There is nothing ‘mid’ about my existence – Joeboy to music critics

• Joeboy has addressed netizens fond of criticizing his music as below par.
• The singer stated that his achievements is proof that nothing about him or his music is mid.
• Joeboy added that he believes those who criticize his music are unhappy with their life.

Nigerian singer, Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus, popularly known as Joeboy, has responded to those criticizing his music.

Joeboy has been under heavy criticism on social media, with some of his critics describing his music as “mid.”

Addressing the criticisms in a recent episode of the ‘Backstage Banter’ podcast, Joeboy insisted that there is nothing “mid” about him.

He argued that most of his critics are just unhappy with their lives, hence the negative criticisms. In his words:

“There is nothing ‘mid’ about my existence. The fact that I have been able to get so far at such a young age in my career and still have my head on my shoulders is not ‘mid’ in any way.

I also feel like the people criticizing me are generally not happy with life. Because if you’re genuinely happy with your life, you would not pick up your phone and start attacking somebody.

What exactly is ‘mid’? I think it was just a word that got too popular, and people just started using it.”

In February 2024, Joeboy unveiled his record label ‘Young Legend’ after he exited emPawa Africa, a label owned by Mr Eazi. He accompanied the announcement with a documentary of himself which he described as the “dawn of a new era”.

He also signed a record deal with Warner Music, a US-based company that facilitates global music distribution from his label.

Joeboy who signed his very first artiste in October 2024 has won several awards and recognition for his craft.

In 2019, he won the ‘Best Artiste in African Pop’ prize at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

The singer also snagged the ‘Best Pop’ category at the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival in 2020.

In November 2023, he released a 5-track extended play (EP) titled ‘Body, Soul & Spirit’.

Joeboy earlier said he knew he would be successful in the music industry after meeting Wizkid, the award-winning music star.