Davido says that he’s at all times identified that Afrobeats would turn out to be a worldwide phenomenon, which is why he makes use of his affect and assets to additional elevate the African narrative — even amongst his well-known pals.
He just lately launched a music video for his track “Showing Off Her Body” that includes DaBaby, a physique of labor shot in Nigeria with behind-the-scenes reels of Da Child’s time in The Motherland curated on Instagram.
“When DaBaby visited Nigeria, it was an incredible cultural alternate,” Davido tells Journey Noire. “Every time any of my pals from the U.S. visits me in Nigeria, they depart with a unique mindset. It occurred when The Migos, Lil Child got here and when Casanova got here. They normally see all of Africa’s magnificence and notice that we’ve got every little thing the U.S. has.”
Davido additional explains {that a} go to to Nigeria has helped a few of his wealthy pals be extra appreciative in what they’ve.
“I’m driving my Lambo with DaBaby, he’s seeing the youngsters run and I say, ‘You see that child smiling? He doesn’t know when his subsequent meal is. However you see how completely satisfied he’s? However us, even you, small wahala (drama) in America and also you’re frowning your face.’ He appears at me and says, ‘You already know, you’re proper.’”
In accordance with Davido, he offers his American pals the total Nigerian expertise as a result of it’s essential to know the place you come from.
“To me, whether or not you’re Jamaican, whether or not you’re Haitian, for those who’re Black, you’re African. So, I at all times love so that you can come and see the place you’re from,” he says. “I need to change the narrative of what you’ve been instructed and what you suppose you realize. When you base it off what you watch on CNN, you’d by no means need to go there.”
