A DJ who was featured in the video of Ameyatimba Remix by Whozu, Billnass, and Mbosso has revealed that the artist Diamond Platnumz had not 'blessed' the video before it was released.
Speaking to a blog in the country after BASATA ordered the video to be taken down and issued severe punishment to the artists concerned, DJ Msabato said that Diamond had strongly opposed the release of the song but the three artists forced it through.
"We made this video a long time ago, about two or three months ago, but due to concerts, it was delayed. I was also told that biggie [Diamond] had refused two or three times for it to come out, but I don't know why it came out," DJ Msabato said.
The DJ went into more detail to reveal why he probably felt Diamond was against the release of the song.
"There are some scenes that were not good. So I think that also contributed to the reduction and probably Diamond rejected it," he added.
He said that the scene that brought anger was the appearance of someone being assaulted s#xually and he felt that maybe at the end it would be written that they do not support acts of violence against women and make it clear that whatever was seen in the video is not true but just drama.
After the artists released the video against Diamond's wishes, DJ Msabato who works in a radio station said that when they saw it they predicted that it would bring moral problems with BASATA.
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