{"id":214586,"date":"2025-07-23T09:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=214586"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:52:27","slug":"why-i-turned-down-davidos-record-deal-cdq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/23\/why-i-turned-down-davidos-record-deal-cdq\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I turned down Davido\u2019s record deal \u2013 CDQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Nigerian rapper Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf aka CDQ is opening up about a major moment early in his career that many fans never knew about. He revealed that the moment involved Davido, a fat offer, and a deal that never happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a recent interview with Echo Room, the Nowo E Soke crooner revealed that shortly after the success of his breakout hit \u2018Indomie\u2019, Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke aka Davido reached out to sign him to his label.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to CDQ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/23\/davido-pens-emotional-tribute-to-late-son-ifeanyi-adeleke\/\">Davido was fresh off a<\/a> successful African tour and wanted to invest in his growing music empire by bringing him on board. CDQ said: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cDavido reached out to me through Twitter back then that he wanted to sign me. He told me he just made a lot of money from his African tour and wanted to invest it in music and make me the biggest rapper in Africa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214588\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8951.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8951.jpeg 478w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8951-244x300.jpeg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CDQ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But while the offer sounded juicy, there was one condition CDQ couldn\u2019t overlook and that was the involvement of his producer and longtime collaborator, Masterkraft. He said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI told him whatever I\u2019m doing, Masterkraft has to be involved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The three eventually met to discuss the terms, but the conversation took a different turn when Masterkraft, recognizing CDQ\u2019s strong street following, suggested a partnership deal instead of a traditional recording contract. He continued:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMasterkraft told Davido that CDQ is already a movement on the streets and should consider a partnership instead of a recording deal. But Davido declined, and the deal fell through.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214190\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8234.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8234.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8234-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8234-1000x1024.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_8234-768x787.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Davido<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite the missed opportunity, CDQ would go on to carve out his own lane in the Nigerian music scene, dropping hits like Salaro, Woss Wobi, and Ko Funny, while collaborating with major acts including Wizkid, Olamide, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rapper\u2019s revelation adds another layer to the ever-evolving story of Nigerian music. A behind-the-scenes look at how some of the biggest names nearly linked up, but fate had other plans.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian rapper Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf aka CDQ is opening up about a major moment early in his career that many fans never knew about. He revealed that the moment involved Davido, a fat offer, and a deal that never happened. 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