Nigeria, May 12 -- Celebrated Nigerian producer, ID Cabassa, has countered Senegalese-American singer, Akon's claims of creating Afrobeats sound.

Akon, 52, said in an interview on Sherri Shepherd's daytime talk show that he collaborated with a few Nigerian artistes in the early 2010s, which birthed Afrobeats.

Countering Akon's claims in a recent interview on Wazobia FM, ID Cabassa stated categorically that Akon has no right to claim ownership of Afrobeats. Cabassa also said that though Akon had previously collaborated with a fleet of Nigerian artistes, it was also when Afrobeats gained global relevance.

He said: "Akon also went on to claim that he discovered people like 2Face, Timaya, 9ice and others. But it was the people he moved wit...