- Wizkid and Davido, two of Nigeria’s most well-known musicians, have captivated fans nationwide with their verbal sparring on social media.
Nigerian music fans are passionately divided into two camps due to the rivalry between these two afrobeat artists, who both have millions of fans worldwide: “Team Davido” and “Team Wizkid”.
The most recent argument started on Monday night when Wizkid’s followers urged him to release a new song on the social networking site X.
In retaliation, Wizkid shared a highly shared video of a man—possibly Davido—begging for a favor on his knees and asked his followers to do the same if they wanted him to release the new song.
Though there have been rumors that Davido may be the subject of the video, the 31-year-old musician has not yet responded to the rumors.
After Wizkid provoked Davido on Monday night, the singer responded by declaring he wouldn’t waste his influence on “someone whose career was revived only to fade away again.”
In addition to gaining notice online, this social media controversy has prompted fan discussions on other platforms as well as offline contacts.
Fans of both musicians are fervently defending their heroes, and prominent music channel Hip TV has launched a vote on X to decide who will win this verbal duel.
Unquestionably two of Africa’s most renowned music icons, Wizkid and Davido have collaborated with global superstars such as Drake, Chris Brown, and Nicki Minaj and have won numerous MTV and BET awards.