LAGOS, Nigeria(VOICE OF NAIJA)-Despite two powerful collaborations, Afrobeat singer Davido, revealed that he has never met American rapper, Nicki Minaj.
In a recent interview on The Bootleg Kev podcast, Davido revealed that his first contact with the rapper was between 2019 and 2020, through a ‘Direct Message’ (DM), sent by him after spotting her as one of his online followers.
According to him, she replied his message the next day and he requested a collaboration to which she agreed. He then sent her a record, which birthed their 2020 track ’Holy Ground’.
However, his plans to meet her during the video shoot for the song was stalled due to the birth of her son, but they still maintained close relations.
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“You know the crazy thing? I have never met her [Nicki Minaj]. It’s crazy. We speak on the phone all the time. The first time we linked was through DM,”
“I noticed that she was following me, and I texted her. I woke up the next morning and saw her reply. I was shocked. I told her I had a song for us, and she said she was interested. I think it was 2019 or 2020. I sent her the record, and two days later, she sent me her verse,”
“We went to L.A. to shoot the video, but it didn’t work out because she was having her baby at that time,” Davido said.
Speaking further, Davido disclosed that Nicki Minaj also contacted him for a collaboration on ‘If Its Okay’, a track listed for her sixth studio album ‘Pink Friday 3’.
He described her as an amazing supporter who friendship he appreciated.
“But we’ve always been close since then. She hit me again with the record last year for Pink 3, I think her anniversary album. She’s always supportive. She’s amazing,” he added.
