Davido has suggested that he could walk away from music following his ongoing exchange with Nigerian rapper Erigga over comments about musicians who come from family money.
The dispute 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 by defending artists who come from wealthy families but still worked to build their careers, calling Erigga’s post “useless motivation” and referring to him as an “imbecile.”
Erigga subsequently criticized Davido’s response, questioning why musicians without family wealth could not celebrate their achievements.
Davido has now returned to the exchange, writing: “No worry o I go soon leave their music for una GO MAKE MY BILLIONS … then that shit gonna be boring AF.”
He followed the post with: “Deep down who like poverty?”
Davido also responded to a user who claimed that without his father’s wealth, he would have been “just another Mr MayD.”
“Says the face of a chimpanzee,” Davido replied.
Davido’s comments come shortly after Nigerian artist Siraheem, who also comes from a wealthy family, announced his decision to step away from music to focus on his other projects.
The latest exchange between Davido and Erigga has brought renewed attention to the relationship between family wealth, music careers and the idea of being self-made in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
