Wizkid and I hit stardom before ‘new cats’ like Burna Boy– Davido

Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has said he and Wizkid were the first young Nigerian artists to hit stardom.

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

The 30BG crooner stated this in an interview that went viral on social media on Thursday.

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.

fans have criticized davido for including burna boy to his new cats list , considering burna is one of the highest streamed nigerian artist and also the only grammy winner. burna has yet to reply

“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 artistes.