Maleek Berry has made surprising claims that Davido pretended to be poor while rising as an artist. Discover the details and implications of this revelation.
Maleek Berry, a singer and producer known for his Afrobeats music genre, recently shared about his past experience with fellow artist Davido when they were both starting their careers.
During his appearance on the podcast ’90s Baby’, the singer of ‘Kontrol’ revealed that Davido feigned poverty while they shared a studio, despite coming from an affluent family.
He expressed his surprise upon visiting the mansion of Davido’s father.
He reminisced about being present during Davido’s early days when his YouTube views were only four thousand.
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Whenever he visited London, the individual would escort him to a studio in Bermondsey and document his music.
We were brought together through social media by one of his cousins whom we both had not yet met. Our mutual love for music united us as two Nigerian guys.
“He behaved like one of those less fortunate children in our presence. However, I was astonished when we arrived at his father’s residence. There are varying levels of financial wealth!”
“At the time, I was completely surprised because my mind didn’t register that he [Davido] had money. He used to fit in with us so well. However, upon seeing the tower, it finally dawned on me that they were wealthy.”
Years later, Berry divulged that Wizkid was introduced to him through Davido.
