![]() Sometimes when you’re too present, people think they know what you’re going to deliver.Įxactly, and me being out here recording, all my producers I flew in from Nigeria. To just step back and see where you’re at in your surroundings and stuff like that. The people miss me, of course, but sometimes it’s good to be away. You said it’s been the longest time you’ve spent away from Lagos. When you reach a stage, you want to challenge yourself to reach higher stages. I’m just anxious to see what the next stage is, the next step. I’m not nervous because I’m confident about the music. Given the momentum and expectations that come with it, are you more excited or nervous about this next album? That album is about to come out and it’s gonna be crazy. “Fall” blew up and then we just came out here and worked with it. ![]() There’s just so much going on back home, so we’ve been out here the whole year, basically. ![]() Reason being, just wanted to focus and get new energy, new environment to record the album. It’s been the longest time that I’ve spent away from Lagos probably since I came to school in America. VIBE: Tell me about how your 2019 has been so far?ĭavido: 2019 has been a journey. ![]() In between banter about the turnup we’re missing in West Africa-trust, December in Africa is a thing-Davido opens up about his A Good Time (a genre hodgepodge guaranteed to please), the source of his success (part luck, part work ethic), and afrobeats’ undeniable global appeal. “Let us in, open American doors,” he jokes, knowingly. To say he’s ready to fan the mainstream flame with fellow afrobeats and afro-fusion hitmakers is an understatement. Davido was featured alongside Jeremih in “Choosy,” a new release from Fabolous, as well as on Brown’s “Lower Body,” a newbie on the extended version of his Indigo album. July summoned his album’s breezy lead single “Blow My Mind” featuring Chris Brown, and a burst of new guest spots this month are carrying that same fresh energy into October. ![]() This year alone, he’s sold out shows as intimate as nightclubs and massive as London’s O2 Arena, rocked sets at Essence Music Festival and Hot 97’s Summer Jam, and was an international headliner abroad at Oh My! Fest in the Netherlands, Afro Nation Portugal, and eventually Afro Nation Ghana alongside afrobeats greats he can safely consider peers. However, Davido’s worldwide footprint speaks louder than a few hard figures. (In 2019, “Fall” became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history thanks to admittedly delayed radio push.) Technically speaking, the Atlanta-born and Lagos, Nigeria-raised artist has made a moderate splash on the Billboard charts, the metrics most artists use to quantify their success and measure progression in the industry. ![]()
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