I was the first person D’banj called to celebrate when his collaboration with Kanye West went through —- Davido says as he declares himself King of Afrobeat

Davido affirming himself as the king of Afrobeat said,

“I was the first person D’banj called to celebrate when his collaboration with Kanye West went through. I have always known that I’m the King Of Afrobeats.”

“When I was young, I didn’t even know if I could make African music. At first, it was not easy to see an artist grow up in Nigeria with us and take over the world like we’re doing today. “

“The first person who made me believe in afrobeats was D’banj. I remember D’banj used to stay in my house and I think I had to go to Dubai with my family. “

“Then when I got there and I was watching YouTube, I saw a music video of D’banj and Kanye West and that alone changed my perspective on afrobeats. “

“Before I lęft Nigeria, nobody would buy a show today a Nigerian artist’s concert but they would hurrîedly buy tickets to American artist shows. “

“Artist like Ja Rule, Usher, 50 Cent, and other American artist were the on ones popping at the time. “

“But when I got back to Nigeria and started music, everything changed. People started hurrying to buy tickets to my shows like I was an American artist and that’s when I realized that I was the king of afrobeats. “

“That’s also when D’banj, P-Square, 2Face, and other Nigerian artist started popping.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>