Sony music star, Davido in a recent interview has asked people and fans to stop putting him under pressure to release an album since he isn’t the only Nigerian act that has failed to drop an album this year as promised.
Davido expressed his frustration in pidgin after the reporter asked him his first question which was about his album, the O.B.O star said;
“Why are people saying it’s taken forever, infact, shey na only me never drop? Abeg, make them free me.”
During the brief chat at Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX, in Lekki, Lagos, the 23 year old African superstar revealed that his album has been slated for next year and it will feature his collaborations with Usher, Future, Young Thug. While his Son of Mercy EP which will be dropping soon will feature his collaboration with Tinashe. In his words;
“All of my international collaborations Usher, Future, Popcaan, Young Thug, and more are on the album. Everything is on the album. Think about it, the end of the year is here. Why release all my missiles now, and the next year everybody turns over a new leaf?
“So I’m coming, doing my African thing for now, giving them the Tinashe record, so let them feel that for now, next year, just come through. That’s why I had to do this EP. I can’t do what they are doing better than them, and they can’t do what I am doing better than me. So I just have to do this EP, and just drop it down.”
Speaking on how his Sony Music deal is affecting his career, the Ekuro star said that he only has creative control over his songs and that the company makes the final decision on what to release.
He also stated that the company has been financing his projects so he had to understand when they told him to push the release date of his songs.
“I was hyped that they (Sony) came to me.”
“I have creative control, it’s a joint thing. Most times, whatever I send them, they are ready to go,”“When they told me that this is going to happen, it’s a sacrifice that I had to make. I did so much in four years, I did a lot, every award, I have it.”
“You will see, I can’t explain, you gotta see the work. At least I don’t have to pay for my videos again. I’m always thinking: ‘spending $250,000 on one video, that’s what I’ll never do. That’ll just take it to another level.” “Killing them crazy though, everything big budget”
Davido revealed that his relocation to the US felt like he was starting all over again as an unknown artiste but despite the glitz and glamour he has enjoyed ever since the trip, he will never trade anywhere for Africa;
“I was cool, I was travelling, I doing things, I was recording, I was living life, I was in America. It kind of was very fast for me, because I was moving so much, I was just setting up plays. I was setting up plays for the future.”
“It’s like I’m starting again. That’s how it feels, that’s what they keep telling me. They say: ‘Yo David, we understand that you have this and that, and you are big. But you gotta start again.’ When they are interviewing me, they aren’t saying ‘Yo Davido’, they are asking ‘What’s your name? Explain Afrobeats to me?’. So it’s like starting again, but it’s cool, I’m just 23 years.
“For me it’s just to keep going, help other people, drop the album, destroy. I love this my African thing. I love it. I will never leave Africa for nowhere. Ever!”
I begin to smell d down fall of ur music career
why will u smell his downfall?
guy read full story n stop commentin rubbish wt headline
Nigerians wit their own english… wich one be ‘smell his downfall’
make dem free you! pls who hold you?
Silly arse
U self dey vex 4 am? Oh boy d guy no try be dat.lol
He’s vexing me jor. See his cabbage head sef.
You fit sing I no want private jet
He’s the naija artist I like, humble guy, though some are humble too but I like him and don jazzy
If his nt he would av call obasanjo fool or idiot
abeg make ona free am ooo.. #ona Hear?! Lol
This guy is too arrogant, make them free you no be them dey listen and buy ur music ?
read d full story b4 u start commentin rubbish… mumu
Pascal Cruz you are a numskul and you lack manner becos I read the story before I comment even if you are not gonna drop album till next year you don’t use that kind of expression . Animal
WASIU dont mind him hes a celeb freak
I wonder oo
@wasiu of cos am an animal cos according 2 biology al humans ar animal and dats y u luk lik a he goat….bastard
Pascal Cruz I need not argue with your type from your utterances you are irresponsible
This guy is too arrogant for my liken
mumu read full story,lazy reader
That was so uncalled for Pascal
Are u now Davido@ pascal, y are u drinking paracetamol for another man’s headache,I only express my feelings
Pascal stop going around insulting people,you’re acting like a brut.
u guys shuld stop d quarrel
I tink Dat Pascal Jst escaped 4rm psychiatric hospital…. Useless boy
u guys shud read full story b4 u start commentin rubbish..lazy readers..
Celeb freak
ya am a celeb freak,if its easy 2 b a celeb is y is any member of ur family nt a celeb?pooor he goat..mumu
Judging 4rm ur dp… I knw u were nt created with brain….
U are a fat fuck lyin under d pic of anoda person.
To say the truth,ah no get ur song for phone…ah lik u as a person but ah no like ur music at all.Im happy ah no dey among those holding you.
Hahaha??
Na by force ni if u like no release again slf, are u d only musician ni, we de listen to others na.
Are we the ones that said u should start making music the first place,better move that ass of urs to the studio and start making music
Na by force to comment, check ur grammer again
Thanks for the notice
Nosa Ikponmwosa. But u understood her point?
Lmao funny girl
Hahaha@ Olayinka O u get mouth self as a guy.
guy no body de feed u so do waitin de ur mind
Who u epp who dy stress u
who u eep?
O B O i sight you from the other side
Wu d hell iz davido??…and wat does he do for a living….av never had of diz name in ma life b4
Lie of d year…Lolz
He Is D Guy That Can Buy U From Ur Parents @ify
Ebuka if I slap u
Lol Nuel Ebuka
Why u go talk say u no know son of mercy. You no get TV for house ?
Why u go talk say u no know son of mercy. You no get TV for house ?
who you eep fuckk you davido
That’s my guy
It’s a lie, David can’t say such, iyabaleft na una house, so, madness dey una body and posting nonsense.
see mouth like sheath, who and who dey disturb you, u no sabi talk? tell that to ur fans not Nigerians blc I no gbadu u, ewu
ur music no dey bring food come my table so if u like sing if u like no sing na u sabi that one na ur cup of tea
He can’t say that …..
u er not serious… make dem free u no b dem dey buy ur albums
u people shud stop abusing him jare,iam not sure he said a thing like that.hez a humble guy.#believe#.
Come back to Home S/Leone
Hahaha he think fans go beg am as dem beg psquare
Idiot who your album EPP?
I don’t even listening to his songs since is because, Mark angle and denison and Emmanuela has takeover the nation
B4 who dey hold am.
Who like u