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‘VDM asked if Davido promised me free collaboration’

Kokopee, a close friend of VeryDarkMan, VDM, has revealed how he got caught in the middle of the fallout between the activist and singer Davido, saying…

‘VDM asked if Davido promised me free collaboration’

Kokopee, a close friend of VeryDarkMan, VDM, has revealed how he got caught in the middle of the fallout between the activist and singer Davido, saying VDM questioned why he was involving himself in their dispute.

Kokopee spoke after Nigerians called him out online for allegedly keeping quiet during the disagreement and doubted his claim that Davido had contacted him over the matter.

He said he was not involved when Davido and VDM first became friends or when the singer invited the activist to Lagos.

However, he became involved after problems emerged between them.

According to Kokopee, VDM called him to complain about something Davido had allegedly done.

He said he advised the activist to reach out to Israel or Ubi, while Davido also contacted him to discuss the issue.

Kokopee said he tried to explain to Davido why VDM felt betrayed, but the singer disagreed with his explanation.

He added that VDM later questioned why he was carrying Davido’s matter on his head and asked whether the singer had promised him a free music collaboration.

Kokopee said he eventually stepped back to avoid being accused of betraying VDM, adding that although he privately advises the activist to handle his friendship with Davido carefully, he cannot force two adults to settle their differences.

Responding to critics who doubted that Davido contacted him, Kokopee insisted that he had not revealed the content of their private conversation.

“I did not disclose the content of my chat with Davido, and Davido is not too big to message me,” he said.

He also hit back at those questioning him, saying, “I’m only humble, not hungry.”

Kokopee further challenged his critics, asking: “I too small for Davido to message?”

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Yewande Coker

Yewande Coker is Afrobeats Wire's business editor. She covers the money side of African music: catalogue acquisitions, distribution and publishing deal structures, label finances, and the ownership chains behind the continent's biggest rights.

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