Singer Ric Hassani Berates Today's Afrobeats "Not Very Good Music"

Singer Ric Hassani says that the quality of Afrobeats' music has declined dramatically over time. 

Hassani, who appeared on Channels TV's Rubbin' Minds with Ebuka, observed that whereas the previous hit songs were of high quality, the present top tunes are "not very good music". 

He said, “Afrobeats is Nigerian music. Our guys are top 10 and I feel like because of that the quality of music might stop dropping because more people want to get in. So the quality is dropping. 

“Back in the days, hit songs were serious music but now almost anybody is just coming in. Most of the hit songs in Nigeria now are not very good music. Back in the day, it wasn’t like this. I feel like because we have been number one for so long, everybody is just dropping whatever they like and throwing money behind it.” 

Ikechukwu Eric Ahiauzu better known as Ric Hassani (born on 6 January 1989, in Port Harcourt is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and musician. 

Hassani released his debut album The African Gentleman in 2016. In April 2023, he released on the same day, his first set of official singles of the year, "Amina" and "The One