Senegalese-American singer, Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, popularly known as Akon has revealed how he sacked Nigerian singer, Davido who wanted to become a rapper.

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According to Akon in an interview with The Breakfast Club crew on US radio, he narrated how he told Davido who was determined to become a musician in Atlanta to quit rap and return to Nigeria.

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He described Davido as the 'hardest working artiste because he was the underdog' in the music industry.

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Adding that the 'Stand Strong' crooner has more Afrobeat songs than an artiste as he continued to release songs and videos.

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He said; “At the time I was pushing ‘Thug Record’, Davido was in Atlanta trying to be a rapper. I told him, n*gga you better move back to Africa & do your music over there. He listened & went back home. Today, he’s one of the biggest Afrobeats artistes”.

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Watch the video below;

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Source:ghanaweb.com

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