultural thing. Most Americans make more money than Nigerians but they have a deeply ingrained mindset of spending their entire pay cheque and live from weekly pay day to pay day.

I once asked my colleague an african american why he would go and spend all his pay cheque at the strip club throwing one dollar bills to a female shaking booty, that if i do such ill feel like a slowpoke....all he said was " you gotta feed the birds".

Most of them get paid on thursday. By monday they are broke and begging you for money to fill their tank so they can come to work.

So making money is not the problem...keeping it is it. Plus they have a system that is designed to take all you earned and leave you to the barest. My own monthly expense on bills alone is roughly $2,500 every month.

Now i used to get irritated by their bad spending habit until i looked at them from a more empathetic angle.

They are descended from ancestors who where slaves for many generations. Up until like 1865,as slaves they did not earn any money, could not plan for the future cause there was none for them. They could not buy land, own property nor leave any inheritance for their children...Do i have any justification to blame them for living a life like there is no tommorrow?


Bro these things are deeper than the surface. While they may not be in chains right now, their minds are still not accustomed to the thought patterns that a mind that was never enslaved is easily capable of.

Each time i sit with any african american...i try to tell them that in spite of the sheet going on around them, opportunities unknown and only dreamed of in many places in the world surround them and they should take advantage.

You are a wise man. I did a very exhaustive research on American slavery and I was shocked at the horror done to this people. No other group of people has differed this same kind of evil in the world in the past 1000years not even Jewish Holocaust of 1939.


Ever since then I don't talk bad about African Americans and other diaspora Africans in the Caribbean and Brazil.

The effect of slavery will continue to many of there generations to come. S

Studyinchina200:
Hahaha let’s say it’s everywhere ,getting Nigerian visa here in China is a big deal,same Nigeria our people wanna run away from.

Why is it a big deal...
There quite a lot of Chinese in nigeria...
Illiterate ones at that....

ogbonti:
All those wey.wan.travel abroad by fire by force, hope una dey listen?

Work hard in naija, believe in yourself and don't waste your life trying to do or be something you know nothing about

Most abroad life is fake, it's a dream, it's make believe!!!!

shut up there. Mumu

May God help us.

NNEWIsuper:
all lies, no matter how rich as an individual is and your country is poor and messed up then you're a gonna, at least those American rappers have good health insurance, good roads, good technology and good economy

let one of those Nigerian musicians u mentioned have a serious health crises and see if they won't be flown abroad

bottom line is, no matter how rich you're in this zoo you're still damn poor

I'm the feelin of a millionaire spendin a hundred grand
I'm a poor man's dream.......
From Nas song, 'nas is like'


Akon was talking about material things not government institutions or facilities.
Or are u saying American artists buy roads and hospitals?
The other day, we read on nairaland how tekno went to visit his dentist outside the country. That is what good money does. Makes u escape the hardship and gets u real material things.
Ur last statement ain't true too bro.
When u have even a hundred grand to waste ull understand.