Carnivores: Olamide vs Don Jazzy

Carnivores: Olamide vs Don Jazzy

Author: The Culture Custodian August 18, 2025 Duration: 12:08
Afrobeats: With An S
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Carnivores is a narrative podcast that explores the rivalries, conflicts, and cultural flashpoints that have shaped modern Nigerian society. Each episode unpacks one unforgettable beef—tracing its roots, players, and fallout. Through immersive storytelling, interviews, reenactments, and archival moments, Carnivores examines how these public feuds have impacted Nigerian Popular Culture.


Insightful, entertaining, and unflinching, Carnivores goes beyond the headlines to reveal the stories behind the fights.


Listen to other episodes of Carnivores on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.


This episode reflects on the 2016 clash between two of Afrobeats' most revered kingmakers at the Headies Awards. The conflict started after Mavin Records’ Reekado Banks won the highly coveted “Next Rated” award over YBNL’s Lil Kesh—a decision Olamide felt was unjust. During his acceptance speech for another award, Olamide expressed his frustration with an expletive-laced outburst on stage.


Don Jazzy responded minutes later during his own speech, telling Olamide to "come and collect the car" if the award meant that much to him—a reference to the SUV traditionally given to the Next Rated winner. The moment stunned viewers and quickly spilled onto Twitter, where both stars continued trading insults in now-deleted tweets.


The feud was short-lived, though.


Let us know in the comments: who was the ultimate winner?


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Dive into the vibrant and ever-evolving world of contemporary African pop with Afrobeats: With An S. This podcast, curated by The Culture Custodian, moves beyond just playlists and chart positions to offer thoughtful, nuanced commentary on the sounds defining a generation. Each episode is a deep listen, breaking down new releases to uncover the production techniques, lyrical themes, and cultural contexts that make them significant. The discussion also expands to tackle the broader conversations shaping the Afrobeats industry itself-from artistic innovation and global crossover to the business and cultural debates happening behind the scenes. It’s a space for listeners who want to engage more critically with the music they love, hearing fresh perspectives that connect the dots between rhythm, rhyme, and real-world impact. Tune in for a consistently insightful analysis that treats Afrobeats with the depth it deserves, exploring not just how the music sounds, but what it means and where it’s headed next. You can find this podcast on various platforms via Acast.
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