Olayemi Soyeju

Why my dad bought me out of my first record deal - Davido

In a recent revelation, OBO as fondly called by his fans, has given new details of how his billionaire dad, Adedeji Adeleke bought him out of his first professional contract. Davido recalled that he signed a deal with Black Diamond in 2011 but his dad bought him out of the deal after he played the first cut of his smash hit ‘Dami Duro’ video for the concerned father. He explained that his dad, who had previously opposed his music career, bought him out of the contract to ensure he owned 100 percent of his masters. Davido disclosed this while corroborating the tweet made by his former label boss, Tosin Ashafa where he shared how he gave the singer his first deal and how his father reacted to it. Tosin joined a trending topic on X where a user asked users for their ‘Most random music fact’. He quoted the tweet saying: