Yung Bredda responds to flag furore: I just had to be there

Yung Bredda (Akhenaton Lewis) has responded to criticism from the Grenadian public over the absence of the country’s flag in a collection of Caribbean flags featured in the music video for his hit song, The Greatest Bend Over, featuring US R&B/pop star Chloe Bailey and Ghanaian singer Moliy.

Lewis posted a short video to his social media yesterday explaining why the Grenadian flag was missing. He said, “Greatest Maneuver was signed by a label in, I think it’s either America or England. And the remix, the song is not in my hands anymore. I just had to be there. The music video was set up by the label. They themselves went around and buy a bunch of Caribbean flags and make that big flag and sew it together and make that big flag. So, I just had to be there and shoot the video.”

He said he has been receiving heavy criticism in his inbox from people upset that their Caribbean flag wasn’t included.

“I didn’t have responsibility in dealing with the flags and not having the Bahamian flag and the Grenadian flag in it,” he added. “So, I was planning to just leave it at that and let the breeze pass. But my grandmother is a Grenadian, and it kind of led me to see this is how people treat other people when they—before they ask a question—or just wait and see. This is how people react to stuff, and I would always say that being famous is not always a happy thing.”

The song continues to gain momentum globally. According to TrinGlobe, it is the first soca release since 2017 to generate ten million Spotify streams in under a year. It has also featured on the Shazam Top 200 in 11 countries. In the Netherlands, it reached the top 15 on Spotify’s Viral Chart, and in New York, it has been in the top three on Spotify Local Pulse for three weeks.

TrinGlobe also reports the track has seen success in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.