{"id":743231,"date":"2026-08-08T03:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/davido-believes-the-sky-is-big-enough-for-everyone-in-afrobeats\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:25:16","slug":"davido-believes-the-sky-is-big-enough-for-everyone-in-afrobeats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/davido-believes-the-sky-is-big-enough-for-everyone-in-afrobeats\/","title":{"rendered":"Davido believes the sky is big enough for everyone in Afrobeats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6afa2f9a212fa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/davido-believes-the-sky-is-big-enough-for-everyone-in-afrobeats\/#The_former_FADER_cover_star_talks_about_the_making_of_his_sixth_studio_album_Oriade_and_his_15-year_legacy_in_Afrobeats\" >The former FADER cover star talks about the making of his sixth studio album, Oriad\u00e9, and his 15-year legacy in Afrobeats.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_former_FADER_cover_star_talks_about_the_making_of_his_sixth_studio_album_Oriade_and_his_15-year_legacy_in_Afrobeats\"><\/span>The former FADER cover star talks about the making of his sixth studio album, <i>Oriad\u00e9<\/i>, and his 15-year legacy in Afrobeats.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283136\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_Shotbycozyy_ly77gc\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Davido believes the sky is big enough for everyone in Afrobeats\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Shot by Cozyy<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283085\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            If one wants to understand just how far Afrobeats has come over the last decade, talk to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davido\/?hl=en\">Davido<\/a>.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Back in 2016, the Nigerian superstar remarked in his FADER cover story that  &#8220;sometimes it can feel like only one person [in Afrobeats] will win\u201d \u2014 a scarce but very real perspective back then. At the time, the landscape of global music only had room for a handful of African artists to eat \u2014 and even then, not without a tooth-and-nail fight to be heard by the mainstream. Catching up with the 33-year-old 10 years later over Zoom, Davido\u2019s taken over by optimism. \u201cThe sky is big enough for all Afrobeats artists,\u201d he says, smiling. \n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283102\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Davido, JAZZWRLD, GL_Ceejay - I Know Who I Be (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fo7MlimxqFQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283086\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Davido came into the music <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> with something to prove. The son of Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, a well-known businessman and Seventh-day Adventist in Nigeria, Davido\u2019s genuine passion for music was often questioned by his critics. But 15 years later, one only needs to look at his deep musical catalog \u2014 <i>A Good Time<\/i> (2019), <i>A Better Time<\/i> (2020), <i>Timeless<\/i> (2023), and <i>5ive<\/i> (2025) \u2014 to get a sense of his work ethic and love for his artistry.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            His latest album, <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/davido.lnk.to\/Oriade\">Oriad\u00e9<\/a><\/i>, released July 31, continues to highlight the three qualities that have defined his musical output thus far: faith, love, and openness toward new artists. Davido met R&amp;B rising star Leon Thomas after attending the same church and recruited him for the new track, \u201cTell Everybody.\u201d \u201cGimme Dat Ting\u201d features the next-up Nigerian talent NO11, whom Davido discovered during a late-night TikTok scrolling session. Davido stumbled upon the freshman artist and reposted one of his videos without a second of hesitation. He says the song blew up im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283087\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            On the love front, Davido, who\u2019s now married, recorded <i>Oriad\u00e9<\/i> in a vastly different headspace than that which precipitated his previous projects, sw<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing out jam-packed studio sessions with forty plus people for intimate recordings at his home, surrounded by his wife, family, and a tight circle of collaborators. An interpolation of Elvis\u2019s \u201cCan&#8217;t Help Falling In Love\u201d on \u201cAlready Falling\u201d is one of many instances on the record where Davido pays reverence to romantic love. As he stresses on the album\u2019s opener, \u201cI still make time for family and friends &#8217;cause all work and no play, makes Davido another man with no face.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283121\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade%CC%81_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Oriade\u0301_Official_Artwork_cpdyfu\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Davido believes the sky is big enough for everyone in Afrobeats\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283088\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Across <i>Oriad\u00e9<\/i>, Davido sings like a grateful veteran who\u2019s proud of the legacy he\u2019s built. Today, as waves of African artists like Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=fader+tyla&amp;oq=fader+tyla&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEIMjM4OGowajSoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8\">Tyla<\/a>, Ayra Starr, and Tems collect Billboard hits and Grammys, one can\u2019t help but think the world owes a serious shoutout to the Atlanta-born, Lagos-bred legend who helped pave the way.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Ahead The FADER spoke to Davido about turning down $800,000 paydays to spend time with family, his relationship with Afro-stars like Omah Lay, and Wizkid, and the making of the love-centered album that celebrates his legacy, <i>Oriad\u00e9.<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283134\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-8_czza7r\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Davido believes the sky is big enough for everyone in Afrobeats\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283089\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>The FADER: In your 2016 FADER cover story you said, \u201cI think there&#8217;s enough for all of us to eat, but then sometimes it can feel like only one person will win,\u201d in regards to African music. How do you feel about that perspective now?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Davido:<\/b> That was 2016. That was what? We&#8217;re talking 10 years ago. We were just trying to get through the gate. At that time, they weren\u2019t playing African music, not even in the clubs. It was looking like they just wanted to let one person in, but if you look at the situation now, it&#8217;s like 20 of us that&#8217;s mainstream, globally. The sky\u2019s big enough for all of us. Now we have our own backing, we have a whole continent that&#8217;s behind us. I&#8217;m talking a billion people. Spotify is in Nigeria, Apple Music is in Nigeria, we have our own festivals, we have our own award shows. We&#8217;re in a different space right now\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283097\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Shotbycozyy_tsqoad\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Davido believes the sky is big enough for everyone in Afrobeats\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      @shotbycozyy<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283092\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>On the intro track \u201cOn The Road you sing about always being on the road but also finding time for family. How do you balance the two?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            You just have to make time. Even though I\u2019m making money on the road, sometimes I tell my manager like, \u201cYo, I know they want to pay us $700K, $800K, we might have to let that go. I need to go see my wife,\u201d because that\u2019s my backbone. When everything\u2019s over, she\u2019s the one that\u2019s going to be there. Being on the road 24\/7 mentally, it gets draining and sometimes I just need to go back home and feel normal for a while.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Are your kids musical at all?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            They love music, they dance to all my music. I think my second daughter, I\u2019ve been noticing, like, her voice is actually very, very good. Just little things that you notice from somebody, they&#8217;d be like, \u201cYo, this person is actually kind of musically inclined.\u201d I think I\u2019ve seen that from my second born daughter.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283099\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DAVIDO_ALBUM_PARTY_NYC_26-26_on3n6p\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Davido believes the sky is big enough for everyone in Afrobeats\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283090\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>Has the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/why-does-wizkid-have-beef-with-davido\/\">competitiveness between you and Wizkid<\/a> changed since those early days as well?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I&#8217;m 33 years old, I think [I\u2019m] still competing. My head is just at making good music, whoever I make it with doesn&#8217;t matter to me. Division right now would make us weaker.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>What was different about recording <i>Oriad\u00e9<\/i> versus your previous work?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I&#8217;m married now, I&#8217;m in the house \u2014 I&#8217;m not living with the boys no more (<i>Laughs<\/i>). We got to keep the music a little bit low. Funny enough, I kind of preferred recording this way. I feel like I had more concentration because, obviously, there was less people. I can&#8217;t have 1,000 people in my house like before. It was me, engineer, producer, probably one or two people, my friends with me.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283130\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaLPuaWhyrL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaLPuaWhyrL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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I notice love being a central theme across the album.<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I mean, what, I don&#8217;t carry guns around, (giggles) what you want me to sing about? If you listen to African music, it&#8217;s all about positivity, celebration, love.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Your new song \u201cGimme Dat Ting\u201d with NO11, how did you link up with him?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            First of all, shout out to NO11!. Right now Nigeria has a crazy, big underground scene. Early in the year, I was on TikTok and I had seen this video of 11. I think that was one of the first videos he posted of his [song] \u201cHow Far.