American TikToker Emory Andrew Tate commonly known as just Tate is coming under fire for comments he made about a Jamaican viral sensation Biggz Don, who blew up on TikTok with his ‘Bwoy Haffi’ dancehall freestyle.
The British-American kickboxer, commentator and businessman pointed to the fact that in Biggz’ freestyle all the things he was deejaying about were not part of his present image.
“Biggz Don, the first word he says is ‘Rolex pon mi wrist is a bust down’, which means it’s iced out, he’s put diamonds all over his Rolex, but he is not wearing a watch, he just says it,” he said.
He further stated, “Then If you watch the end of the video closely he’s wearing the most dusty flip flops, they don’t even fit.”
Claawwwmmuusss Biggs Don gone global. pic.twitter.com/KsbyToSqmF
— WMV (@worldmusicviews) May 24, 2022
Social media reacted to his comments by saying Tate is being mean-spirited and hateful, “Man leggo yf, how Andrew tate know the man”, another person said, “Lmaoooooo this is one of the most hateful duo on my fyp dawg.”
Another person pointed out he difference in cultural currency, between Tate’s analysis and what Biggz may have actually be singing about.
This a hating ass video…
— 🇨🇩🇵🇸 Will (@foxwiil) May 24, 2022
Also an underlying issue here is currency. Because if course the 30 grand line they're probably not even thinking he meant JMD. https://t.co/OnSA7jdsqU
It’s no surprise that the ‘Biggz Don video’, would be on the radar of the millionaire Andrew Tate who is know for his “Alpha male” misogynistic comments and flashy lifestyle. Biggz, a native of Mandeville Jamaica was the main performer in a video posted by the TikTok account @otp_control. The video has since racked up over 4.2 million plays on TikTok while the song has been made into 127,000 thousand videos. It is one of the most popular music related videos to be made by a Jamaican on TikTok.
Since his video became popular, the Heart Academy student has been performing at stage shows across the island.
@crushkingtv Bigs performing in St Mary #fyp #fypシ #bigsdon #viral @1biggs.don._
♬ original sound – Crush king tv
@demii6ixx 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#demi_6 @Marksman @Biggs Don
♬ original sound – DaddyBat🦇❤️
Biggz, 18 in an interview with Anthony Miller on ER said he just want to take care of his mother and buy himself a Crown(Toyota car).
Tate is a 3-time ISKA world champion and Enfusion champion was born in Washington, DC and moved to England at four years old.
TikTok
As TikTok becomes more popular in Jamaica and more creators turn to the platform, on Monday they announced that they will start letting some popular accounts charge a subscription fee for live streams.
Instagram and Facebook already have such a tool for popular users, as the platforms ramp up competition to personalities that attract audiences.
“LIVE Subscription is an extension of our efforts to build diversified creator monetization opportunities that suit a range of creator needs,” TikTok said in a blog post.
TikTok said the subscription feature being introduced this week will only be available to creators by invitation for now but will be expanded globally in coming months. The company did not disclose pricing.
Creators will be able to switch into a chat mode exclusive to subscribers, “enhancing an even more personal connection between creator and viewer,” the company said.
To access the LIVE Subscription feature, creators will need to be at least 18 years old, while users will have to be at least the same age to subscribe, TikTok said in the post.
Subscriber perks will include digital badges and, in some cases, the ability to control camera angles during streamed sessions, according to video clips posts by TikTok creators invited to take part.
TikTok early this month announced an ad revenue-sharing program with the social media platform’s most prominent creators, moving closer to a model already used by its competitors.
The short-video format app has become wildly popular in recent years with more than a billion active users globally, but has been criticized for not providing a way for creators to effectively monetize content.
Under a TikTok Pulse program to be rolled out in the United States next month, companies can place their ads next to user content in specific categories and creators will get a cut.
“We will begin exploring our first advertising revenue share program with creators, public figures and media publishers,” the company, a subsidiary of Chinese tech firm ByteDance, said in a statement.
There are just over 170,000 TikTok users in Jamaica.
