In his latest musical offering at the shrine of Afrobeat music, Seun Kuti, one of the sons of the late Nigerian legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti brazenly addresses the politics and economics surrounding the forbidden weed known as Marijuana (also "Igbo" in Nigeria).The following are his words from an interview and the new song's lyrics... But it could as well be Fela himself speaking from the grave so be warned - you may be heavilly stoned by the time you're done reading...
“This song is about the good leaf; ewe rere. Me I nor dey say make Government legalize Igbo o. If Government like, them legalize am. If Government like, them nor legalize am. I’m smoking it mehn!” he said. “Our politicians nor get sense. Because the white man talk say Igbo nor good, them follow dem talk say Igbho nor good. But now, in the United States of America, dem dey smoke Igbo legally”. “Igbo doesn’t kill, but cigarette dey kill. Because cigar na white man’s business, as far as you write ‘Smokers are liable to die young’, it becomes legal.
“Why not also put Igbo in a box and write Igbo smokers are liable to go crazy young?” he asked.
“Marijuana is medical, and I feel Cigarette is selling legally because it is white man’s business. It is killing millions of people everyday.. Igbo is not killing anybody.
“Marijuana is not only for smoking. It’s used for a lot of things; you can make clothes, you can drink tea, it is good, it is medicinal, it helps your appetite, they give it to cancer patients.. a lot of benefits.”
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