Ugandan Music Needs ‘Healthy Beefs’ to Grow — DJ Roja
DJ Roja has stirred conversation after claiming that Uganda’s music scene is missing real showbiz energy.
Taking to X, the veteran DJ argued that while today’s artistes are talented, the competitive fire that once made the industry exciting has faded.
He pointed to past rivalries, saying competition did more than create headlines.
In his view, it pushed artistes to work harder, raised standards, and kept fans engaged.
According to Roja, the scene needs more healthy beefs, not chaos, but structured rivalry that challenges artistes to elevate their craft.
The Ugandan music right now is flooded with talent but missing real showbiz. We are bored.. We need more healthy artist beefs like what Bobi wine Chameleone and bebe cool used to do… We saw cindy and sheeba do it ..Competition grows the industry #Nbsafter5
— #Goddid🙏🏻 (@DjRoja) February 16, 2026
But not everyone agreed.
One user countered that beef is not a requirement for global success.
Pointing to Nigeria’s thriving music market, the user argued that artistes dominate charts without public battles and questioned whether Joshua Baraka needs controversy to trend internationally.
The same voice insisted that artistes should focus on making good music and investing in production and marketing instead of chasing drama.
How many showbiz battles are in Nigeria? Is Joshua Baraka having a beef with anyone to trend internationally? Let those talents make good music and invest more in production and marketing. No need for the so called beefs! Elijah Kitaka, Azawi, Tracy Melon, etc are all doing well…
— Eng. Nelly (@NelsonMqndela) February 16, 2026
Another user blamed financial struggles, arguing that no amount of beef can fix weak investment.
They claimed Nigerian hits dominate clubs because of strong production and consistent quality, while Uganda’s strongest songs remain older releases.
Ugandan artistes are just broke, no beef will put them on market, they just have to make good music and good marketing, music will move, don't they see Nigerians, u go to a club and every song from there is nice, but for our case the only good music are the old songs
— ETHAN™ (@romefever) February 16, 2026
A third voice warned that today’s younger artistes may not handle rivalry maturely.
They added that what may begin as healthy competition could easily spiral into chaos.
Those were mature people btw, rn it's a batch of youngins with egos to deal with and the battles may turn out to be chaos
— kamalha. (@benielexxie) February 16, 2026
The comment section remains divided, and the conversation is far from over.
At the heart of it all is one question: Is Ugandan music missing competitive fire, or is the real issue investment?
