Reactions as Davido calls Burna Boy ‘new cat’, compares him with Asake, Rema, others(VIDEO)

Afrobeats Superstar Davido has sparked reaction on social media with his recent interview which many deemed disrespectful to Grammy Award singer, Burna Boy.

In a recent interview, the DMW Boss claimed that Wizkid and himself were among the first successful pioneers in the entertainment sector before the emergence of the “new cats.”

Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, and Mayorkun, according to Davido, are a group of fresh artists who are succeeding greatly in the business.

His words;

“Everybody knows that I was one of the first, me and Wizkid to blow up. It feels good also seeing that the news cats coming up; like Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Rema, Asake, and Mayorkun,”

The OBO Crooner while acknowledging Mayorkun and Asake, reflected on their performances in his latest album, ‘Timeless‘ which has bagged a number of certifications from its millions of streams.

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Many social media users found the statement offensive, and it provoked a range of responses.

Some people felt that Davido disrespected his colleague by calling Burna Boy a “new cat” and shouldn’t have compared him to artists like Rema and Asake because both Davido and Burna Boy were released in 2012.

His claim that Burna Boy is not on the same level as Wizkid and Davido was supported by certain online users.

Others suggested that he ought to have listed Olamide among the notable pioneers.