Tyla the Opportunistic Popstar!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- I've got issues with Tyla. Particularly Tyla's team and even Tyla the popstar herself. I feel like in her efforts to be a huge western popstar, Tyla is exploiting whatever demo she can claim to get there.
#Tyla #jump
To those who are hatin’ on this video or who aren’t comprehending the point. Thanks for the engagement!
PS: I wouldn’t have an issue with Tyla’s pursuit of popstardom if she wasn’t exploiting American/Afrobeats demos. Like we can all go to McDonalds but you better have your own McDonalds money.
Girl you're reaching. Let it go! People in the comments are educating you and you aren't responding or engaging with those comments where you're being checked because you know you're wrong! Trust me, we understand the video. *Tyra Banks voice* Learn something from this! You also giving Tyla "engagement" by making this video that's doing nothing but bringing more attention to her that is ultimately going to end in positivity. She is bring HER culture to the world in a way that will reach a large audience. It's not more complicated than that.
Lmao @ the McDonalds analogy 💀 utter nonsense
Girl trust your INTUITION. Don't listen to the outside world listen to that inner voice. Good analysis and video my sister. 🌸 Protect Americans and protect African Americans from constantly being exploited for clout and attention.
@@Ibeenflewshe is bring her culture to the world is maybe a reach... I'm South African, "black", and i have definitely felt the pressure to ensure that whenever I make any Amapiano music that I represent my people through it. Tyla has definitely felt that pressure too and unlike me who's cultural background would probably be consider "blacker", tyla unfortunately in south africa is just simply not "black enough" to be considered actually black (this mentality I should mentioned is I believe ingrained in us by Apartheid before it's reign fell apart) in south africa... And the culture dynamics, differences, nuances between South African "Blacks and Coloureds" are very different but somewhat had a common antagonist(abelungu aka "white people") just like one would have a house nigga and a field nigga in America I think🤔 . Tyla is very much aware of that, if you ask me, she does try to be respectful towards Amapiano. But this whole thing is also all so complicated, because technically Amapiano is a genre blend of music from different parts of the world all over, Amapiano if you ask me, is more multiracial than Tyla. Even though the creators, developers, crafter(s), the people who made, came up, put together Amapiano are very, very black indeed. And Amapiano is also symbolic of how unlike "white people" who have a very well documented history of being weird, acting weird, moving funny when they see/notice something of value, "black people", Africans are that bigger person who's willing to be inclusive.... 😅This needs an entire sit down and talk.
In South Africa she’s a part of the community known as Colored.Trevor Noah has tried to educate the west about this.He’s not black in South Africa either.
They should also know coloureds come in a spectrum. Tyla is an indian-coloured. Trevor is an European-coloured. We have the Cape Malays. Khwe-coloureds and more.❤
@malindinkosi888 isn't Trevor Noah biracial like Nara Smith. He has a black mom who is Xhosa and a European father? Wouldn't he not be colored? I have never heard him refer to himself as colored so where are you getting that he's colored from?
@@Mstorrance Here In S.A He's Coloured By Default. And He's Said It A Million Times In His Comedy Specials...
@@Mstorrance Trevor has talked about constantly being mistaken for a native cape town Colored.check his older material even his daily show clips
@@benncube3529Trevor is mixed not coloured.
Keep shining beautiful Tyla
first issue is you insist on seeing Amapiano as Afrobeats. those are two different genres from different parts of Africa. Afrobeats is West African and Amapiano is Southeren African, predominantly in South Africa. also what Tyla did, seeing or genre mixing with amapiano isnt new. there's another artist before her who did so but with RnB and amapiano
I think you just don't know South African's cause most of your critique about her persona is very much a South African coloured girlie. The ones who know, know. People need to leave her alone cause at least at home she's loved and she's generally represented a different part of our South African culture well. We're literally the Rainbow Nation so comparing us to West African artists doesn't make sense.
great reply
I agree with you about her persona being just herself and very South African, especially it’s OP’s critique about referencing SA in this gimmicky light. We do dance on tables, and are piss drunk, it’s not a lie. We know ourselves.
