Internet users accuse the rapper of insulting the power of the Cherifian kingdom and of making misogynistic and sexist remarks towards Moroccan women in his songs.
Booba finds himself again at the heart of a controversy. For the past few days, a concert by the rapper scheduled for June 21 in Casablanca has been threatened by a call for a boycott, relayed by both the French and the Moroccans. The reason ? Insults towards Moroccan power and misogynistic and sexist remarks against Moroccan women.
Among the titles that sparked public anger, assassin generation et E.L.E.P.H.A.N.Ttwo songs in which the rapper denigrates Moroccan women. “I only go to chicha for Arabs”, “Little Moroccan fucks Berlusconi”, he sings.
On social networks, Internet users went wild. “This character is not welcome in our house, let’s all pressure him to cancel this concertcan we read on the account of TFT Morocoo. Let’s put pressure on the organizers who have no dignity to invite the enemies of the nation.
The call for a boycott was relayed by rapper Maes, followed by more than 1.5 million people on Instagram. “Beurettes greet you”, he wrote on Twitter. Booba quickly defended himself, calling his former collaborator a “little hypocritical and opportunistic traitor”. “Booba’s lyrics never bothered you when it came to celebrating with him,” he continues. You are so hateful yet you are solely responsible for your failure.
The objective of this call for a boycott has not yet been achieved, it not exceeding 3000 signatures. The show’s Moroccan organizers estimate “that a minority of people joined the boycott campaignreports The Parisian . Booba has done several showcases in Morocco since 2017 and it has always happened in the best possible conditions. According to the daily, “with three months of the event, more than 60% of the tickets have already been sold”.