The drama continues in the Nigerian music scene as Samklef has taken a swipe at Davido following Tems’ win at the 67th Grammy Awards. Samklef, a music producer, took to Twitter to throw subtle shades at Davido, implying that he lacks real talent and that money can’t save him.
Samklef’s comments came after Tems won the Best African Music Performance award, beating out Davido and other notable artists. Davido had congratulated Tems on her win, but Samklef saw an opportunity to take a jab at the Afrobeats star.
“Please check on 30BGs o! Thank God say dem no dey bribe for Grammy—if not, we for no hear word today! At the end of the day, money can’t save you if you don’t have real talent. Tems won because she’s truly gifted. Now she has the house, the private jet, the expensive cars—but no unnecessary show-off. Just pure talent,” Samklef tweeted.
Ubi Franklin, a talent manager and ally of Davido, quickly came to his defense, cautioning Samklef to stop his “disrespectful commentary.” Franklin reminded Samklef that Davido is not the first person to be nominated for a Grammy and not win, citing Chris Brown’s 25 nominations before winning two awards.
“Samklef you actually need to stop this please, David is not the first person who has gotten nominated and hasn’t won yet. Chris Brown after 25 Nominations he just got two. Stop dragging David into your continuous disrespectful commentary. I am very certain Burna and wiz aren’t even bothered about the outcome yesterday at the Grammy. I have spoken to you in private as my friend, you need to actually stop this rubbish you have been doing, please stop,” Franklin wrote.
