“Wizkid and I paved the way for Afrobeats“ – Davido
Describes Burnaboy and others as ‘new cats’
Davido has credited himself and his colleague, Wizkid with paving the way for the global rise of Afrobeats music.
He made this submission in a recent interview with Brut, sparking a huge controversy among music lovers in Nigeria and overseas.
Davido stated that he and Wizkid were the pioneer artistes that paved the way for the global recognition and popularity of Afrobeats music before other artistes he referred to as ‘new cats’ got onboard.
According to Davido, Grammy-award winning singer, Burna Boy, and other new-school artistes including Rema, Fireboy, Asake, and Mayorkun, are beneficiaries of the foundation he and Wizkid laid earlier.
He, however, noted that he is happy that the future of Afrobeats music is in safe hands, owing to the quality music being churned out by the ‘new cats’.
“Everybody knows I was one of the first, me and Wizkid blew it up.
“So you know, it feels good seeing the new cats coming up like Burna Boy, Rema, Fire Boy, Mayorkun, Asake.
“So, I think the future of Afrobeats is in good hands.” he said.
