Nigerian Afrobeats artists Bnxn and Ruger talk about what their online beef was all about, how they made up, their new joint album called ‘RnB,’ what inspired them to make this joint album, their connection to Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy, the global recognition and growth for the Afrobeats genre and more!

Bnxn
It’s more about the blend, the mix of both worlds, something like a very nice cocktail that just embodies our strengths. Hey, guys, I’m Bnxn..

Ruga
and I’m Ruga.

Bnxn and Ruga
And you’re watching Billboard News.

Tetris Kelly
I’m Tetris with Billboard News, and I’m sitting with two guys. I don’t think anybody would have thought we’d see you guys sitting next to each other. Bnxn and Ruger what’s up man? Everybody obviously knows you guys went through a little bit of, a little bit of beef that you had going on. So what do you guys think was the root of that? Why did fans kind of create that moment?

Ruger
You talk about this.

Bnxn
I don’t know, in Nigeria, that excessive stanship is real, if you like an artist … you almost go to every extent to prove it, in some sense. So even if it means fighting somebody else. … That was kind of like the primary reason because I think someone came at him. And then he responded to the person, the response had, you know, had me all in it. And I’m like…

Tetris Kelly
How did I get in this?

Bnxn
That 50 Cent meme, where it’s like ‘Me?’

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