Afrobeats star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido, said he was once turned down when he wanted to take a picture with American rapper, Curtis Jackson a.k.a 50 Cent.
He noted that he was not yet a super star when incident occurred in Las Vegas when his family members were celebrating his elder brother’s birthday.
“The first time I ever saw 50 Cent, I was a kid in Vegas. I was like ‘can I have a picture’, he said, “No,” Davido disclosed in a recent The Breakfast Club podcast.
“My brother was turning 21, my dad took everybody to Vegas but I was 14 so I can’t do nothing. They were doing the whole thing. I was just sitting in the lobby. I used to love Lloyd Banks, he was my favourite. So, I saw him and I went to him and took a picture with him. Then I saw 50 Cent, I went to him and said in Nigerian accent, ‘Wow! 50 Cent, I love you. Can I have a picture?’ He said, ‘No’ and just walked off.
“I told him about the incident years later when we met as colleagues and he said, ‘You are here now, right?’ [Laughs].”
A few years ago, 50 Cent brought Davido on as a surprise guest performer at his MSG show in New York.
The duo are set to co-headline a concert in London later this year, alongside Mary J. Blige.
