Nigerian Afropop artist Akinmayokun Awodumila, widely recognized as Mr. May D, has addressed the speculation surrounding his widely reported discord with the now-defunct Psquare group and Square Records.
The artist became affiliated with Square Records in 2011 but departed from the label on August 21, 2012, due to internal conflicts.
In a clip from an unreleased episode of the Honest Bunch podcast, the 40-year-old musician suggested that the brevity of their collaboration stemmed from the Psquare twin brothers causing him to lose a contract with Akon.
The artist indicated that his issues with Psquare commenced when he was excluded from the music video production for the remix of ‘Chop My Money,’ which featured the American-Senegalese artist Akon.
May D disclosed that Akon had insisted on not proceeding with the video shoot in his absence, stating that he ultimately had to travel to the United States to partake in the filming.
He mentioned that Akon had presented him with various opportunities and assured him of his return flight to America. However, he acknowledged that upon his return to Nigeria, he made the error of disclosing the particulars of his discussions with Akon to the Psquare brothers.
May D recounted that Psquare had been initially reluctant to sign him to their label, instead proposing to provide assistance similar to what they had extended to artists like J Martins and Bracket. Nonetheless, he observed that after revealing Akon’s proposals to them, the dynamics of their relationship began to decline.
In May D words:
“Initially, they did not want to sign me. They were just like let us help you the way we helped J Martins and Bracket. When we went to shoot ‘Chop My Money’ video, I was in Nigeria, they had gone to shoot the video. Akon did not show up till I came to America, he was like he wanted me to be in the video.”
“I was wondering Akon jumped on ‘Chop My Money’ and they were like yes he did. So I have to be in America for the video because Akon said if I am not in America, he is not going to shoot the video.
“When I got to America, Akon called me to his office and was like ‘Guy I have many deals for you, when you get back to Nigeria, call me. This is my number, I will book you a flight, you will come back to America’.
“He asked if I had any deal with these guys, I said no. He said ‘I am not going to say anything, when you get to America we will talk’.
When I got to Nigeria, as an honest and clean guy, I told Psquare because they were the ones who carried to me there. If I had known, I would not have told them.”
