By ‘Dayo Showemimo
The entire members of the Mavin crew were conspicuously missing at one of the biggest events of the year, Olamide Live in Concert which held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on December 28, 2014.
The absence of the Dorobucci stars is fuelling rumours that all is not well between the Mavins and the YBNL hotshots.
The Don Jazzy-led Mavin Crew consists of Dr Sid, Tiwa Savage, D’Prince, Korede Bello, Díja and Reekado Banks while Olamide leads the YBNL crew with Lil Kesh, Viktoh and Dj Enimoney.
On social media, Olamide’s speech at the 2014 Headies is fingered as the reason for the alleged bad blood between both crews. It played out that Mavin Crew’s Reekado Banks went home with the 2014 Headies’ Rookie of the year award and Olamide didn’t seem to like it.
And at the awards ceremony, while picking up his Best Album of the year award, he dedicated it to his protege, Lil Kesh saying the young man is the Rookie of the Year no matter what and indirectly fired shots at Mavin Crew’s Reekado Banks.
In his exact words, ‘I dedicated this award to my man Lil Kesh, you are the Rookie of the Year, F..k that Shit.’
Diggings revealed that the Mavin Crew performed at the 2014 Face of Okija in Anambra state on December 29, 2014 alongside Phyno and Wizkid who both performed at Olamide Live In concert a day before.
Olamide’s concert had several top celebrities from all spheres of human endeavour in attendance. Juliet Ibrahim from Ghana, Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania, APC vice presidential aspirant,Yemi Osinbajo and several others were all in attendance.
At the moment, both crews (Mavin and YBNL) are quiet about the issue.