African Giant: Coachella Font Sizes, Burna Boy and the ‘Wizkid’ Factor
Cool! I said, as I saw the Coachella poster announcing Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino and Tame Impala as the festival’s 2019 headliners. Skimming through the unique, signature poster, I spot Burna Boy and Mr Eazi. Wait. This must be a good day for Nigerian music. That was five hours before ‘African Giant’ began to trend on Twitter NG. Turned out Burna Boy was outraged over the font size his name was written in and wanted Coachella to “fix things please”. I doubt anyone missed his reaction but in case you did, he said, “@coachella I really appreciate you. But I don’t appreciate the way my name is written so small on your bill. “I am an African Giant and will not be reduced to whatever that tiny writing means. Fix things please.” This second part is the catalyst that really got people talking. What does ‘African Giant’ mean and how does one qualify to be one? While this remains a heavy debate, it holds less significant interest for me. Personally, I will love to examine
