Nigerian hip-hop artist Erhiga Agarivbie, popularly known as Erigga, recently disclosed that he decided to boycott the Headies Awards following his album ‘The Erigma II’ losing in the Best Rap Album category at the 14th edition of the award show.
Expressing his dissatisfaction, Erigga accused the Headies organizers of showing disrespect towards artists from the South-South region of Nigeria. He took to his Twitter account on Wednesday, shortly after the nominees for the 16th edition of the Headies were announced, to voice his grievances.
Despite releasing his album ‘The Lost Boy’ during the eligible period, the Warri-born rapper did not receive any nominations. Frustrated with the situation, Erigga shared the artwork of his 2020 album ‘The Erigma II’ on Twitter, stating, “Na from here I don take boycott all these fckers (Headies) the disrespect was too much for the south south to take… If you don’t like us and not going to respect our craft then it’s fck you and everything you represent; that’s it.”