Key Points
- Rexxie says many older stars promote newcomers who will not rival them. He calls it a clear pattern.
- He notes threatening talents often get slow support from those same seniors. He asks fans to “reason am.”
- His post joins wider talks about gatekeeping in Afrobeats. Industry followers say the topic stays sensitive.
Award-winning producer Rexxie (Ezeh Chisom) has sparked a fresh talk about how Nigerian music elders choose who to uplift. He thinks some senior artistes only give platforms to young acts who will not disturb their own space.
His take lands in the same week Nasboi questions Wizkid’s music sense, so the mood online was already tense about power and taste.
What Rexxie noticed
In a post on X, the “Big Vybz” hitmaker said it “feels like our OGs know what they are doing.” He wrote that they “easily promote talents that don’t look like competition to them.” He then begged fans, “Before you crucify me, reason am.”
Rexxie did not name any artiste. That choice makes the note broad. It leaves room for readers to plug in names from their own corner of the scene.
The producer’s view is that support is often strategic, not random. To him, co-signs go first to artistes who sound different from the OG or work in a lane that will not overlap.
Why his comment matters
Rexxie is not an outsider in this chat. He has built hits for street-pop stars and has seen how a single shout-out from a big act can change a young act’s stream counts in hours.
His line also touches an old fear among younger producers: will an A-list act promote them if their work looks too sharp, too current, or too close to what the star sells?
The broader Afrobeats audience has debated this “gatekeeping” idea for years. We have seen similar energy in posts like Mr Jollof accuses Wizkid, where fans rush to defend their fave or attack critics.
Rexxie tried to soften his tone by adding that final line, “reason am.” That shows he did not want a war with any camp. He was asking for thought, not a cancel drive.
Still, comments like his can make older acts defensive. No star wants to look like they are blocking a rich, young talent pool. Many of them like to say Afrobeats must stay “one love.”
For now, the post has done what posts like this do. It has got producers, managers, and fans asking who truly got a push because they were good, and who got it because they were safe.