Then again I see and somewhat agree with the points that Tyla’s existence might result in a not so pleasant long term consequence for other African artists. 1. It might not be Tyla herself but her management will take the “African” girl aesthetic and run with it. You know the whole fetishisation with Africa, cough “the motherland” troupe. 2. Tyla is a coloured girl, and in our land, she is a whole different identity as opposed to other African artists who are, excuse my language, full black(of course this may be relative, but my point is about being black presenting), and with the colourism landscape in America and the western work in general, she will be taken as the representation of black they see her as such. They see her as black, and therefore can quench their thirst of “we want black representation” albeit in more palatable skin tone, figure and body feautures(pretty much an ideal beauty standard - a “black” person who looks European according to their beauty standards) and the “African trump card. uGirl is literally in the best position imo to profit of off that. It will work for her but fvck the rest of a bo Ary Starr, Rema etc. who might get discarded because, like I said, now there is more preferred* artist, will everything the western media wants
Coloreds have always been racist.
What's wrong with being an opportunist? That's how you become successful. Especially in an industry like this. It's always going to be about playing to your strengths, the gaps in the market, and what the audience wants. Ayra Starr is more that African pop star you're looking for.
And I think Ayra should have been on Tyla's album that would have made more sense. Ayra already makes more dance party music so it would have been huge. The song with Tems is forgettable.
I think in general you are making some valid points but you have to remember this is the nature of the industry. It's not really the place for uncurated "authenticity". Whatever you are is going to be played up x100 that's how you brand yourself! I think there is a bit of hateration going on. "she's just doing too much" like that statement in itself is problematic bc why should she play smaller bc you believe so? She's doing a great job to get the results that she wants at the end of the day. You are expecting perfection and it's weird! She gotta be "down for the culture" why? These african male artists are colorist af!! Even Tems, what has she done to bring people adoration towards Africa or black people besides simply make afrobeat adjacent music? I feel she is being picked apart because she is a threat and has a bright future. I'm all for criticism but I can't say you're being entirely fair.
Lastly, I just looked on your page to see if you have done a video on Ayra to highlight her and it looks like you haven't. This is why I said I sense some old fashion hating is this video! Because you don't like the way Tyla is simply existing in her own gifts and doing what she is called to do yet there are artists out here doing and being EXACTLY what you want out of Tyla and you haven't made a 20 minute long video highlighting all the ways they are getting it right. If you spent more time talking about what you do like instead of what you don't, you'll see the right things start to rise. But videos like this only add to Tyla's star rising. Controversy is a much needed ingredient in making a generational icon which Tyla is on her way to being.
If I could hug you I would perfectly said ❤❤❤❤@@Ibeenflew
I can't wait to see how Tyla grows as an artist! Love her music!
Also regarding the parties bro 😭😭😭like what she says in the interviews is real!!!! Our parties are out of this world brooooooo like the way we party versus in Europe is 2 different things. South Africans are a different breed
Water is a BOP...but her rise feels inorganic. Epic signed her to fill a slot to make money. Her tattered string aesthetic is INSANEE
I like tyla, I learned about her a year before she blew up, my only criticism at that time was that she’s a bit basic and the other afrobeat girlies had more presence. But I’m pleasantly surprised I’m curious to how her sound develops, I know she wants to explore and has no loyalty to afrobeat, her first songs had more of a rnb pop vibe anyways.
Tyla has HUGE presence.
@@Ibeenflewshe didnt in the beginning of her earlier days making covers, she’s gotten better
@@OGseoulite yes that is called growth.
Someone's glazing... 👀Rightfully so? Maybe...
