Nigerian entertainers Ayo Makun, popularly often known as AY, and rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, just lately stole the present with their energetic on-stage interplay throughout a comedy present. The duo’s encounter was a throwback to the 2004 “Star Mega Jams” live performance, the place Eedris Abdulkareem claimed to have confronted American rapper 50 Cent.
AY’s playful comment a few rapper within the viewers sparked a memorable second, with Eedris Abdulkareem storming the stage, grabbing the microphone, and reworking the second right into a musical efficiency. The DJ instantly performed Eedris’ 2005 hit “Nigeria Jaga Jaga,” and the rapper took management of the second, a lot to the group’s pleasure.
This encounter got here on the heels of Eedris Abdulkareem revealing the backstory of his confrontation with 50 Cent throughout an look on The Trustworthy Bunch Podcast. He defined that the incident befell on the primary day of a live performance at Lagos’ Tafawa Balewa Sq. in 2004, throughout a Nigerian Breweries-hosted occasion.
Abdulkareem recalled how 50 Cent and his bodyguards aggressively evicted a number of Nigerian artists, together with P-Sq., from the backstage space. Standing agency, Eedris refused to be intimidated, and an altercation virtually ensued, however a mediator stepped in to calm the state of affairs.
The chaotic occasions of the live performance included allegations of ladies being molested and many individuals tragically shedding their lives in a stampede, all of which Eedris believes had been suppressed by Nigerian Breweries.