In the beloved children’s story by Roald Dahl, the golden ticket holders who won a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory were promised – and experienced – “a world of pure imagination”.
The Afrobeats Edit is a column by Lagos-based culture journalist Nelson C.J. that turns a celebratory and critical eye towards Afrobeats and the many subcultures including and beyond music, that have emerged from it.
To look past whatever (unnecessary) emotions you may have regarding the Great Oscars Slap of 2022 is to realize that it was always silly to blame Jada Pinkett Smith for executing some type of “mind control” over Will Smith, causing him to destroy all the good will he had with white people with one fell slap.