As a black south african I can see your point of view but i will say this Tyla is more of a black coloured than she is a coloured coloured. Coloureds in SA or at least the ones i went to school with almost didn't want to associate themselves with blacks. They didn't dance like us, listen to our music or even speak our language. Tyla however, was surrounded by a lot of blacks hence she even speaks vernac ( african language not Afrikaans which is a coloured and white people language) I feel she brought blacks and coloureds together. Cause now i see coloured listen to our music and even dance like us. It wasnt always like this. Tyla was the coloured girl that actually hanged with black girls out of genuineness. She acts more like a black south African then a typical coloured. And its not something you can pretend to be. There are different types of coloureds in south Africa. The black coloureds who look coloured but inside they are black and the coloured coloureds who look coloured and act coloured.
Tylas whole thing are tygers hence the jungle aesthetic and the font. And since when is it wrong to take up as many opportunities given to you? REST
for real
Well, ayra star will take over with her authenticity and Americans will love her
TYLA is indian/coloured.
Bro all i hear is that being A South African Colored will damage the existing of other Africans which is false bro 😭the amount of recognition she opened for our South African artists. I swear we gonna have a flock of South African artists in mainstream. Same like Burna Boy did for Nigeria she is that for South Africans . It’s just unfortunate that she doesn’t look or sound like Nigeria or how AFRICANS SHOULD SOUND. But that in itself is a stereotypical thing that she’s breaking. There’s so much of us who look talk and act like her and should be validated as Africans too. It’s not fair that just because you’re darker skin you’re supposed to be more African or pure breed. Idk but I’m happy to see MY CULTURE AS A COULORED BEING REPPED
yes!! It's odd to say shes doing something wrong by literally existing and being well known. There are plenty of dark skinned african artists that aren't as big as Tyla because of the indurstry!!! Tyla can't do anything about the racism and colorism in entertainment and her playing smaller and "not taking up as much space" will not solve any of those issues.
And also in south africa. English coloured music artists are overlooked and there's very few who are mainstream. Colourism helps too cause she has the look.
YOU EXPLAINED IT PERFECTLY. I made a video of her being a culture vulture and I'm south african. This is no shade.
😂keep telling yourself that 😂
Leave Tyla alone.
Good afternoon: I like Tyla, but I just feel like she tries so hard to be that " it girl" who wants to fit in. But that's my only issue. But she does come off a lil bit unauthentic. When she was on Breakfast Club she was all innocent, shy & nervous. So I get what you're saying. But I love some of her songs. Rihanna kinda did the samething..!!
I don’t think the American audience is backing her as much as the South African audience is. Because even when I made a video and had her picture in my video I attracted a lot of people from South Africa even tho I have a mainly U.S. & UK/Australian Audience and never had them interact with my content previously. This is the beginning stages of Tyla’s career but as far as I’ve seen her target market (African Americans)aren’t really rocking w/her on social media anyways. Which I think is due to the controversy and what you stated about the culture vulture statements in the video. And be it the breakfast club interview happed around the same time the “Not Like Us” video dropped black American people are hyper aware right now when it comes to culture vultures or as Kendrick Lamar calls them “colonizers”. I was really taken back at the Tyla hate because I really like her I think she brings a certain element we have been missing for a while now. So when I heard of the culture vulture criticism, arrogant behavior and the industry plant stuff I was conflicted. And now that I’ve seen this video and others like it, I sadly see there may be some truth to what your saying. It really hit home when I heard the back story on how she came TYLA with the whole manger thing and Sho Madjozi. Idk there is definitely something going on with Tyla and her branding/marketing but Tyla is very talented and I do enjoy her music. I also think her label might be using her.
As a coloured person from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦 let me first just say that even in our own country the classification and race is hard. I would say that if you really want to critique Tyla along racial lines then do more research on my people.
Theres a book that came out talkjng about the voloured identity and the main premise is we are culturally coloured and politically black because we have also been oppressed and under a white government and now under a black government aswell so thats why we think its best to not make distinctions in terms of politics.
