- Falz attributed his activism to his background and musical record
- He stated that his activism did not begin in 2020 during the youth-led ENDSARS Protest.
- Falz emphasized that his activism was always part of him
Nigerian rapper Folarin Falana, professionally known as Falz recently discussed the factors that have shaped his approach to activism.
In a recent episode of the Menisms podcast, he clarified that his involvement in social causes predates the 2020 ENDSARS Protest.
Falz attributed his activism to his family background, citing his father, Femi Falana, as a significant influence.
He also mentioned the impact of Fela’s music on his perspective.
Falz noted that his activism is not a recent development, but rather a long-standing aspect of his personality.
He explained that the events of 2020(EndSars)prompted him to take a more active role, but his commitment to social causes has always been present.
In his words:
“It was definitely not the ENDSARS moment that made me start activism; it was way before that moment that I’ve been doing this. I won’t lie, 100% of my background has played a huge part because this is what I grew up on.”
“Apart from the Fela records, my dad is someone who has been an activist for maybe over 40 years so having someone like that as a father, everywhere I went, someone had a story about what he did for them. So that level of selflessness, which was an example for me so early on, played a part in shaping me and who I became. That was always at the back of my mind so with everything I was doing with my record, I drew inspiration from everything around me.”
“I’ve always been conscious and it’s always been there, so it’s not like I woke up one day. 2020 was a time when so much was happening that we needed to take a further step from just talking and we had to walk the walk. Of course, I was going to be in front because I had been talking the talk anyway.”
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