One of the trending topics happening in Nigerian pop culture is the ongoing beef between Afrobeats powerhouses Wizkid and Davido.
The beef was reignited recently when Wizkid went on a Twitter tirade saying disparaging things against Davido out of the blue. As expected, Wizkid’s tweets garnered a lot of attention and onlookers on the beef have been giving their thoughts on what they think about it.
During a new interview with City 105.1FM, rapper Ladipoe was asked what he thinks about the beef, and well, the rapper has his own questions about if the whole thing is even real. Here is what Ladipoe had to say about the Davido and Wizkid beef, and why he thinks they both may be ‘whining’ us.
During his interview, Ladipoe was asked “What do you think about the recent beef going on with Wizkid and Davido right now?” He responded:
LADIPOE: Honest truth, honestly, I have no idea. And why I say so is because this is not the first time that there has been something like this between these two juggernaut artistes y’know. So, who is to say? And I’m not personally close to either of them to be able to look behind the veil. I’ve been somebody that has gotten to admire them from afar. I’ve definitely shaken Wizkid’s hand a couple of times. I’ve shaken David’s hand a couple of times. And in both ways, I respect them.
You know what I feel? I fall in the fanbase that feels that they are just too savvy and business minded to not one day say “pull up, Davido and Wizkid concert or Wizkid and Davido concert”. I just feel like una dey whine me. That’s my own personal feeling: una dey whine me. They are too big to not see the business opportunity in front of them. So, that’s my take. But whether it’s real or not, who is to say?
Beef for promoting stuff is an old tactic. It’s effective. I don’t love it personally, but it’s tried and tested, and it works. It’s not my preferred strategy, but it works.
What do you think about the Davido and Wizkid beef, and about what Ladipoe said about it? Do you agree with him? Do you too think that maybe Wizkid and Davido may be whining us just to promote their music? What do you think?
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