We are the most genetically diverse people on Earth btw. Do more research
As a black south african I can see your point of view but i will say this Tyla is more of a black coloured than she is a coloured coloured. Coloureds in SA or at least the ones i went to school with almost didn't want to associate themselves with blacks. They didn't dance like us, listen to our music or even speak our language. Tyla however, was surrounded by a lot of blacks hence she even speaks vernac ( african language not Afrikaans which is spoken by coloureds and whites mostly) I feel she brought blacks and coloureds together. Cause now i see coloureds listen to our music and even dance like us. It wasnt always like this. Tyla was the coloured girl that actually hanged with black girls out of genuineness. She acts more like a black south African then a typical coloured. And its not something you can pretend to be. There are different types of coloureds in south Africa. The black coloureds who look coloured but inside they are black and the coloured coloureds who look coloured and act coloured.
@@user-sy4qm5hr9o I absolutely love your comment! It's so true everything that you said. It's been so tough for us in the new South Africa having fought so long for freedom and then government don't classify us as black but we have the same struggles.
There's also a difference between Cape Town colours and Joburg coloureds. So I just get so annoyed by Americans talking about Tyla like they understand it all and questioning how African she is It's sooooo annoying. I mean they want to denounce her colouredness because they don't understand her.
@@isaaccpt6643 and she's really genuine in it. She's not pretending to like black side of Africa. She was raised with them and she is part them. And yes, there's a difference between cape townian coloureds and joburg coloureds
Well said. Very well said.
It's so important for us as consumers to be mindful of what we consume and how it impacts the greater landscape of culture. It should be our duty to preserve culture and not to dilute it to just anyone.
Keep Shining Tyla 🫶🏾
Very well executed and researched.. I really mostly agree, tbh
As a black south african I can see your point of view but i will say this Tyla is more of a black coloured than she is a coloured coloured. Coloureds in SA or at least the ones i went to school with almost didn't want to associate themselves with blacks. They didn't dance like us, listen to our music or even speak our language. Tyla however, was surrounded by a lot of blacks hence she even speaks vernac ( african language not Afrikaans which is a coloured and white people language) I feel she brought blacks and coloureds together. Cause now i see coloured listen to our music and even dance like us. It wasnt always like this. Tyla was the coloured girl that actually hanged with black girls out of genuineness. She acts more like a black south African then a typical coloured. And its not something you can pretend to be. There are different types of coloureds in south Africa. The black coloureds who look coloured but inside they are black and the coloured coloureds who look coloured and act coloured.
@@user-sy4qm5hr9o thank you for your insight there are so many cultural layers to things it’s good to hear from your pov
I love this girl. She won’t appeal to everyone and that’s okay but damn she is the pop star of her generation. Super proud of her as a South African and praying for her success and peace. Can’t deny it, she’s that girl. And her ambiguity is her selling point, she belongs to no one but appeals to everyone. May she rise.
I’m never gonna be a hater of anyone’s opinion so I’m grateful that you shared yours. I do think the colored community is heavily misunderstood in Africa . Because we are a minority. Eish one day when I’m famous imma bring out the cape colored community which is a completely different culture to the colored Tyla is . But it’s good conversations to have. I do think my girl knows how to grab an opportunity so i will agree in some points too ✌️
I definitely agree with what your saying time will tell with her. I’ve been following her since musically, but my fear is the fast way she rose may also be her downfall and if she pivots genres I don’t know if she can’t compete there. It’s difficult to see how her career will go. I can see her being more successful or ending up like Camilla or cardi after the hype dies. As a day one fan I wish she stuck to the getting late sound water was okay but her best song is been thinking.
Yeah it’s really up in the air where her career will go. Her cancelled tour and her injury seems to be a huge set back.
@Popfilia the issue I have is she never included a south african on her cancelled tour.
@@parasocialfanatic by the way I love your channel
As a black south african I can see your point of view but i will say this Tyla is more of a black coloured than she is a coloured coloured. Coloureds in SA or at least the ones i went to school with almost didn't want to associate themselves with blacks. They didn't dance like us, listen to our music or even speak our language. Tyla however, was surrounded by a lot of blacks hence she even speaks vernac ( african language not Afrikaans which is a coloured and white people language) I feel she brought blacks and coloureds together. Cause now i see coloured listen to our music and even dance like us. It wasnt always like this. Tyla was the coloured girl that actually hanged with black girls out of genuineness. She acts more like a black south African then a typical coloured. And its not something you can pretend to be. There are different types of coloureds in south Africa. The black coloureds who look coloured but inside they are black and the coloured coloureds who look coloured and act coloured.
