B-Red, the stage name of Nigerian artist Adebayo Adeleke, has claimed that his cousin Davido used to be a backup vocalist.
B-Red claimed that he was the one who encouraged Davido to pursue a career in music.
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He made the assertion while a guest on the most recent episode of Quincy Jonze’s podcast, Echoo Room.
The singer of “Cucumber” claimed that he suggested Davido pursue singing because he had the talent.
He said, “He [Davido] was so good. Na me first tell David, omo, start singing.
“Shoutout to my cousin, M-Pizzy; he is still a good artist. We started pushing him [M-Pizzy] first. So one day, David was always doing backups, and I said, David, M-Pizzy is good, but you too, you are good oh, start singing na.
“David said, are you serious? I said, yes! And he started singing. So, it was my cousin, M-Pizzy that actually showed us the way. Shoutout to M-Pizzy too.”
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The performer continued by explaining how he and David sold 20 televisions at his father’s house.
He claimed that during the Mo’hits era, he and his brother Sina Rambo also served as Don Jazzy and D’banj’s personal aides.
