Nigerian singer Ric Hassani recently expressed his views on the state of the Afrobeats genre, suggesting that its quality has declined significantly over the years.

In an appearance on Channels TV's "Rubbin' Minds" with Ebuka, Hassani remarked that while past hit songs were characterized by their quality, many of today's hits fall short of that standard, describing them as "not very good music." Hassani's commentary highlights a growing conversation about the evolution and direction of Afrobeats music.

He said, “Afrobeats is Nigerian music. Our guys are top 10 and I feel like because of that the quality of music might stop dropping because more people want to get in. So the quality is really dropping.

“Back in the days, hit songs were serious music but now almost anybody is just coming in. Most of the hit songs in Nigeria now are not very good music. Back in the days it wasn’t like this. I feel like because we have been number one for so long, everybody is just dropping whatever they like and throwing money behind it.”