‘Music industry is extremely toxic’ – Blaqbonez laments lack of support

Nigerian rapper Emeka Akumefule, popularly known as Blaqbonez, has described the music industry as “very wicked,” expressing frustration over what he sees as a lack of support among artists.

The “Chanel” crooner criticized the culture of excessive ego and selective support within the industry, claiming that many of his colleagues fail to reciprocate the support he gives them.

According to Blaqbonez, he regularly promotes songs released by fellow artists on his social media platforms, but receives little or no support whenever he releases his own music.

In a post shared on his X handle, the rapper complained that none of his peers promoted his latest song, Chanel, despite the support he had shown them in the past.

Blaqbonez wrote, “I think this music industry is very wicked because since I dropped Chanel, none of my peers have posted it.”

He also mentioned international artists he had previously supported online, adding that despite releasing what he described as one of the biggest songs of the summer, the response from colleagues had been silent.

This is not the first time Blaqbonez has spoken critically about the music industry and the actions of fellow artists.

Back in 2023, he accused some musicians of using streaming farms to artificially boost music streams and manipulate chart rankings.

Although music executive Don Jazzy, rapper Odumodublvck, and others dismissed his allegations, Blaqbonez maintained that stream farming exists and claimed it has caused lasting damage to the Nigerian music industry.