@@PopfiliaAs a black south african I can see your point of view but i will say this Tyla is more of a black coloured than she is a coloured coloured. Coloureds in SA or at least the ones i went to school with almost didn't want to associate themselves with blacks. They didn't dance like us, listen to our music or even speak our language. Tyla however, was surrounded by a lot of blacks hence she even speaks vernac ( african language not Afrikaans which is a coloured and white people language) I feel she brought blacks and coloureds together. Cause now i see coloured listen to our music and even dance like us. It wasnt always like this. Tyla was the coloured girl that actually hanged with black girls out of genuineness. She acts more like a black south African then a typical coloured. And its not something you can pretend to be. There are different types of coloureds in south Africa. The black coloureds who look coloured but inside they are black and the coloured coloureds who look coloured and act coloured.
She gonna be sabotaged than, Tinashe came with something new too she was getting there than .. suddenly she disappeared
I think you js mad cos shes lighter,cos your meaning of African is brown and darkskin,so i feel like thats your main argument and you feel shes not for the culture
She's the Drake of South Africa
This is so tiring, people refuse to open their minds and learn.
Doesn't stop you from using her for clicks 😅 You could've made your points about the industry and name a couple of artists, the ones you care about helping. You could've spoken in an African language, with an African accent. But you know what gives you views. 😅
exactly you nailed it.
Are you not embarrassed 😂
I just do not think she will have a long career, or least not be as big as she think she will be. Other than that she will probably be and remain big in SOUTH AFRICA. 🇿🇦. Because Americans gets bored easily and are very wishy washy with their support.
I absolutely love her major girl crush but just like any of my favs, I think it’s important they hear criticisms from ppl who actually care, with that said I thought the jump mv very weird with her being the only mixed person in the video. Like come on this has been going on too long not ok, once again worshiping of bm and bw in the background
Yeah I noticed that too, at first I was glad she was showing africa up front and center but the blacks were basically in the shadows
LET THE HATE GO........................... PATHETIC
The Way Americans Are Obsessed With Race And Colour Is Insane. To Us Living And From South Africa Is Not THAT Deep... Well Not This Level Of Deep That's On This Video. "Using A Black African Genre For A Come Up?" Concepts Like Cultural Appropriation Aren't Really A Thing Here In South Africa. We Do Not Gate Keep Genres Or Cultures, Hence We Saw No Problem With Tyla Doing Amapiano. Here We Do Recognize Who Started A Trend'/Genre/Culture But We Do Not Hoard It, We Share It And We Don't Remind Each Other Every Three Minutes Who Started It Or Who It Belongs To. Tyla Is South African, That's Her Birthright. She Might Wanna Do Afrikaans Music Today, Amapiano Music Tomorrow Or Sing Afro Pop The Next Week, Thats Her Culture As A South African.
Thank you 🙏
As south Africans we gave the world the the lion king , king kong musicals . bubble gum , kwaito , House , jazz , amapiano what did we steal . Tyla is us
With all due respect, my view is that, women who are biracial, or multiracial are not BLACK. I have never,and will not, subscribe to the one drop rule. Therefore, I do not view Tyla as Black. Before any one comes for me, I have children who are mixed race, who have a white father. They are not Black.
I love Tyla, I genuinely think she is her generations “Beyonce”. Is Tyla comfortable in black American spaces? Not sure as I don’t know her. I do know that she is on the record as saying she doesn’t like swear words in music (that is basically, a lot of rnb and hip hop music). Additionally, she clearly was around black people growing ie in school and socially. However, America is very different to South Africa.
