Nigerian singer and music producer, Samuel Oguachuba, better known as Samklef, has thrown jabs shades at Afrobeats star David Adeleke, aka Davido, after Temilade Openiyi, popularly called Tems, won the Best African Music Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA.
WITHIN NIGERIA reported that Tems’ Love Me Jeje won the award ahead of Chris Brown’s Sensational featuring Davido and Lojay, among others.
Following Tems’ win, Davido made headlines after penning a congratulatory message to her amid biting remarks from rival fans.
In a series of tweets that have gone viral, music producer Samklef stated that talent and not money is important when it comes to winning a Grammy award. Throwing shades at Davido, Samklef in a series of posts made on his X platform, mocked the former, while claiming he is talentless. He wrote:
In another tweet, Samklef suggested that Burna Boy and Wizkid would be mocking Davido’s loss. He added that neither of Davido’ rivals have posted on social media because they might be scared of being misconstrued. Samklef wrote:
In response to the music producer’s vicious remarks, Ubi Franklin, who is Davido’s wife’s aide, cautioned Samklef, stating that the DMW label boss is not the first person to lose a Grammy, despite nomination.
The talent manager also shared how he had spoken to Samklef privately to quit disrespecting Davido. Ubi Franklin wrote:
See screenshots of exchange below:
