Erigga has responded to Davido’s criticism of his comments about musicians who built their careers without family money, calling out the singer over his use of the word “imbecile” before escalating their online exchange.
The back-and-forth began after Erigga wrote on X: “Shoutout to all the musicians who don’t come from family money and had to grind for every single dollar they earn.”
Davido responded: “No be we say make your pops no guard o. Shoutout to the ones that came from family money and still grind to the top. Comot here with that your useless motivation … imbecile.”
Erigga subsequently addressed the use of “imbecile,” bringing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities into the conversation.
“Big love to everyone on the spectrum, Down syndrome, autism, etc… it can never be cool to insult people with a disease,” he wrote.
He then returned to the subject of family wealth, questioning why his original shoutout appeared to provoke Davido.
“NA SHOUTOUT TO THE ONES WHEN GET IT OUT THE MUD WITHOUT FAMILY MONEY DEY MAKE DAVID CRASH OUT?” Erigga wrote. “From where to where??”
“Big man pikin dey cry say poor men children de hail dem self???” he added. “Motivate your self naw.”
Erigga went on to label Davido the “Ambassador of RICH KIDS,” asking: “Because ur papa get money make we no happy again for our small wins???”
The rapper also made the dispute more personal, writing: “I’m disappointed IN YOU SLOVIDO.”
“NA ME U WAN BULLY? NA ME U WAN OPPRESS?” he added.
The exchange has since developed into a wider argument over family wealth, privilege and the meaning of being self-made in the Nigerian music industry.
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