By Hilda Oghuma
There’s a war of sorts going on between Davido and Skuki over the ownership of the beat to their new songs ‘No Visa’ and ‘Move it’.
Those who have listened to the two songs will conclude that they both have the same beat. Not surprisingly, this has generated mixed reactions from their fans.
Recently, the Dami duro star Davido claimed ownership of the beat, saying via twitter ‘Leaking my song will only make me stronger. As for now, I have removed No Visa and enter the centre of my album. U happy Abi’.
Meanwhile, Skuki’s manager, Christopher Moses, told NET that the duo owns the beat and doesn’t wish to engage anybody on the matter. ‘ We don’t want to engage anybody on this issue. What I can say, therefore, is that we own the beat. There is no doubt about it. We spent time and energy to make the beat with the producer, Theorysound, in the studio for our latest work, Move it’
Moses went on to say they were told Davido had heard the beat, but didn’t know he was planning to put it on his album. ‘The producer informed us, after we voiced the track that he played the beat and the song for Davido and his crew and they liked it. He also said Davido dropped a freestyle on it, because it inspired him, and we said there was no problem hoping that it would end there. Besides, a lot of artists both locally and abroad freestyle on each other’s beat, but putting it out would lead to copyright issues’.
‘It came as a shock when we saw a post of Davido‘s Canada tour on youtube with his freestyle on our beat well used as background music, but we still thought it would end there as the producer assured that it wouldn’t be released.
On the 5th of June, we heard that a song of Davido had leaked on the internet and it happened to be the song in question. There is a limit to what we know, but claims have it that it was anonymously leaked, so at this stage we refuse to point fingers at anyone, so moving on, we just want our fans to enjoy our new song ‘Move It’, which was originally planned to be released on VavaVoom’s birthday, July 5th, as a gift to him’.
All efforts to reach Davido or his manager Asa Asika on the phone and via e-mail proved abortive as they didn’t reply any of the messages sent to them.
'War' brewing between Davido and Skuki
29 comments
Am impressed at skuki’s approach. I never knew they were like this. They’re just taking it so cool
Davido wit he small wan play scene ba skuki e go bi 50 50 no worry o
l’v never been a skuki fan but their approach to this sh*t has endeared them to my heart.. l’l start following their music!
wow! These guys(skuki) r rily MATURED! unlike sum oda fools dat i knw of! Davido is jst bn naive,na smal pikin d boy b!
Wow, dat a Matured way Skuki acted. 1 luv.
skuki datz kind of u,buh talkin of davido.al d guy track kn make sensce buh na only 2 correct…ocenzu just liv am d smal buy dont kn hw 2 sing,he sings faster dan d beat,skuki i gat ur back,u r my one man army.dont worri am comin 4 him wit ma name ‘tochukwu’ cos am gonna shove his shit far up his ass!!!!
Dis is an inspiring attitude skuki employ towards d issue,if u re realy d master mind of d beat u will surely overcome…. Only if u believe
really dis so funny..
dont wanna say anything until davido’s management replies.
but if dis is true.. den its total bullshit from Davidos crew.. the producer
also should be queried here for his anxious altitude of
wanting to blow. lets just do tin the rite way n everytin
would just be okay.. Occupy Naija Musik..
Skuki nice 1 dere……..Davido u b mi guy buh try defending urself now pls…
Thumbs up to skuki davido is just a spoilt brat that’s all.that’s maturity at work
Dats so childish of davido abeg, is he tryin to tell us dat ema dami duro was a fluke and gettin anoda hit done is impossible? Mitscheww, am so done wit davido abeg.
Skuki ur version was kul…dat was original..copying tinz reflects
any way a kid lyk davido,suppose 2 b under dia parent now,,as 4 me na rubbish bigtym d guy dey sing,,i only luv backwhen ft naeto c,,odas na total rubbish,,i luv skuki dia beats re alwys tight
Abegggiiiii,skuki wey no sabi do anythin,Davido blow now dem want to use am climb,all of dis…..serz bullshit,formin matured and shit.birthday gift my ass..
I tink we shldnt b fast in comin in 2 conclusn ova dis mata. Hearin frm both sides wil b mch beta b4 we run in2 judgemt. Muscianz as a whole cn b very unpredictabl. U̶̲̥̅̊ myt b surprise by d tym U̶̲̥̅̊ gt 2 knw d whole stry. So mak una chillax na 9ja we D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥, d ril tori mst comot.
Mak una chill jor…davido 2much,at his age he’z makin nigerians hapi,eno easy 2 be popular….,mak shuki use d beat,mak davido use d beat also may we c who go hot pass
Look u guyz are jelos of this kid davido. Why dont them too heat the beat together and sees whose gona be hot.and stop haveing badmind wit the youngest davido
Judging by past antecedence,i fink davido has bin more successful dan d duo SKUKI. So i fink iz largely imposible 2 hav DAVIDO steal a bit frm SKUKI. D next tin we’re gono hear iz dat JAY-Z stole a bit frm SKY-B! Now how ’bout diz? Paradoxical,rite?
Dats y i no lyk 2b listen 2 al dis 9ja music,nah rubish tins dem go dey do always.mtchew sum1 stealing beatz.STUPID DAVIDO or wateva.
Davido has achievd so much at hs age abeg free him.o na ma bb boy
i both cherish u guys performance,its just al abt entertainmen
Davido is 2 much 4 dat,i know it is character assassination,d skuki guys are just trying 2 implicate my guy(davido),davido don’t mind bad belle people
Davido is 2 much 4 dat,i know it is character assassination,d skuki guys are just trying 2 implicate my guy(davido),davido don’t mind dem
Hw do people talk like dis u heard skuki side of d story…wat abt daivdo side…4 me daivdo is 2 gud to do dat….
Davido u 2much..na so them they talk..who don blow don blow..who be skuki self stamina ti o sure…make korofo desolve skuki
Davido!! Al d way
when its your time,people will only make noise. last year it was wizkid and now it is davido… skuki n’crew should free this guy
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guyz jst take it easy