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'People Do Not Give Me The Credit I Deserve In Nigerian Music Industry' - Davido

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Apr 30, 2025

'People Do Not Give Me The Credit I Deserve In Nigerian Music Industry' - Davido

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has claimed that despite being consistent in the music industry for 15 years, people do not give him his due credit.

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All Facts Newspaper reports that David made this known during a recent interview with content creator Egungun of Lagos.

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The 'Feel' crooner stated he has been conquering the music industry, but he does not get enough credit for his impact.

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He said, "I have been conquering the music industry for 15 years, but the crazy thing is that people don't give me my flowers [credits] that I deserve.ÔÇØ

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Egungun inferred, "Do you believe that you have haters?ÔÇØ

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Davido replied, "There are haters, but when I go everywhere, they love me, so I'm like, where are the haters?ÔÇØ

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Meanwhile, Davido has shared the story of his first encounter with American R&B star, Chris Brown.

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Speaking in a recent episode of the Bagfuel Brigade podcast, Davido said Chris Brown changed his life and his career.

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The 'Blow My Mind' hitmaker said his career progressed after he met Breezy in 2018.

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He said, "Meeting Chris Brown changed my life. I met him in 2018. He had a Nigerian friend, one of his best friends.

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"The friend called me one day on Facetime and my song was playing at the background, I asked where he was and he said he was at Chris Brown's house. I was like, 'What? Y'all playing my music?' And he showed me Chris dancing to my songÔÇØ

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