{"id":852289,"date":"2025-05-30T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T00:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/davido-reflects-on-criticism-and-how-his-wealthy-background-shaped-his-career\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T00:12:00","slug":"davido-reflects-on-criticism-and-how-his-wealthy-background-shaped-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/davido-reflects-on-criticism-and-how-his-wealthy-background-shaped-his-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Davido reflects on criticism and how his wealthy background shaped his career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Afrobeats megastar David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has spoken candidly about the criticism he faces in the Nigerian entertainment industry, attributing much of it to his privileged upbringing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a recent appearance on the <em>Culture Knock Out<\/em> podcast, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/notjustok.com\/lyrics\/unavailable-lyrics-by-davido-ft-musa-keys\/\">Unavailable<\/a><\/em> crooner reflected on how perceptions of his family\u2019s wealth affected his music journey. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/notjustok.com\/tag\/davido\/\">Davido<\/a><\/strong> revealed that early in his career, most people had no idea that his father, billionaire businessman <strong>Dr. Deji Adeleke<\/strong>, was one of Nigeria\u2019s wealthiest men.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this allowed him to quietly build momentum in the industry without the stigma of being labelled a <em>\u201crich kid\u201d<\/em> trying to break into music. By the time the public became aware of his affluent background, Davido had already cemented his place with multiple hit songs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m probably the most criticized artist in Nigeria,\u201d<\/em> Davido admitted. <em>\u201cIn the beginning, they didn\u2019t know my dad was rich. It was too late; I had already done three hit songs before people found out. But I just wanted to make music, even if it meant being homeless. That was all I cared about.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He further explained that while criticism intensified after his rise to fame, he remained focused on his passion. <em>\u201cOver time, people started hating me because my dad is rich. But I keep dropping good music, and it keeps working.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Davido likened the situation to what happens in politics, saying, <em>\u201cIt happens to everyone. When you become the biggest in anything, you get criticized. You\u2019re loved when you\u2019re trying to get there, but when you arrive, people turn on you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, Davido continues to thrive, solidifying his legacy as one of Africa\u2019s biggest music exports.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2014 @???????????????????????????????????????????????????? (@OneJoblessBoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneJoblessBoy\/status\/1922373243781919168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Get updates as they drop via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOTJUSTOK\">X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notjustokpage\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Elizabeth Clifford<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/notjustok.com\/news\/davido-reflects-on-criticism-and-how-his-wealthy-background-shaped-his-career\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrobeats megastar David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has spoken candidly about the criticism he faces in the Nigerian entertainment industry, attributing much of it to his privileged upbringing. In a recent appearance on the Culture Knock Out podcast, the Unavailable crooner reflected on how perceptions of his family\u2019s wealth affected his music journey. 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