{"id":203949,"date":"2025-01-17T03:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T03:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=203949"},"modified":"2025-01-17T03:38:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T03:38:18","slug":"rick-ross-lauds-davido-calls-him-his-favorite-nigerian-artist-expresses-desire-to-meet-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/17\/rick-ross-lauds-davido-calls-him-his-favorite-nigerian-artist-expresses-desire-to-meet-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Ross lauds Davido, calls him his favorite Nigerian artist, expresses desire to meet him"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>American rapper Rick Ross names Nigerian music star Davido as his favorite Nigerian artist, calling him a &#8220;future legend&#8221; and a &#8220;king.&#8221; <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He expresses deep admiration for Davido&#8217;s impact on the music industry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> In the video, Rick Ross urges Davido to continue building bridges across the African continent and to keep promoting African music on a global scale.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In addition to Davido, Rick Ross also names DJ Mekzy, Young Wise, Young Marley, and Alpha P as his favorite African artists, praising them as icons and superstars in the music industry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>American rapper William Leonard Roberts II, popularly known as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/rick-ross\">Rick Ross<\/a><\/strong>, has revealed his favorite African artists in a video shared on his Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p>The rap star, currently in Cape Town, South Africa, praised a select group of musicians, describing them as icons and pivotal figures in the music industry.<\/p>\n<p>Rick Ross expressed special admiration for Nigerian singer Davido, naming him his favorite artist from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He referred to the &#8220;Awake&#8221; crooner as a &#8220;future legend&#8221; and encouraged him to continue fostering unity and growth in Africa\u2019s music industry. Ross further expressed his desire to meet Davido.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_203950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203950\" style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-203950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-041046.png\" alt=\"Rick Ross revealed his favorite African artist\" width=\"652\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-041046.png 652w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-041046-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-041046-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-041046-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-203950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rick Ross.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his message, he acknowledged Davido\u2019s contributions to the global music scene and referred to him as a king, urging him to continue building bridges across the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Davido, Rick Ross named several other African artists, including DJ Mekzy, Young Wise, Young Marley, and Alpha P, whom he described as superstars and icons.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper applauded their efforts in promoting African music and encouraged them to maintain their momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper\u2019s video quickly garnered attention, sparking reactions from fans and followers on social media.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">@<strong>mdave<\/strong>.<strong>femo<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>Future legends?. And Davido is on the List?. C\u2019mon. He a Legend already. &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">@<strong>henrycruse<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;He\u2019s just chasing clout.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">@<strong>koko_of_calabar<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;So him go come online come the call their name, no respect at all,those names are our African superstars, so put some respect by going to their DM<\/em> @richforever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">@<strong>asp_younfd<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>Dude using African artist to promote his deals with branded liquor \ud83e\udd43 companies.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">@<strong>ninejmia<\/strong> said:<em> &#8220;Chop it mxx.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">@<strong>icewaTEROFFICIAL<\/strong> said: &#8220;T<em>his guy na scam anytime him enter him go use us promote him project to go viral after him go back him go unfollow dem.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DE4SvhiumX3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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