Recall that Davido had caused a stir online after he stated that he and his counterpart, Wizkid were the first young artistes to become successful.

Popular Nigerian singer, Davido has reacted to the backlash that followed his recent interview.

In the interview, he called the Grammy-winner, Burna Boy a new comer in the music industry.

Recall that Davido had caused a stir online after he stated that he and his counterpart, Wizkid were the first young artistes to become successful.

He claimed that everybody is aware of this and noted that he was excited to see “new cats” dominating the music industry.

Davido grouped Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Mayorkun and Asake as the ‘new cats’ who came after him and Wizkid.

He said: “Everybody knows that I was one of the first, Wizkid and I were the first young artistes to blow up and it feels good seeing new cats like Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Mayorkun.

You know a lot of new cats coming, killing it…Asake who was on my album. So, yes, I think the future of Afrobeat is in good hands.”

However, the statement was not well received with many social media users bashing him.

Reacting, the ‘IF’ crooner admitted that everywhere was heated up, but he added that things will cool down and everyone would be fine eventually.

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