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Rema Celebrates 25th Birthday With Fiery Madison Square Garden Debut in NYC

Rema solidified Afrobeats' Big Four and brought out Cash Cobain, Bay Swag and Don Jazzy at his Madison Square Garden concert in New York City.

“I wanna introduce to you a man, a myth, a legend,” a faceless announcer declared over brooding, cinematic drums reminiscent of the ones that define the soundscape of Heis. They may not have mixed Afrobeats and sexy drill in the songs that they performed, but Cash Cobain and Bay Swag’s joint surprise appearance certainly spoke to the beautifully mélange of cultures that is NYC. Don Jazzy is perhaps one of the most important music moguls of the late 2010s and 2020s, thanks to his work with Mavin Records and globalizing Afrobeats — and Rema didn’t miss the opportunity to give his “second dad” his flowers at The Garden.

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