2011 tweet between Davido, Burna Boy resurface amid 'new cat' controversy

The name Davido has been the most talked about subject in Nigeria in the last three days.

This follows the emergence of a short interview where the afrobeats legend recounted his journey in the Nigerian music space.

According to Davido, he and Wizkid were the two acts that blew up afrobeats on the continent adding that they were the first young Nigerian artists to hit stardom.

The singer, however, noted he was excited to see “new cats” such as Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Mayorkun and Asake now excelling in the music industry.

He said, “Wizkid and I were the first young artists to blow up and it feels good seeing new cats like Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Mayorkun, you know a lot of new cats coming, killing it…Asake who was on my album.

“So, yes, I think the future of Afrobeat is in good hands.”

His statement has since sparked reactions on social media with some Burna Boy’s fans calling out Davido for placing the Grammy-award singer in the same bracket with emerging music artists.

While the conversation is ongoing, a 2011 tweet of Davido hailing Burna Boy has resurfaced on Twitter.

"@burnaboylive dm ur pin.... im a big fan g," Davido tweeted. In response, Burna Boy said, @iam_Davido hahaha :-D manogere!!! Holla!!."

@burnaboylive dm ur pin.... im a big fan g

— Davido (@davido) August 21, 2011