Social media was practically set ablaze early in the week when popular singer, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, fired ‘shots’ at his longtime rival, David Adeleke, aka Davido; and singer, producer and record label owner, Don Jazzy. In the early hours of Monday, April 29, 2024, Wizkid had made some controversial tweets, which became the major topic of discussion in the entertainment industry for the week. Saturday Beats takes a look at the ‘Pakurumo’ singer’s on-and-off relationship with Davido; and other people he has had feuds with over the years
Never-ending fight with Davido
The rift between Wizkid and Davido is not a secret in the music industry and even beyond. Wizkid’s recent social media post, in which he posted a video showing Davido in tears, kneeling on the floor and begging someone (presumably a lady) drew sharp criticisms from both industry insiders and fans.
Wizkid had posted the embarrassing video, which had surfaced on the Internet some weeks back, in response to a fan who had asked him to release a new song.
Wizkid stated that his fans must beg him for a new song the same way Davido was pleading in the video, before he would consider their request.
However, the singer did not stop there. He also threw ‘shades’ at Peruzzi, an artiste signed to Davido’s record label. Perruzi is believed to have written many of Davido’s songs; a fact that the latter has confirmed on different occasions. In one of the controversial tweets, Wizkid wrote, “You and all your crew, plus your pant washer songwriter, go to sleep at night thinking you actually got anything on me in music. Wish you all well.”
Responding to Wizkid, Perruzi dared him to swear that he had not also sought for him. On his part, Davido responded, “You’re a sick man”. In a now deleted tweet, Davido also called Wizkid a woman beater.
Apparently on a tweeting spree, Wizkid did not also hesitate to throw Don Jazzy under the bus.
A fan of his had stated that he should respond to Ladipo Eso, aka Ladipoe; a rapper signed to Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records for a comment he (Ladipoe) had made earlier. A day before Wizkid’s tweets, Ladipoe had written on Twitter, “Nigerian rappers that survived ‘hip hop is dead’ watching afrobeat artistes go through their own.”
However, in his response to the fan, Wizkid insinuated that Don Jazzy was merely an influencer. He wrote, “Never chatting to anyone signed to an influencer. Next.”
His comments sparked outrage among fans who felt that Don Jazzy deserved more respect for his contributions to the industry. This caused lots of backlash, with prominent figures such as an artiste and blogger, Tunde Ednut; and an actor, content creator and activist, Mr Macaroni, voicing their support for Don Jazzy.
Reacting to the tweet, Ednut wrote, “You call him an influencer? Big shout out to all influencers, but Jazzy should be respected and kept on a high pedestal. He is not your mate in anything.”
Ednut, who is known to be close to Davido, also chastised the latter for mocking Davido. He wrote, “All I know is that Davido will never disrespect Wizkid, and I thank God Davido doesn’t even reply to some things anymore. Posting that was unnecessary. Anyway, it’s his time. He should enjoy.”
On his part, Mr Macaroni maintained that Wizkid was wrong to have mocked Don Jazzy, whom he described as the biggest entertainment influencer in Africa. He wrote, “Don Jazzy is perhaps the biggest entertainment influencer in Africa. And the beautiful thing is that his influence cuts across. From music to content, films, brands etc.
