Joseph Kwame Addison

OdumodubBlvck recalls how Davido & Wizkid assisted in his rise

In a recent interview on the Afrobeats Podcast, OdumodubBlvck revealed the contributions ofAfrobeats megastars Davido and Wizkid in his rise. The rapper revealed that in the early days of his mainstream rise, Wizkid was the first big star to share his music. "In Nigeria, Wizkid was the first major artist to post my music. He posted picanto...Then after I dropped 'Declan Rice', he posted the song and there's also a video of him vibing to the song". Wizkid's post would drive mass attention to OdumoduBlvck's music and the rapper quickly rose from relative obscurity to stardom as 'Declan Rice' named after the England and Arsenal football star became an instant hit. On the role Davido played in the early days of his career, OdumoduBlvck said the five-time Grammy nominee chose to help him when he didn't have to. "David (Davido) is someone who helped me when he didn't need to. So there's no way I will say anything bad about him even if I have the chance to".