Nigerian singer Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly generally known as Kcee, has addressed the long-rumoured rift along with his colleague, Flavour.
Recall that the duo engaged in a social media skirmish in 2024 after Flavour shaded somebody on-line for allegedly copying his musical model.
Whereas Flavour didn’t point out anybody, Kcee caught the shade and responded accordingly. He warned Flavour to cease attempting to gatekeep Igbo cultural music, including that he was within the music business earlier than him.
Talking in a current interview with Yanga FM Lagos, Kcee mentioned his first encounter with Flavour was years in the past when common expertise supervisor Soso Soberekon introduced him to him to signal to his document label.
The Limpopo crooner defined that he refused to present Flavour a document deal as a result of he didn’t see potentials in him then.
He, nevertheless, mentioned he believes that their rift just isn’t due to the rejection, however superiority complicated. He emphasised that a few of his colleagues consider that he’s not gifted as a result of he doesn’t brag about his expertise.
“Until now, I don’t perceive the explanation for his beef with me, particularly that incident the place he alleged that somebody was coping him. The reality is that when some individuals had written you off, hoping that you’d be stagnant, and you’re employed exhausting and get to a degree they don’t count on you to achieve, that was what occurred.
“I got here into the music business earlier than Flavour. Soso Soberekon introduced him to me years in the past to signal to my document label. I used to be already driving unique vehicles and balling earlier than he got here to Lagos. I instructed Soso I can’t signal Flavour as a result of I didn’t see potentials in him at the moment. It wasn’t as a result of I’ve one thing towards him.
“I don’t suppose that was why he’s holding a grudge towards me. However time shall inform. A number of my colleagues underrate my expertise and my humility additionally contributed to that. As a result of I don’t brag. I don’t want it. However as I all the time say, time will all the time show them mistaken. My work all the time show each doubter mistaken. A few of those that doubted me previously have come to apologise to me and admitted that they had been mistaken about me,” Kcee mentioned.
