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Davido And Erigga: The Bitterness Of Many Nigerians

First, I am not the type of person who like to dabble into celebrity rows and all that, but I decided to go into this because I noticed that it clearly reveals something deep that is common with many Nigerians, especially among people who are not so privileged to come from well-to-do families.

Erigga aka Erigha Agharivbie is my Warri brother. In fact, we grew up together in the same neighborhood (Edjeba) in Warri. I have also worked with him at M-Slough Studio along Ovie Palace Road, PTI, in Effurun. No doubt, he is a cool guy and very funny. This is way back around 2005/2006 when most kids here were probably not born.

I would not know the reason for his recent post or who the target was, but I want to make something categorically clear. Nobody should be mocked or blamed for coming from a poor family, the same way nobody should be mocked or blamed for coming from a wealthy family. Whether Erigga's post targeted David Adeleke or not, the fact is that David cannot and should not be blamed for coming from a wealthy family. That he is privileged is not his fault, and in the same way, he is not be the cause why you or anybody's parents could not make it in life.

My post is not just about Davido and Erigga. It goes deeper than that. It is more about the severe bitterness among many Nigerians, especially the less privileged. They are usually triggered by success and they become uncomfortable when they see someone climbing. You buy a new car, they call you ritualist. You buy small Toyota Corolla to dey manage, dem go say na this small car wey you buy dey make you show yourself. And the person saying this cannot even afford the tyres of a wheelbarrow!

Many Nigerians are so bitter, not just online but offline too. That is why I keep saying that when you start making money, the first thing you should do is to leave that environment where you are surrounded by struggling people immediately. These are the type of people who want to see you fail.

I have seen many comments online. 'Davido, frog voice...'Davido, useless talentless artist...and so on. If you check the people making such comments, you will discover that many do not even have up to 10k in their bank accounts. Some of them are squatting with people. Some are finding it hard to feed well. Some have never had anybody in their entire lineage who has achieved [b]one-tenth of what David Adeleke has achieved. He did not steal your father's wealth to get to where he is today. He has frog voice, but he has won many awards, made so much money, and visited places that you can only dream of. What is the stress? You don't have frog voice but you are broke![/b]

My brother, in this life, nobody do you ooo. Hustle for your own success and leave bitterness alone. It is not the fault of the son of a wealthy man that your own father could not give you such life. Work hard to see that you give your own kids the life they deserve instead of being unnecessarily bitter towards other people's achievements.

It is the "eat the rich" mentality. To be honest like you said we one cannot conclud that Erriga was referring to Davido on his post but Davido has multiple times been the target of a lot of people simply because he comes from wealth which funny enough he isn't the first Neato C also comes from wealth and affluence.

There has been people who have questioned his hustle and some who said he paid his way to where he is and for Davido, this has to be exhausting. Personally, I don't really care about Davido but I recognise an "hustler" when I see one. Davido has put in the work and muscle into his craft and that cannot be denied. He has done it irrespective of the fact that he would have been comfortable without it. He deserves to be there and he has shown real talent so it must be exhausting for him.

I can imagine the number of times Davido will have heard the side remarks even from colleagues, labels, promoters and everyone. It can get frustrating.

Unfortunately, people are not going to stop. They will keep hitting at him over it as disgusting as it is, it is a deep seated jealousy that "you dare be comfortable growing up while we suffered thing" I pray these people saying it seek the help they need.

Davido also needs to be careful in response, Erriga might not have been talking about him and it resulted in this frenzy

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Davido is mad jare!! Why did he feel attacked by a simple post by Errigga? Anyone who knows Erigga knows that he posts motivational quotes on his page all the time! That useless reaction from Davido was just needless!

No wonder they use upcoming artists destiny for their own selfishness

Dmw ybnl and Mavin previous artist's can relate

I think Nigerians have too much time on their hands.

And since social media isn't regulated, and everyone wants to trend, and be a beneficiary of Elon Musk/Zuckerberg's poverty alleviation scheme, people just post anything that reverberates through their hollow heads.

There are millions of things that people can talk about that will not raise a single dust. But they choose to discuss controversial topics that will create chaos, unnecessary arguments, comparisons, and help them to meet up with their figures.

We need to learn from RedBull... Go to their social Media page, 99% of the time, they post contents that are not related to their craft, they have a huge following, and at the same time, are doing a great job at promoting their brand.

