By popular ideology, pop music, especially on this side of the world, is designed as a soundtrack for jolly and exciting moments.
While hip-hop acts use their records as a tool to speak on vital social issues and interpersonal situations, pop acts simply provide us with feel-good records, heavy on lyrical exaggerations that do not necessarily represent reality. Nigerian pop star Davido is no exception only that once in a while, he finds a way to mirror his truth through his music, especially during dark times.
Traditionally, when musicians find themselves in the web of controversies, they resort to cooperate approaches like; putting out press releases or contracting a lawyer to help them maneuver carefully. But with Davido, this is not the case. Over the years, he has relied on his superpower (music) as a weapon when in threatening situations.
In the above video, we have highlighted “three times Davido used music as a weapon of warfare”.