Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido has revealed that he has never met U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj in person, despite working with her on two songs.
Speaking on a recent episode of the Bootleg Kev podcast, Davido shared how their collaborations came about.
“The crazy thing is, I’ve never actually met Nicki Minaj. It’s wild. We talk on the phone all the time, but our first connection happened through DM,” he explained.
He recalled noticing that Minaj was following him on social media, prompting him to send her a message. To his surprise, she replied the next morning.
“I was shocked. I told her I had a song for us, and she was interested. I think this was around 2019 or 2020. I sent her the track, and within two days, she sent me her verse,” Davido said.
He mentioned that they had planned to shoot the music video in Los Angeles, but it didn’t happen as Minaj was expecting her baby at the time.
Despite that, their bond remained strong, and she later reached out to him for a collaboration on her Pink Friday 2 anniversary album.
Davido and Nicki Minaj previously worked together on his 2020 hit Holy Ground and later reunited for a track on her album last year.