Wisdom they say is profitable to direct.

Crab in the bucket mentality. It's a black man thing.

Nigha, I've been jamming Erigga's song right from 2011 and one thing I know about the dude is that he's been a motivator right from time. Check his Facebook and tweets on Twitter, you'll know that about him.

As a matter of fact, nobody gives a Fvck about whether Davido is from a wealthy home or not,after all he isn't the one feeding us.

As someone who rose from nothing to something,we always see it as a gratitude cuz we know if not for God and his grace,poor man pikin wouldn't even see the light

oga you are not making sense....... you are indirectly insulting the poor , why comparing their bank account. if they dont have up to 10k does it mean they cant hear their voice.


you can play all Erriga album from morning till night without skipping any track, another artist that come close to that is burnaboy or phyno.

Mynd44:
It is the "eat the rich" mentality. To be honest like you said we one cannot conclud that Erriga was referring to Davido on his post but Davido has multiple times been the target of a lot of people simply because he comes from wealth which funny enough he isn't the first Neato C also comes from wealth and affluence.

There has been people who have questioned his hustle and some who said he paid his way to where he is and for Davido, this has to be exhausting. Personally, I don't really care about Davido but I recognise an "hustler" when I see one. Davido has put in the work and muscle into his craft and that cannot be denied. He has done it irrespective of the fact that he would have been comfortable without it. He deserves to be there and he has shown real talent so it must be exhausting for him.

I can imagine the number of times Davido will have heard the side remarks even from colleagues, labels, promoters and everyone. It can get frustrating.

Unfortunately, people are not going to stop. They will keep hitting at him over it as disgusting as it is, it is a deep seated jealousy that "you dare be comfortable growing up while we suffered thing" I pray these people saying it seek the help they need.

Davido also needs to be careful in response, Erriga might not have been talking about him and it resulted in this frenzy

@CJStarz what say you. Like I told you earlier. The taunting of Davido has reached it ceiling that he eventually let it all out.
That's why I'm not blaming him for his recent outburst.
Well said Mynd44

"I am not the type of person who like to dabble into celebrity rows and all that"


Your first line is what I've been trying to live by come what may and honestly I don't see myself doing that anytime soon.

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The poor cannot even encourage themselves again and they will tell you it’s because they are jealous .

Are all Davido’s or Wizkid’s fan base rich, but when they encourage themselves and don’t take bullshit, it termed as jealousy!

How did Erigga’s post relate to Davido? Is he the only artiste that comes from a rich family?

Instead of calling out Davido’s stupidity and classlessness, you started composing a novel.

Nigerians generally have that issue sha, they believe anyone doing well bought his way, a practical example is the Messi v Ronaldo debate.

Everyone have their own path, but the major thing is to become successful no matter the path you follow

We've seen rich kids hit the wall also, coming from a rich one doesn't automatically guarantee success, maybe they have more options but it doesn't guarantee success at all

How the mata concern Davido


Person dey celebrate him one success

chidiokay:
I wont judge if Erigga is wrong or right, He as right to come from the place of his " Perception" ..most of have being at that low places You see how easy the road is for your frirnd becos there parent are rich
recently i think pocohantas even rants in an diary about some rich kids growing up.. i can tolerate that feeling

Davido however, is wrong to have taken it personal cos erigga mentioned no name, besides Davido is not the only one from wealth family ... ochacho son is singing, FALS , Teni , sing tew
why is it Davido that felt attacked

It is not even about Erigga and Davido, but the bitterness in the hearts of majority of Nigerians.

Kalulu44:
@CJStarz what say you. Like I told you earlier. The taunting of Davido has reached it ceiling that he eventually let it all out.
That's why I'm not blaming him for his recent outburst.
Well said Mynd44

Bro, listen to yourself for a sec. E be like say you dey follow up with Erigga tweet on Facebook and Twitter,if not ,you for no talk like this at all. Where in the tweet did Erigga mention Davido name? Na only him be the artiste for Nigeria wey him papa get money ? we get Mr. Eazi, Dj cuppy too and many others but nobody took offense. Na only Davido dey feel like say people dey hate am anytime poor man dey motivate himself.

