3 Reasons Why I'm Shocked When People Forget Styl-Plus in Afrobeats - TUNDE

Nigerian musician Tunde, part of the very popular 90s and early 2000s Nigerian group, Styl Plus, is talking about the group's contribution to Afrobeats and why he feels they as a group often get left out during the conversations around Afrobeats. During his new interview with the Afrobeats Podcast, Tunde spoke about feeling overlooked as well as explained the different reasons why the group is so important in Afrobeats history. Here's what Tunde had to say.

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During the interview, Tunde was asked "With what Afrobeats has become now, the good thing is Styl Plus, you guys still look like you're in your teenage years. Basically, where do you see Styl Plus in today's music? In today's atmosphere?" to which he responded:

TUNDE (STYL PLUS): Before I even talk about where Styl Plus is going, you know it quite shocks me when they talk about afro beat and they skip our name. Because before then, we had people but um Plantation boys wasn't Afrobeats, it was more of R&B. And then we came with Olufunmi which is not R&B, that's Afrobeats. Check the the beat itself, it's not R&B, it's Afrobeats.

And then they start talking about pioneers, yeah people actually paved the way for us just like we paved the way for others. Because first, we were the first independent record label that broke into the market in Nigeria. Because everybody was under somebody: was it Dove Records, Ebony, Ivory Music, Kennis Music, all of them. But we came as Independent Artists. We were the first crew that even had the crew idea before Mo Hits came.

We were the first crew that started giving credits to our producers. Did you hear anybody mentioning their producers in the songs before us? So these things have to be said. If you don't know where you're coming from, you can't know where you're going.

So I'm thankful that we did songs that can stand test of time because the truth is a whole lot of people want us to go away but the songs will never go away. So when you want us away, the songs will remind you that we are still here and we are going to be here.

Nobody knows tomorrow. I believe if we all come back together to do something, it's going to resonate with the hardcore fans.

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