Afrobeats artist Davido, born David Adeleke, has revealed that he faces the most criticism in Nigeria due to his affluent upbringing.
Davido stated that being labeled as a “rich kid” could have potentially hindered his career if he hadn’t kept his background a secret initially.
During a recent episode of the Culture Knock Out podcast, the OBO crooner shared that his success in the music industry had already been established before his wealth was publicly known.
Davido 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.”
