Azawi and Ray G found themselves in a clash on stage during the Comedy Store Ug event at University Inn in Mbarara over the weekend.
Opinions on what could’ve caused this have since surfaced online but the noise is leaning towards failure of the management to follow the event program to the dot.
A video that was posted by this publication shows Ray G following Azawi from backstage to the stage visibly unhappy with Azawi’s decision to perform first. Ray G is seen confronting Azawi backstage and later on stage on who should have the mic to perform first.
Despite his pleas, Azawi persisted and even asked the audience on if she should go ahead with her performance, of which she did.
Ray G who eventually left the stage for Azawi, used his second chance to express his disappointment with central artists for disrespecting other regional artists.
I’ve been struggling with this ongoing issue – whenever artists from Kampala come here, they seem to want to assert dominance over the local artists, said frustrated Ray G after his misunderstanding with Azawi.
This altercation has since stirred online reactions with some people criticising Azawi for being disrespectful and others divided between siding with her or blaming the event organiser for prioritising Kampala based artists over artists from other regions.
This is not the first time Ray G is expressing displeasure over how organizers and Kampala-based artists disrespect their counterparts in Mbarara whenever they hold events in the West.
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In 2022, he lashed out over the same issue. His outburst followed an incident at a Purple Party Tour event at the same venue, University Inn in Mbarara.
During the event, Western Uganda’s most acclaimed rapper, Truth 256 was interrupted during his performance to usher in another performer. This prompted Ray G to go on stage and vent to the organizers of the show.
He said he’s fed up with the tendency of undermining artists from Western Uganda.
