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I Don’t Believe Wizkid And Davido’s Beef Is Real – Ladipoe

Nigerian rapper, Oladipoe has stated that he doesn’t believe that the beef between Wizkid and Davido is real.
He stated this during an interviw with with City 105.1FM.
According to him, they could be using the beef as a strategy to promote something.
The rapper stated that he has seen it before and stated that it could be same thing playing out again.
In Ladipoe’s words:
“Honest truth, honestly, I have no idea. And why I say so is because this is not the first time that there has been something like this between these two juggernaut artistes y’know. So, who is to say? And I’m not personally close to either of them to be able to look behind the veil. I’ve been somebody that has gotten to admire them from afar. I’ve definitely shaken Wizkid’s hand a couple of times. I’ve shaken David’s hand a couple of times. And in both ways, I respect them.
 
You know what I feel? I fall in the fanbase that feels that they are just too savvy and business minded to not one day say “pull up, Davido and Wizkid concert or Wizkid and Davido concert”. I just feel like una dey whine me. That’s my own personal feeling: una dey whine me. They are too big to not see the business opportunity in front of them. So, that’s my take. But whether it’s real or not, who is to say?
Beef for promoting stuff is an old tactic. It’s effective. I don’t love it personally, but it’s tried and tested, and it works. It’s not my preferred strategy, but it works.”
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I Was Amused – Ladipoe Reacts To Wizkid Shading Don Jazzy Over His Tweet

Nigerian rapper Ladipoe responded to the controversy sparked by his recent tweet, which was perceived as mocking Wizkid.

Recall that the Mavin Records signee seemingly ridiculed Wizkid for claiming that ‘hip hop is dead’.

Ladipoe, on his X handle, wrote, “Nigerian rappers that survived ‘hip hop is dead’ watching Afrobeat artistes go through their own.

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 Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy as an influencer.

Wizkid subtle shade at Don Jazzy sparked outrage on social media, with several celebrities including skit makers, Mr Macaroni and Nasboi and reality stars, Doyin and Tacha berating him for “disrespecting” the Mavin boss.

Reacting in a recent interview with Cool FM, Lagos, Ladipoe said he was “amused” by the chaos.

He explained that his tweet was grossly misunderstood.

He said, “The whole thing was a joke. Hip-hop artists have been through this time when there was a faux narrative that hip-hop I’d dead. And now, you are getting the same whispers about Afrobeats. Once again, I think that they are just as ridiculous and false as at the time they were saying hip-hop is dead.

“So my tweet was like, ‘Okay, you guys [Afrobeats singers], we [rappers] went through our own [hard times]. Don’t worry, this too shall pass.’

“I was more like a joke like we went through ours, now you are going through yours. That was the joke. If there’s anybody it was aimed at, it is more aimed at the audience or anybody who believes these narratives. Who are you to say any genre is dead?

“That was the whole intention behind the joke. Any other interpretation of it is something I didn’t anticipate. I know what I was thinking when I tweeted it. I tweeted it. Went to bed. Woke up to chaos.

“To be honest, the first thing I felt when I saw all the reactions, I was amused.”

 

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Wizkid Shades Don Jazzy After His Artist, Ladipoe Mocked Him

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has mocked music executive, Don Jazzy.
Wizkid mocked the Mavins record owner while reacting to shade fired at him by Mavin signee, Ladipoe.
Ladipoe, a rapper signed to Don Jazzy’s label had mocked Wizkid for his controversial “hip hop is dead” statement.
“Nigerian rappers that survived ‘hip hop is dead’ watching Afrobeat artists go through their own,”Ladipoe wrote via X.
A fan called Wizkid’s attention to the shade on Monday morning but the Starboy boss said, “lol never chatting to anyone signed to an influencer. Next.”
 
He also retweeted two tweets suggesting that he was referring to Don Jazzy as a social media influencer.
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Wizkid Doesn’t Inspire Me Musically – Ladipoe

Popular Nigerian rapper, Ladipoe has said that he does not consider Afrobeats star, Wizkid, an inspiration, in terms of music.

The Mavin Records act commented on the ‘X’ platform on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, in response to a fan’s question.

Ladipoe stated that while Wizkid does not influence him musically, he is inspired by the ‘Essence’ crooner’s demeanour and business savvy.

It all started with the rapper tweeting, “RnB inspired me just as much as Hip Hop did”

A fan with username @_okikiola_1 asked; “So Basically Wizkid is part of the people who inspired you.”

In response, Ladipoe said; “Musically no. Persona and business acumen definitely”

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Ladipoe drops Highly anticipated Providence Ep

Ladipoe still buzzing from his recent nomination at the BET for best international flow, the Mavin act drops his highly anticipated project Providence Ep.

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Providence Ep is a 6 track project featuring fellow Mavin act Rema, Fireboydml and Amarae.

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Before the project dropped, the rapper shared a heartfelt message to his fans called his Lifelines, Ladipoe shared his insecurities about his first song of the year Feelings which later turned to be a worldie and was appreciative for his Bet Nominations and Headies award win which was his first.

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listen and download Ladipoe Providence Ep here

https://ladipoe.lnk.to/providence/