By Felicia Odom 5.4.2026
Afrobeats singer Stanley Omah Didia a.k.a Omah Lay said lack of creativity might soon doom the genre that is taking the world of music by storm.
Omah lay who was speaking during an interview said his colleagues were now more focused on making commercial gains rather than create something extraordinary.
” The thing that I fear for Afrobeats, Nigerian music, is drifting towards a place where n+ggas are not putting in so much effort in the art anymore, and that is also hurting my culture,” said Omah Lay.
“People are just really playing with music these days and not digging into the sound, trying to improve the craft and the whole creativity around it. It’s just like quick money. Now the audience are used to a level of music, and that is what the new generation is growing into. So they are even doing worse.”
Omah Lay also acknowledged the global success of Afrobeats, stating that he is grateful for the recognition African music is now getting.
”I also don’t want to pin that on the globalization of Afrobeats. That could be one of the reasons. But in general, it’s a good thing Africa to the world, Afrobeats to the world is happening. People are getting to know us from our music,” he said.