I'm not I'm not strong enough please this Tyla and hie Bailey are squashing rumors of beef between them after a viral moment at the 2024 VMAs it comes after hiy and Lil na X presented Tyla with the award for best afro beat for her hit song water during the September 11th ceremony however as Tyler struggled with the weight of her moonman she looked for some help from her fellow musicians you guys me you guys know me and holding Awards you I'm not I'm not strong enough please please oh you me some took the moment as either a slight by Tyla or by hie who people thought didn't step in to help hold the statue however both women are letting the comments roll off them like water they each take to social media to address the commentary with Tyla writing on X formerly Twitter later that night y'all make everything weird I was not asking my girl hie we just girls adding shut the fck up I won a VMA for her part hi also clears up any confusion reposting Tyler's message and writing exactly with a heart emoji adding love you babes congrats the moment wasn't just a victory for Tyla personally the 22-year-old says in her acceptance speech that her win for water is also a win for African musicians worldwide and sends this message to the music industry about the classifications of African music the global impact that water has had on the world just proves that African music can be pop music too like this is just so special but also bittersweet because I know there's a tendency to group all African artists under afro beats it's a thing and even though afro beat has run things has opened so many doors for us African music is so diverse it's more than just afob Beats [Music]