Afrobeats artist David Adeleke, widely recognized as Davido, has contemplated his successful career after hitting a personal landmark on Spotify. Following the launch of his fifth studio album, 5ive, the OBO crooner recently achieved 11 million monthly Spotify listeners for the first time in his career. In reaction to this achievement, Davido expressed pride in having built his career from scratch, contrasting with many of his contemporaries who had musical mentors or benefactors, like record label executives, at the beginning of their careers.
He nonetheless acknowledged that his success was due in part to God, quality music, and the unwavering support of his fans.
On his X handle, he wrote, “No co-sign, built from the ground up! Just God, good music and the best fans! Appreciate you guys fr [for real]!”
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