\u201d I reposted it and then he just blew up. I liked how it was so original. He was carrying everybody [in the Nigerian music scene] along. And with me, I make music with anybody. It\u2019s not about how big you are.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283100\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Davido, NO11 - Gimme Dat Ting (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdAB6oyq_II?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283094\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>You seem to really connect with people through your album collaborations. I talked to Omah Lay two months ago and he referred to you as a true friend.<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            We are like opposite types of people. (<i>Laughs<\/i>). He\u2019s more of an inside type of guy, I\u2019m more of an outside type of guy. On my last album, when we put out that Omah Lay was on the album, a lot of people were like, <i>How is a Davido and Omah Lay song gonna sound? They&#8217;re totally different kind of people.<\/i> And we ended up having the biggest African record last year. He&#8217;s a different guy to understand, but he&#8217;s so talented.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>When you have a massive record like that that ends up Grammy-nominated, do you feel pressure to top it?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I\u2019ve had five songs nominated for the Grammys. Every time I was making a record it was never like, <i>Oh, this has to be nominated for the Grammys<\/i>. I&#8217;ve just always gone in the studio doing my job, and that&#8217;s how it\u2019s been for the past 15 years. But if I tell you that there\u2019s no pressure anytime, I\u2019d be lying to you. Everybody wants a successful record. You have to understand that music is very spiritual. Funny enough, the song with me and Omah Lay, which was the biggest African record last year, that wasn\u2019t even my top 5 for my album. You can never ever call it.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283135\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SnapInsta.to_759642187_18616741012016640_3766037291977023090_n_gmiwec\/davido-oriade-album-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Davido believes the sky is big enough for everyone in Afrobeats\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283095\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>You&#8217;ve previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musicheadafrica\/videos\/im-not-doing-music-because-of-the-money-even-if-i-stop-today-i-have-billions-of-\/1785192185431314\/\">said<\/a> that you make music for passion rather than money. How has that influenced your work ethic after 15 years?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The money\u2019s great, let me not lie to you, the money\u2019s amazing (<i>Laughs<\/i>). But I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be 15 years in if I hadn\u2019t been doing this passionately. If it was money, I\u2019d have retired two years ago. I\u2019ve made way more than enough. It\u2019s because I love music. I love my job. I feel like if I didn\u2019t love my craft, I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be able to still be passionate about it, still be excited about getting on stage, still be excited about writing music, getting in the studio.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>The song \u201cTell Everybody\u201d with Leon Thomas, how did that happen?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I met Leon a couple years ago at the Grammys, and it\u2019s so funny, our first conversation was about church because we go to the same church. I think he just won a Grammy that year and I was like, \u201cYo, congrats on the Grammy, yo, we should make some music,\u201d and he was like, he&#8217;s a big fan. The first song I sent him, he fucked with it, and then we just did it. That&#8217;s one of my favorite songs on the album.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Sometimes when bigger artists link up with smaller artists, there can be online discourse about what genuine support looks like versus riding a new wave. How do you make sure your co-signs remain authentic?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I don&#8217;t care how long you&#8217;ve been in the industry, how big of a big dog you is, you gotta stay tapped in. That&#8217;s one thing I love about Drake. As big as he is, he still stays tapped into what the real listeners are listening to, and those are the real people that catapult these artists. I have a lot of younger brothers, younger cousins, younger friends that keep me tapped in with the new sound.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283128\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Davido - Tell Everybody (feat. Leon Thomas) [Official Audio]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NbgTsneWJtg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-283096\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>What is one thing you hope that people will say about your impact on African music?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            That I gave a helping hand to a lot of people. A lot of people used my platform to grow, you know, to build, to change their generations. I grew up with my parents doing a lot of philanthropy and helping people in the community. I want to be remembered for great music, selling out shows, breaking records.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Kylah Williams<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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