Tosin Clegg From time to time there has always been a drama from camps of two of Nigeria’s biggest music stars which has become a recurring decimal. Sometimes it’s a mystery how these issues emerge but as it settles into the consciousness of fans, there seems to be a search of what ignited the whole back and forth. It often starts with social media jabs, perceived competition, or comments from close associates.
Unarguably, both artists have expressed mutual respect at times as not too long ago, they were sighted at a club together where it seemed all was well and going well. It even gladdened the hearts of many and gave a new perspective to a friendship that would have been beautiful and filled with so many discographies if only things had gone differently. But frankly, fan bases and industry comparisons have often fueled tensions, which might have started innocently as it fuels supremacy in the globally accepted Afrobeats scene.
The feud as we all know has continued to reoccur for about a decade or more and has been filled with times of indirect shading during interviews, social media exchanges as well as unhealthy competitive comparisons exacerbated by their loyal fans. This time around a social media post on X by Davido’s Creative Director, BlackTycoone seemed to have ignited the alleged drama. On Tuesday, October 1st, while Nigerians were in the atmosphere of the country’s Independence Day celebrations he shared this, “Tell your Daddy to drop na” and as innoce.