Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz says his beef Alikiba was created by media.
In a video shared by Mseto East Africa, Diamond said most Tanzanians are not happy when an artiste is successful.
"Tanzanians like it when you die in your career. When they see an artiste making it in the industry, they create beefs with other artistes which is not good according to me."
"Watanzania wanapenda mwanamuziki afe, yaani akipanda ashuke. Wakiona msanii anafanya vizuri, wanajaribu kumchonganisha naye wakipitia yule msaani mwingine, which kwangu mimi naona sio vizuri)
Diamond said the hate that has been there for so long now between him and Alikiba was excalated by Tanzanian blogs.
"Kitu ambacho kilinisikitisha sana ni kwanini watu watengeneze hasa media za kutoka nyumbani Tanzania kuonyesha mimi nina tatizo na Ali Kiba. Mimi sina tatizo na Ali," he said. (I was surprised ti see them creating stories that made us look as if we were beefing. I have no bad blood with Ali Kiba.)
Diamond also blamed some artistes saying they should be in a position to identify such banters and fake stories. He said they should not take it serious as that is killing the unity of artistes in Tanzania.
Diamond listed some artistes he pitted against and said he never considered it a challenge but said he took it with strides.
"Ukiwa msanii hana akili, utagombana na kila mtu, lakini mimi naelewa media na baadhi ya managers wanafanya kazi na wasanii wao, wanafikiri ukimchonganisha mtu na msanii ndio unampandisha kumbe mwanzo unaua soko la nyumbani," he said.
In a past interview this year, Diamond said his beef started when Kiba refused to work with him in one of his songs 'Lala Salama.'
Kiba added that he respects the singer as he has been able to maintain his status in the industry.
"There is so much market out there instead of us fighting for fans in the country. I am cool with everyone," he said.
Diamond explained;
"I respect Ali, he has been maintaining his status. We have had our fights.
What happened is that I wanted us to work with him. He found me in the studio and I played him my song 'Lala Salama' and he said he wanted to feature in it, he then said he can only ad-lib the song but it did not sound well like that. He refused to do a verse and I decided to sing the whole song."
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