Music in Africa will always be delightful with Giants like Burnaboy and Davido. Africans are blessed to have top musicians pass through their hands not just for the thrills they provide them but for the historic moments they leave on the table. Afrobeat as of now is going nowhere with the world getting accustomed to it in a periodic fashion or rate. With roots in Ghana, the Afrobeat genre has been preferred by many in recent times. Mainly for its subtle beats and African-oriented vibes.
Whether on concert grounds or in the rooms of fans, this type of music is unbeatable at this point. Some just love to hoard Afrobeat songs on their CDs and drives and blast their way to work or any social gathering. Indeed it is an effortlessly desirable genre. One artist most respected in Africa and known as the king in some parts of Nigeria is Davido. Though from an affluent family, he never took hard work for granted and pushed his music career to greater heights as we see today. He is one of the lovable vocalists out there whose music is recognized in the world.
With recent appearances at the Fifa World in Qatar to an impressive accolades collection back home in Nigeria, his relevance will still be felt even if he is dead and gone. Now it wasn’t always the same for Davido who broke into the scene with the likes of Wizkid hence he always includes Wizkid’s name in his conversations with various interviewers who invite him for hard-core sit-downs. Davido who has several albums to his name when asked about Africa’s development in music and influence in Afrobeat as a whole linked his status to Wizkid who he claims is a worthy trailblazer in the Afrobeat journey.
He went on to indicate that he was happy with the progression of the new cats (other Nigerian stars). Davido also added that he has always had a love for these artists and was very proud they are following steadily and gaining support from the global diaspora and more importantly from the Nigerian people. He compared his success to Wizkid because he saw the Ojualegba hitmaker strive harder for his music career to grow into what it is today. To him, Wizkid is a genius whose music inspires many underground lads in the industry. With this, Davido is not wrong. This is because Wizkid has been a fresh breath of air since his fame and influence catapulted.
He is currently one of the most streamed artists in the world, especially in Africa specifically on the Spotify platform. Wizkid’s discography over the years which includes Superstar (2011), Ayo(2014), Sounds from the Other Side(2017), Made in Lagos(2020) More Love, Less Ego (2022) per Davido’s praises have been astonishing, and eye-catching piercing the hardest of critics and leaving them wanting them for more. He is a gem in this era of music hence his numerous features with different artists like Drake, Skepta, Chris Brown, Ella Mai, and the like.
However, Davido who has been compared to RnB and Afrobeat star, Burnaboy, claimed he is a deserving better half who has equally earned his respect as the “big cat” in Africa. This statement from the well-awarded star was well-received by the masses and netizens across the globe until the Giant of Africa roared back. To Burna Boy, he felt very disrespected that he was tagged in such a group of budding talents like Rema, Omarlay, and even Oxlade. Now let us have a breakdown of his wonderful career which has gained him amongst Africa’s best.
Burna Boy initially moved to Ghana to stand on his feet economically. He came to stay with Charles Nii Armah known as Shatta Wale. Upon settling down he released a couple of songs one of which caught a lot of attention from the masses. This song was “Hosanna” where he was featured by Shatta Wale. He moved to Nigeria shortly and began making global music serving the large Nigerian market as well. By putting his music on many music platforms, he soon enjoyed immense popularity and extended his frontiers to countries an artist wouldn’t even think of promoting his stuff.
Soon his albums began to resonate with lots of people in the music world attracting offers from top producers one of which Burna agreed to work with. His Grammy-winning album produced by Sean Diddy Combs was something monumental for him solidifying his stance in the history books. This was a true spectacle for any artist who struggled to rise in the modern musical journey. His songs were even used in TikTok videos by big stars like Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, and Diddy himself hence he started gaining huge buzz. By the way, he has won 4 BET Award-wins in the Best International Act category.
On that night Burna Boy showed up with his mother to the event and ended up being a winner on the night. sharing words His Love, Damini album was promoted on Jimmy Kimmel’s show and watched all around the globe. Recently, he performed at the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul. This according to Burna Boy has been enough for him to be recognized by Davido. Though he didn’t say this directly to him, His Instagram account proved otherwise tagging him as an artist who didn’t have to struggle for anything in this life including pushing his career to the outside world like he did.
In a post, Burna specifically said “You cannot play football and you are an embarrassment to the team. But your daddy bought the football team” Burna felt disrespected by David’s comments if we are being realistic with many fans claiming it was an utter mistake from the “30 BG” boss and that he had to apologize to him. Others felt this was a global interview and that even if there was to be an apology it should not be done online but in person to rekindle their friendship properly.
Davido’s camp has not replied to Burna’s statements since. Until then, both will continue to churn out good music all over the world. They have been performing at various events putting African music on the map hence we can only dream of much bigger stages for them and hope they get together and make a masterpiece for their fans to enjoy someday. Until then let us be real, Burna Boy has been a good export for Africa in the last decade hence he is not a new cat in any dimension thus Davido kind of relates better with singer Wizkid.