Piece by: MERCY MURIITHI

22 January 2024

•The journalist referred to Meek as a clueless American rapper and went on to even question if the rapper thought people in Africa lived in trees.

Popular CNN International correspondent Larry Madowo has taken to his X account formally, Twitter, to call out Meek Mill, the American rapper for his tweet deemed ignorant about Africa.

Meek had tweeted asking about what platform Africans use to stream their music.

"Do a lot of people play my music in South Africa, I remember having a big show there a few years back how do you all listen to our music in South Africa? On what platform or in Nigeria." Mill tweeted.

In response to this, a lot of netizens questioned Meek's ignorant attitude towards Africa among them being Larry.

The journalist referred to Meek as a clueless American rapper and went on to even question if the rapper thought people in Africa lived in trees.

"Does Meek Mill think we live in trees in Africa?" madowo tweeted.

The American rapper followed his prior tweet with another tweet explaining his intentions which according to him were not to mock Africans following the negative response to his first tweet.

"I was asking how they listen to music in Africa because I wanna handle my business none of my contracts say they the have rights to distribute me in Africa. looking for a money trial? idk what platforms are used in South Africa lol"

Nonetheless not even his explanation could lift the anger of netizens as they continued to lay it to him for his previous tweet.

Ro_Henny_: Well, it depends on the season in summer we hear it through the trunk of an elephant in spring the giraffes catch a signal and play it out loud. Do you get me?" An enraged fan mocked.

ncook_; lol, bro thinks Africa is a wasteland, they can listen using Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube to grow up meek. another x platform user informed.

ElonChapo: In Africa we don't stream music our ancestors play music from the spirit world for us, you were lucky hey chose your song.