The race issue is always a thorny issue, people have different viewpoints and experiences( can you imagine if Tyla were to date a white or non black man?! Sheesh, the hate would be disgusting).Ultimately Tyla is an artist and has ambitions to be incredibly successful. In order to achieve this Tyla is working with people who can get her to that level. In the process, there are things that Tyla will need to do and say, so I guess it is playing the game.
I want to ask a question
Is there anything wrong in being a light skin black girl ? Because i don't understand this idea you had on her
If you benefit from colorism and doesn’t talk about it yes it’s a problem then. Your point?
Yeah honestly I feel like a lot of women who have an issue with light skin black women are honestly insecure
This is because there has not been one artist that has come out and is not attacked by black Americans for being "colourist"
And I say this because you as an individual do not choose what you want to benefit from. opportunities come to you especially if you work hard
I mean, her not ACTUALLY caring about the diaspora and uplifting African culture, is expected 😂 That’s WHY she’s in the position she is! I do think if she completely diverts from the Afro sound kinda like Rihanna did when she went from the Caribbean sound to GGGD, it won’t be good for her just because of the times we’re in so she’ll continue to pander until she gets the same treatment as Burna Boy…
She talks about South African culture all the time. She collaborates with artists from Africa and the diaspora all the time. She refers people back to South African culture and dances all the time. 😅 What are you even saying.
@@MJ31579 You’re not getting it… she only references those things FOR HER and not about others which is exactly what this video states she’s an opportunist. Plus, she’s supposed to do all of that in the beginning because that’s how they want to market her but she’s clearly the American-palatable version which is why she’s as big as she is…
This the same thing that Rihanna did. Her first album was her home country sound, her second album was rnb pop. I have never heard of another artist from Barbados after her rise. She never put anybody on, she did it on her first album just for collabs. Kinda what Tyla did, she only put Kelvin momo.
@niablee no. Her being palatable for America is a comment on America and why they find her more appealing than the many African artists that exists.
Her skin tone, weight, look, sound is all what Americans want to see, there are many other artists available for you to listen to.
Why complain about a mixed race girl representing if all the famous artists look like Beyonce, Rihanna, Aliyah, Doja Kat, Ice Spice, Cardi B? Obviously there is a look that is being peddaled.
@@MJ31579yes, it’s a comment on America because it’s clear her team is playing into and pandering to that. I know there’s plenty of artists that I can listen to and I do. I even like Tyla’s music today AND before she popped but I can still critique her & speak to the fact that the moves she’s making are opportunistic just like the majority of the artists you just named 😂 I’m also not South African so, I can see how they may feel a way and I understand that!
Bitterness will kill you
So much talk from an American who knows nothing about Africa and coloured people
She has coloured culture everything she does represents us at home , because in south Africa coloured people "generationally mixed people don't have representation because we are rejected in the media industry
Especially in south Africa
With regards to the hair style we do them all the time back home it's so natural for us we are African people before we are coloured
I appreciated this video
You could honestly make the same arguments for many mixed American artists
Imagine putting all this together just to hate on a african girl tryna persue her dreams.. must say u have a lot of time to hate on somebody that doesnt even know u
Love this video and pls do a zendaya challengers video!!!!
Trust me I’m working on it
Why do you hate TYLA so much..? Sorry for you there are millions of people loving her. In our country we are call the rainbow nation without our foreigners.. I'm only going to make a simple example take religions. you have different races being Christians our Islamic. No everyone have their own beliefs. Just like our Mega star 🌟 the world LOVES her..
Oh girl bye stop being bitter and jealous of tyla success the girl is black
She’s coloured not black.
She’s colored not black.
Sheeew you got Tyla all wrong..
1. Tyla became an internet sensation in SA during covid lockdown, she was heavy on BLM even before having an American audience.
2. Prior to Tyla's South African success, yet alone international success, her circle included foreign Africans. This is indicitive of the current 2k culture in JHB which is diverse. That said, Tyla surrounding herself with African artists is not in anyway opportunist.
3. To further expand on the above point, it's not new for South African artists to collab with other African artists.
Successful South African artists often get booked in African countries as well as the UK.
