In a recent twist of events in the music world, Kenyan rapper Khaligraph Jones has taken to social media to accuse Tanzanian Bongo star Diamond Platnumz of copying his unique coffin stage entrance idea.
The controversy erupted after Diamond Platnumz’s performance at the Wasafi Festival, where he shocked the audience by emerging from a coffin onto the stage.
Diamond Platnumz’s grand entrance featured a pathway illuminated with lanterns and adorned with hanging skeletons.
Pallbearers dressed in dark outfits solemnly carried the coffin to the stage as somber music set the tone.
The coffin was placed vertically next to other coffins and the bongo star jumped out, started performing and dancers joined him on stage as well.
The striking resemblance to Khaligraph Jones’s 2017 performance cannot be ignored.
In 2017, as Khaligraph Jones performed his song Mazishi at the Jameson Connect event, He shocked his fans as a coffin, escorted by ‘pallbearers’ in dark outfits, made its way to the stage after which he emerged out of the coffin and delivered a killer show.
At the time of his performance, the ‘pallbeares’ made their way on stage, dressed in black outfit.At this point the fans gazed amazed, not knowing what was happening or what to expect. Once the coffin had touched down, Khaligraph Jones emerged, roaring and full of life!
Speaking to the media at the time, Khaligraph Jones said it was the only way to deliver his message.
Khaligraph Jones explained his unconventional stage entrance back in 2017, stating that it was a creative choice to enhance the message he intended to convey. He wanted to present two different sides of the story, and the coffin was a powerful symbol to achieve that.
“I felt that the message I was trying to put across would be better with a casket on set, coz I was trying to give two different sides of the story.”
Reacting to Diamond Platnumz’s performance, Khaligraph Jones said he did the same six years ago and the OG should be respected.
