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Davido explains his decision to cease performing in western clothing.
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The singer speaks about his relationship with DaBaby.
Nigerian Award-winning artist, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed why he stopped wearing western clothes to perform on stage.
The DMW boss speaks about this during his recent interview with Rolling Stone.
He is well-known for his music and motto, “We Rise By Lifting Others.” He recently collaborated with controversial American rapper DaBaby and grew close to him, and has also been notably on his recent tour, wearing nothing but African designers for his performances and appearances.
Speaking about his relationship with DaBaby, He said:
When he came out, people used to always compare us. It was the energy, the eyes. And then funny enough, everybody around DaBaby is African. Everybody. I like his work ethic. I just see a lot of myself in him; the way he carries people along as well.
In response to a question regarding how he manages his friendship with DaBaby in light of DaBaby’s controversy, He Said:
I spoke to him about it too. I’ve been in situations where I’ve said the wrong things and then really understand what I said like two days later. I feel like everybody makes mistakes. I’m not approving or saying what he said was right, but I know sometimes being on stage, you might get carried away. We did speak about it.
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When asked if he doesn’t think DaBaby’s words are reflective of his character, Davido said:
I personally don’t, because I know him personally. I haven’t seen him being violent or stuff like that. Sometimes I do see it online, but exactly what I was telling you — everybody’s human and people go through stuff.
Speaking about how lifting others has been affected now that he has children, OBO said:
I’ve had friends that [I’ve] gone all out for and maybe I can’t do as much as I used to do before—reason being, I got children, bro. I can understand where you do so much for some people, and then after a while, they forget…But I can’t use that to punish the rest of the people that I still want to help grow, so I don’t look at it as much of a problem.
Speaking about why he stopped wearing Western clothes to perform, The DMW boss said:
Normally, I be putting in a big budget — It could be thousands, hundreds, crazy on clothes. So this year I was like, ‘Yo, why are we celebrating African music and wearing western clothes? Might as well do the whole package. Let’s give people opportunities.
Speaking about advice he gives to other artistes and closing words about his life, Davido said: