Nigerian music star, Davido has revealed that he earned $70,000 (about N27 million) from two American artistes, who paid him for the verse in a song in which he was featured.
During his chat with English rapper, Amplify Dot on The Dotty Show, Davido disclosed that he now charges American artistes for featuring on their songs.
The Holy Ground singer said, “Okay. Listen, let me tell you. With Stevie, okay, Stevie Wonder’s a legend, of course. If he met me, he wouldn’t do it. He would want to do it off the jump. But with labels, there’s always maybe a little fee, like some lawyer fee, lawyer fees and stuff like that to get the paperwork done.
“But outside of that, nah (sic), we not doing none of that… Yo, right now, I’m charging American artists for songs. I am. I’m charging American artists for songs right now. Two American artists done pay me $70,000 for a verse.”
Speaking about his changed perception on a musical featuring and payment, Davido explained: “At a point in my career, I believed that, “Let’s just give him money. Let’s just give him money. Let’s just do the record.” But after a while, it just never came into play anymore.
“That’s why I said the relationship with this… I’ll have a relationship with this artiste, it’s very important. It’s past the music. Even apart from the music, having a relationship with them is very important so they don’t bring things like this last minute, “Oh, money.” A lot of them know I do it. A lot of them know my situation.
“I wouldn’t lie to you. I come from a background of money, but now, I mean, I make the best music ever. It’s like, “Let’s make music. That’s why we’re here.” Later on when we make money from the music, I might be like, “Hey man, I just made $200,000 from that song. I don’t really need it. Yo, you can have it.” You know what I’m saying?”
