Award-winning singer Davido has opened up about facing intense criticism in Nigeria due to his wealthy upbringing.
In a recent appearance on the Culture Knock Out podcast, he argued his career could have been impacted if his affluent background had been widely known earlier on.
He said he had already established himself with several hit songs before his background became public, which helped mitigate the potential backlash.
The “OBO” crooner emphasised his passion for music, stating that nothing would have stopped him from pursuing his dreams, even if it meant facing challenges.
According to Davido, once you become a prominent figure, you can expect to face scrutiny and negativity.
He said: “I’m the biggest criticised artist in Nigeria. I mean, I’m on fire and I’ve been on fire for a while. In the beginning, they didn’t know that my dad was rich. So the stigma of a rich kid doing music didn’t end up as crazy as it should have been for me.
“People didn’t know my father was rich. It was too late, I already did three hit songs before they found out that my dad had money…
“But I just wanted to do music. I didn’t care if I had to become homeless. At that point, that was all I wanted to do. Nothing would stop me.
“Over time, people started hating me because my dad is rich. But I keep on dropping good music, and it keeps working out.
“It happens to everyone, once you become the biggest in anything, you will get criticised. You are doing an election, people love you and they vote for you. But when you become president, they hate you”.
