Eedris Abdulkareem.
Eedris Abdulkareem, popular Nigerian rap act, has called out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, in a new song.
In the song entitled “Tell Your Papa”, the 51-year-old rapper lamented the current economic hardship in the country, calling on Seyi to talk to his father about the country’s struggles, just as he laments that “Nigerians are suffering”.
He slammed the Tinubu government for making “too many empty promises” which he dismissed as “balablu grammar”.
Sings Abdulkareem: “Tell your papa Seyi/ Tell your papa country hard/ Tell your papa people dey die/ Tell your papa Seyi/ This one don pass jagajaga/ Seyi, ebi n pa mekunu/ Tinubu, ebi n pa mekunu/ Seyi how far/ Your papa no try/ Too much empty promises/ Balablu grammar”.
This is not the first time Eedris has spoken out against the government.
In June 2024, the rapper released a song titled “Emilokan“, where he called out Enoch Adeboye, the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
He challenged the cleric to be “critical” of Tinubu’s government as he did during Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Abdulkareem’s music has long been a platform for social commentary, and his latest release is no exception.
His song “Jaga Jaga” was banned from radio by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2004, but it became an powerful anthem.
