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Behold, Naija Artistes Who Worked With Drake
In the past eight years of his official music career, Drake has shattered the glass ceiling of hip-hop stereotypes by exploring various influences outside of the genre. His knack for diversity has attracted a lot of backlash from both hip hop heads and general consumers, but this spiteful assertion has not caused the rapper to conform.
Drake stays diversifying and one has to admit that his ability to jump on a foreign sound and own it is what sets him apart. One of the many sounds he has tapped into the African and Caribbean melody although a lot of people are aware of his ties with Wizkid, here is a list of three Nigerian pop stars that Drake has worked with.
Wizkid
The Wizkid and Drake working relationship is one that is recognised across the world and their musical bond birthed the illustrious ojuelegba remix, ‘one dance’. The first song to hit one billion plays on specify and also ‘come closer’ which recently went gold in Canada.
Burna Boy
On the 18th of March, Drake released a 32 track tape themed “more life” and Burna boy’s vocal was sampled on the fifth track on the more life project titled “get it together”. The song is mainly dominated by the vocals of British new comer Jorja Smith while Drake only appears in the chorus.
Surprisingly, towards the end of the track, Burna Boy’s vocals were sampled. Burna Boy has since confirmed that he made contributions to the track after he affirmed the tweet of a fan who took note of the sample.
Mr Eazi
Mr Eazi is a musical nomad and his thirst for international prominence has been him trade verses with many artistes outside the African continent. He disclosed that he has ties with Drake’s Ovo camp and hinted a possible collaboration with Drake.
He said, “the Ovo came the other day and someone was introducing me to Majid Jordan. I met Drake some days ago in London. He already knew the music, he already knew who I was”.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’