Popular Nigerian indigenous rapper and songwriter, Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, popularly known by his stage name CDQ has accused the organizers of Headies of playing industry politics.
He said, the choice of winner for the ‘Best Street Hop’ would have been Naira Marley, not Mayorkun. Adding that Naira Marley deserved to be the winner’s choice.
The rapper made this disclosure in a tweet he tweeted on Monday, February 22, 2021.
He said Mayorkun defeated Naira Marley, Rudeboy, Zlatan, Reminisce to clinch the award in that category.
According to him everyone belonging to that category is one family while criticizing the situation surrounding Mayorkun’s winning that category.
In his words he tweeted he said
“Headies you have started this obvious industry politics things again. How the hell una go carry Best Street Hop give someone else at the expense of Naira this year and conscience no judge una?
“Everyone in that category na family but ooto or o ni ka ma so ohun (We should speak the truth).”
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