Africa has been embracing Amapiano and South African artists long before the West. This is an organic market, that said, of course there would be marketing efforts particularly for an African audience.
4. The marketing of the 'Tyla' brand i.e. Jungle/ Island girl aesthetic is really beyond a 22yr old who is new to the industry, with little to no power. African culture has always been wakandanized or otherwise misrepresented by Western powers and media; hence Tyla's fictional island, exotic asthetic comes as no suprise.
5. Skins is apart of Zulu culture - its clear Tylas team is creating a melting pot of asthetics.
6. Your critique of Tyla's culture is insensitive. Coloured culture is a byproduct of colonialism i.e. a community violently stripped of their culture. To exclude Coloured culture from African culture would be to exclude Black American culture from current day American culture.
What is unfortunate is that an array of African music is been categorized as Afro Beats when this is a distinct sound, however it's not like these award shows are going to create a Pop Piano category. The real crime is that Black music is categorized as anything but pop, yet being popular.
Lastly, Tyla is a young artist, don't expect much from her ideologically or politically, just have fun and enjoy the music sis - put pressure on the actual executives with power
It's in the jungle because her persona is a tigresses
WE LOVE YOU TYLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The amount of lies and misinformation in this video is PAINFUL.
So you are set to destroy this young girl's career. Why haven't you done a lot of videos talking about this cos Tyla is not the first opportunist according to you but only when she came you felt like doing this video. You must really hate her, I pray God really protects her from you and others like you.
Tyla is the future
I’m interested in finding out how white South Africa has taken to Tyla. Anyone from SA let the rest of us know how Tyla is being viewed by white people over there
Is english only for the Americans
She wants to be Rihanna
She wants to be Tyla
This is slightly nitpicky idk about this take - especially since she’s African and claims her roots. What else do you want the girl to do? All artists have to be opportunistic but I do get there is a campaign to make her the face of Africa even though there are full black African women such as Tems or Ayra that should be the face - she literally just got here (mainstream) so others that came before her should be the face.
Look at the Snake around her neck‼️
4:20 its a trend gurl... Tyla said herself that shes a big fan of kpop.. those are not just ordinary girls they one of the biggest girl group in korea and asia in general
Real Sum🤣🤣🤣
😂😂 an opportunist using her for clicks its wild.
I don't like her fake accent. She doesn't have a typical coloured accent, and it changes all the time.
Please, i hope you do know that not everyone from Africa is this so called "dark skinned". Have you ever seen the bushmen of South Africa? Or are they also not dark enough to be considered African?
The bushmen you speak of are Fully African, Tyla's father is Indian, her mother is Indian, Zulu and Irish. The bushmen do not have European or Asian ancestry, Tyla does. Those two are not the same. Indigenous Africans do not have European or Asian ancestry like Tyla. This is simple.
Americans forget that we support them too with their music .but because Tyla is not mentioned they favorite you start to see everything wrong in her
11:44 THAT WAS SO CRINGY 🤦🏾♀️
You trying way too hard to pit her against afrobeats artists and it's a chop. Tyla is a rising star and you ppl are just gonna have to deal or seeth in bitterness.
Don't hate girl Coloured people can understand her because we relate especially in south Africa
just sabotage
She's definitely considered black in America, aka the land of the infamous "1/16th" rule. She's not even that light skinned, and the cast majority of black Americans are mixed race due to the slave trade anyway, even though that's rarely acknowledged.
The majority of African Americans are more than 80% black and Tyla is less than 50% black. You’re a self-hater if you think you can claim being mixed or that your ‘mix’ is just like hers. Bffr.
We as Africans we support you too American. So what is it all people have opinions on her give her break we also waer like that her in south Africa
Dont blame her she still joung and learning from wrong to right
I'm really flabbergasted by your logic😂 and how you mention zero South African artists, you keep on mentioning Nigerian artists, who as matter of fact are frequently appropriating South African culture(but it makes since you West African) maybe you should stop talking about South Africa if you not even that interested...and yes our parties are the Best in the World.