Arya Starr, Tems, other females stay off escalating ego trip fight as Toyin Abraham settles rift with Funke Akindele and Mercy Aigbe
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
In Nollywood, actress Toyin Abraham last month publicly initiated moves that ended her beef with producer Funke Akindele and she also extended an olive branch to actress Mercy Aigbe. Toyin ran with the theme, “It’s time to celebrate one another.”
On the Afrobeats scene, the female artistes like Tiwa Sawage, Tems, and Arya Starr, also kept their positive vibes, as usual; but male artistes escalated their fights the same April as Wizkid took a surprise dig at Davido and producer Don Jazzy simultaneously.
That rankled with and divided their fans and has since spread to pit more musicians against one another openly.
The fracases, which had been budding for a while, reached a crescendo at a time when the Drake and Kendrick Lamar rap dirty gig was raging on the other side of the Atlantic in the United States.
Here is a rundown of the fights on social media of these men on ego trips, as collated by Daily Post.
Wizkid vs Davido
Wizkid and Davido, touted as Nigeria’s biggest music stars, have had a strained relationship since their early days as rising artistes in 2011.
Although they have never revealed the cause of the beef, it has been on and off for more than a decade.
They have had some moments of peace over the years due to reconciliatory efforts but there has always been a chill between their cult-like fanbases – “Wizkid FC” and “30BG” – on social media.
The latest chapter started at a time many had thought they were finally ending the supremacy rift, especially with Wizkid’s announcement of a joint tour with Davido after his ‘More Love, Less Ego’ gig.
That hope was dashed when they reignited fiery social media exchanges on the night of April 29.
Wizkid first posted a leaked video of someone purported to be Davido on his knees crying and begging for a woman’s attention.
The Starboy boss supposedly posted the video implying his fans needed to plead for a new song with a similar intensity to the person in the video.
However, the post sparked controversy on social media, causing a stir among the 30 billion gang, Wizkid FC, and Davido who responded later in the night.
In his clap back, Davido taunted Wizkid that his career was resurrected a few years ago but died again, boasting since he entered the music industry, Wizkid and others have not experienced peace of mind.
“That’s what I thought. Nothing to say, exactly why I stopped wasting my clout and jeopardizing my millions of USD of endorsements on someone whose career was resurrected a few years ago just to die again,” the ‘OBO’ crooner said.
Wizkid retorted that even if he retired from the music industry now, the DMW boss will still not be on his level.
“I got nun to say to u my boy! I can retire today and you still not on my level. You be influencer with a songwriter. Wish u well.”
Wizkid reposted the leaked video the following day and Davido threw additional jibes at him for days both on X and on Instagram.
Kizz Daniel vs Tekno
The friction between Kizz Daniel and Tekno happened simultaneously with Wizkid and Davido’s social media knock-downs and drag-outs.
Kizz Daniel in the afternoon of April 29 dug up a tweet in which Tekno said the Fly Boi boss’ money is not on the same level as his, while refuting a report he received N1 billion royalties from their collab song Buga.
In his counter attack, Kizz Daniel blasted Tekno for being ungrateful, claiming he “rescued” his (Tekno’s) dying career with the song.
“Dem mention money you sef dey talk … spewing sh*t like an*s. See ekuke wey we rescue with Buga. Oloribu omo ale,” Kizz fired.
Tekno responded: “Hope you are trending now fool! Careful o, breeze blow foul ny*sh dey open. I’m not the one to be played with before I Kattywilliams your *ss. Insecure narcissist.”
The guys later unfollowed each other on social media.
Adekunle Gold vs Samklef
Adekunle Gold and producer Samklef fell out after the producer-turned-blogger called out Adekunle’s wife Simi for being “ungrateful”.
Samklef, who had publicly admitted to having feelings for Simi during their days as struggling artistes, vowed never to “fully” forgive if she fails to publicly apologise for setting him up for dragging.
“If simi comes out publicly and apologizes for setting me up for dragging I will fully forgive her. But if she doesn’t I will be reminding her who she truly is for the next 7 billion years,” he warned.
Adekunle Gold slammed Samklef that his wife does not owe him anything.
“When will it be your turn to receive sense from your 7th heaven? Because you are clearly lost in your own damn mind. Simi doesn’t owe you sh*t and it’s about time you stopped calling her name every 3 market days. If anything, you owe me! Stop fooling around and act your age!,” Gold fumed.
Samklef insisted: “Dear Adekunle, I made your wife Simi.
“And yes Adekunle your wife Simi owes Samklef a public apology for setting me up for dragging. How u see am? And just so u know Simi music career not fit pass the level again. I samklef says o!
“Wey u for just dey one conner dey look or reach out to me for old time sake .…You wan use me shine with all this small temporary fame. Say he wife owes me nothing. I beg una for money Abi wetin you mean ? Can you imagine this small boy?”
Simi, on the other hand, addressed flirtatious comments about her from Brymo and Samklef.
Brymo had sparked controversy last year after admitting he demanded sex from Simi while she was unmarried before he could make music with her.
He disclosed Simi rejected his request and he in turn declined to collaborate with her.
Simi, mother of one, countered in a recent interview with Angela Yee that there was no point in what Brymo and Samklef said about her and she could not take them seriously.
“I don’t know what these people [Brymo and Samklef] are going on about. The funny thing is that these are two different people and I don’t know why they keep talking about me like that. When you even look at what they’re saying, you can’t even pick out anything. I’m still confused,” she said.
Wizkid vs Don Jazzy
Wizkid’s recent social media onslaught did not spare Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy.
He fired broadsides at Don Jazzy after his signee, rapper Ladipoe, mocked the Grammy-winning singer for claiming “hip hop is dead”
“Nigerian rappers that survived ‘hip hop is dead’ watching Afrobeat artistes go through their own,” Ladipoe wrote on his X handle.
After a fan alerted Wizkid to the post, he reacted by saying, “Lol, never chatting with anyone signed to an influencer. Next.”
He also retweeted two tweets suggesting that he referred to Don Jazzy as an influencer.
Don Jazzy quickly unfollowed him on Instagram.
Wizkid’s shade at Don Jazzy sparked reactions from several Nigerian celebrities on X, including skit makers Mr Macaroni and Nasboi and reality stars Doyin and Tacha.
Mr Macaroni said while Don Jazzy is influential across music, contents, films, and brands, the context in which Wizkid called him “an influencer” was disrespectful to “everything he has done and is still doing for the Nigerian Music Industry.”
He insisted Don Jazzy is an “absolute legend” who is selfless and has shown support to many entertainers in the country regardless of their status.
“Wizkid was wrong for talking to Don Jazzy that way. Before now, Wizkid used to respect Don Jazzy,” Nasboi reacted on the Bahd And Boujee Podcast co-hosted by reality star Tolanibaj and actress, Moet Abebe.
Nasboi later disclosed on Cool FM’s Big Friday Show With Tacha that he has been receiving death threats following his criticism of Wizkid for shading Don Jazzy, but stressed he still stands by his take that the Starboy boss was wrong for lashing out at the Marvin honcho.
“I feel like the context [in which Wizkid called Don Jazzy an influencer] wasn’t okay,” he reiterated.
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