Mynd44:
It is the "eat the rich" mentality. To be honest like you said we one cannot conclud that Erriga was referring to Davido on his post but Davido has multiple times been the target of a lot of people simply because he comes from wealth which funny enough he isn't the first Neato C also comes from wealth and affluence.

There has been people who have questioned his hustle and some who said he paid his way to where he is and for Davido, this has to be exhausting. Personally, I don't really care about Davido but I recognise an "hustler" when I see one. Davido has put in the work and muscle into his craft and that cannot be denied. He has done it irrespective of the fact that he would have been comfortable without it. He deserves to be there and he has shown real talent so it must be exhausting for him.

I can imagine the number of times Davido will have heard the side remarks even from colleagues, labels, promoters and everyone. It can get frustrating.

Unfortunately, people are not going to stop. They will keep hitting at him over it as disgusting as it is, it is a deep seated jealousy that "you dare be comfortable growing up while we suffered thing" I pray these people saying it seek the help they need.

Davido also needs to be careful in response, Erriga might not have been talking about him and it resulted in this frenzy

Davido is the one over reacting here ..... What erigga says is so harmless .... The slogan is been use everyday in life by the poor to motivate themselves and it's not an insult then but when niggas blow and use the same slogan like the case here it's now an insult to a particular individual...... We all know when one mk wealth from nothing and inspires other's the motivation is real compare an already wealthy person...

Sermwell:
Davido is mad jare!! Why did he feel attacked by a simple post by Errigga? Anyone who knows Erigga knows that he posts motivational quotes on his page all the time! That useless reaction from Davido was just needless!

It's a lie, it's a well targeted disguise post to Davido. Is Erigga the first to use that motivational lines.
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Ok, these are our current famous artistes
Olamide
Burna Boy
Wizkid
Tiwa Savage
Patoranking
Davido
Buju
Yemi Alade
Rema
Ayra Starr
D'Banj
Don Jazzy
Adekunle and Simi Gold
Omah Lay
Asake
Zlatan
Bella Smurda e.t.c!
Can you tell me any of these artistes that come from a super wealthy family like Davido, then I'll agree he's not referring to Davido.
And even if they're many out there like Davido, he has the right to defend himself and others too.

Nice Post, i am in the same situation as David Adeleke but in a smaller scale... I get insulted directly and indirectly cos of my parents hard works results. SAD

Una seff, eriga post like proud street kid, wey dey proud of him hustle n achievement, n davido go price d market

funsho75:
How the mata concern Davido

Person dey celebrate him one success

That’s the question no one can answer!

chidiokay:
I wont judge if Erigga is wrong or right, He as right to come from the place of his " Perception" ..most of have being at that low places You see how easy the road is for your frirnd becos there parent are rich
recently i think pocohantas even rants in an diary about some rich kids growing up.. i can tolerate that feeling

Davido however, is wrong to have taken it personal cos erigga mentioned no name, besides Davido is not the only one from wealth family ... ochacho son is singing, FALS , Teni , sing tew
why is it Davido that felt attacked

Majority of the time he has been the target.
Is Falz, Teni and the Ochacho son you mentioned superstar like Davido?
Even if they're, Davido has the right to defend himself

Sermwell:
Davido is mad jare!! Why did he feel attacked by a simple post by Errigga? Anyone who knows Erigga knows that he posts motivational quotes on his page all the time! That useless reaction from Davido was just needless!

Likely Insecure or Low self esteem

Davido is just emotionally unintelligent, just because of one person's post, he decided to insult the generality of fellow Nigerians, including his fans who come from "poor" homes.

Kalulu44:
It's a lie, it's a well targeted disguise post to Davido. Is Erigga the first to use that motivational lines.
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Ok, these are our current famous artistes
Olamide
Burna Boy
Wizkid
Tiwa Savage
Patoranking
Davido
Buju
Yemi Alade
Rema
Ayra Starr
D'Banj
Don Jazzy
Adekunle and Simi Gold
Omah Lay
Asake
Zlatan
Bella Smurda e.t.c!
Can you tell me any of these artistes that come from a super wealthy family like Davido, then I'll agree he's not referring to Davido.
And even if they're many out there like Davido, he has the right to defend himself and others too.

na u con sabi this one .... Slogan they use everyday in life but it's not an insult because person never blow,but once person blow and use the same slogan it now an insult....oga park well jor😒

I've long noticed something about our society that I find quite paradoxical: many poor Nigerians seem to harbor a subtle resentment, jealousy, or even hatred toward wealthy people.

