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Famous rapper, Nicki Minaj, has described Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Davido as an incredible melody maker and songwriter.
She made this known while revealing reasons for her recent collaboration with Davido.
The Eastern Updates reports that the songstress had recently collaborated with Davido on her latest project ‘If It’s Okay’.
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However responding to a curious fan who asked about her reason, Minaj stated that she was driven by her desire to infuse Afrobeat vibe into her music.
Speaking on her X handle, she described the Afrobeat star as an incredible melody maker.
“That man is an incredible writer & melody maker. It is always a pleasure working with him because of our mutual respect for one another. I asked him to be a part of it to bring out the Afro beats tempo/feeling in it a bit more. Naija to the world.”
In other news, Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made history as the first African artist have Grammy nominations in six consecutive years.
The ‘African Giant’ crooner has earned back-to-back Grammy nominations since 2018, a rare feat for an African artist.
He has now garnered a total of 11 nominations, winning just one.
His hit song, ‘Higher’, is nominated in the Best African Music Performance category at this year’s Grammys.
Meanwhile, Tems is the Nigerian artist with the most nominations at the 67th Grammys. She was nominated in three categories.
Tems received nominations in the Best Global Music Album, Best African Music Performance and Best R&B Song categories for ‘Born In The Wild’, ‘Love Me Jeje’, and ‘Burning’, respectively.
The singer now has a total of eight Grammy nominations.
