The Afrobeats sensation Rema has talked openly about competing with Burna Boy, Davido, and Wizkid — the top three artists in Nigeria.
The “Calm Down” hitmaker emphasised that he is unaffected by what people think of him because they are not his first priority in a recent interview with GRM Daily.
“I did not know Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy five years ago,” declared Rema, adding that he did not see the need to give them priority.
The celebrated vocalist also blasted supporters for “making it seem like any move we make is competition.”
“I do not want to praise myself. Everyone who has met me has been super respectful. In the game, people act crazy. It is okay to take bullsh*t or overlook,” he said.
“We are all human beings. But one thing I always want. I always tell my boys that five years ago, I did not know these dudes. My colleagues literally. So why would they be my priority? Why would I wake up and say this move I am about to make will compete with them? Or we go show them? Why would they ever be my priority?
“It is always the fanbase making it seem like any move we make is competition. But, when I put it in terms of lyricism, I always want to keep the sport going. We have lyrics where Davido will be like ‘I’m bigger than all of them’ or Wizkid’s ‘Dem sey dem bad I swear dem do nothing or eh’. All to keep the sport going. We keep it the Ronaldo, the LeBron way. When we are in the match, it is war, outside of the match, it is love.”