When something bad happens to a rich person they dislike, they sometimes celebrate it. Yet, ironically, many of these same people desperately desire wealth and dream of becoming rich themselves. And when they see someone else becoming successful, instead of being inspired, they can become even more bitter and envious.

This raises an interesting question: How can you become something you have secretly learned to despise?

If you constantly associate wealth with evil, greed, corruption, arrogance, or wickedness, while simultaneously praying and working to become wealthy, aren't you creating a psychological conflict within yourself?

Perhaps one of the first steps toward becoming what you desire is learning to stop resenting those who already have it.

fnep2smooth:
oga you are not making sense....... you are indirectly insulting the poor , why comparing their bank account. if they dont have up to 10k does it mean they cant hear their voice.


you can play all Erriga album from morning till night without skipping any track, another artist that come close to that is burnaboy or phyno.

Pls can I know one of his track bcus me I don't any. Erigga who?

Definitely! A posed, utterly subjective observation.

Reloadedisraelp:
na u con sabi this one .... Slogan they use everyday in life but it's not an insult because person never blow,but once person blow and use the same slogan it now an insult....oga park well jor😒

You sef shove one side make I see road

Rapmoney:
Davido And Erigga: The Bitterness Of Many Nigerians

I have read this, and while I understand the point being made, I think we need to be careful about the conclusion we are drawing from it.

Yes, nobody should be mocked for coming from a poor family, just as nobody should be mocked for coming from a wealthy one. Davido did not choose the family he was born into, and nobody should hate him simply because he had privileges that others didn't have.

But let's also be honest: not every criticism of a wealthy or successful person is bitterness, and not every poor person is jealous of someone else's success.

This is where I disagree with the argument.

There are genuinely bitter people in Nigeria. There are people who see someone buying a car and immediately start looking for a way to explain it away. There are people who cannot celebrate another person's success because they are struggling with their own lives. That exists.

But poverty does not automatically make someone bitter.

Some of the most supportive, generous and genuinely happy people I have met are people who don't have much themselves. They will contribute the little they have to help someone else. They will celebrate your success even when they are still struggling to find their own breakthrough.

And on the other hand, I have also seen wealthy people who are extremely bitter, insecure and threatened by other people's achievements.

So I don't think we should turn this into "poor people are bitter while rich people are innocent." Life is much more complicated than that.

There is also something uncomfortable about telling people that because someone has achieved more than them, they have no right to criticise that person.

If someone says Davido has a "frog voice," that is a childish insult. But if someone raises a legitimate criticism about his music, lifestyle, family background, business dealings or public behaviour, should we dismiss that person simply because they have ₦10,000 in their account?

That's not fair either.

A person's bank balance does not determine whether their opinion is valid.

Someone can be broke and still make a very intelligent observation. Someone can be extremely wealthy and still make a very stupid one.

And honestly, I think there is another lesson here for Nigerians.

We need to stop turning every discussion about inequality into a competition between the rich and the poor.

Yes, privilege matters. Family wealth matters. Connections matter. The environment you grow up in can give you advantages that another person simply doesn't have.

At the same time, resentment will not change your circumstances.

If Davido was born into a wealthy family, that's his story. If Erigga grew up differently, that's his story. Your responsibility is to write yours.

Don't spend your entire life angry at somebody else's starting point.

But equally, don't shame struggling people simply because they haven't achieved what someone else has achieved.

Success should inspire us, not intimidate us. Privilege should be acknowledged, not weaponised. And criticism should be judged on its merit, not on the critic's bank balance.

At the end of the day, nobody's success is preventing you from becoming successful.

Celebrate people when you can. Learn from people when you can. Criticise people when necessary.

But don't build your identity around either worshipping the successful or hating them.

Hustle for your own success. Let other people have theirs.

Sermwell:
Davido is mad jare!! Why did he feel attacked by a simple post by Errigga? Anyone who knows Erigga knows that he posts motivational quotes on his page all the time! That useless reaction from Davido was just needless!

Na because Davido mind no clean @Emboldened.
Im mind no dey at rest because everything he possesses/has earned,he did not achieve them via his own volition unlike others and he knows it.

If you've ever read "William Shakespeare's,Macbeth" you'll understand my stance