"Who's had the most Impact on Afrobeat?" Fans choose between Olamide, Davido, Wizkid & Burna Boy

"Who's had the most Impact on Afrobeat?" Fans choose between Olamide, Davido, Wizkid & Burna Boy

  • After 24 hours of running an online poll, our esteemed readers have decided who they think of as the top four old cats who they believe have had the most impact on Afrobeat
  • Amidst the recent new cat and old cat controversial statement made by Afrobeat superstar, Davido, during an interview where he classified Burna Boy along with Rema, Fireboy DML
  • Legit.ng has put the statement to the test as we ask our readers who amongst the four top music stars, including Olamide, Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy, who's had the biggest impact

The old cat and new cat saga have dragged on for days after international Afrobeats star, Davido, made a controversial statement about Grammy-award winner Burna Boy.

Davido, during his interview with the French magazine Brut, called himself and Wizkid the old cats while classifying his colleague Burna Boy as a new cat along with youngsters like Rema, Fireboy DML and Tems.

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Photos of Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido and Olamide
Netizens had to pick who among Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, and Olamide had the most impact on Afrobeat. Photo credit: @wizkid/@burnaboy/@davido/@olamide
Source: Instagram

And in response to this, Legit.ng has decided to test Davido's statement to find out which of the top four Afrobeat superstars in the Nigerian music space has had the most significant impact on the genre.

Below is how our readers voted. Burna Boy got 15.7% of the polls. He came third. Meanwhile, YBNL boss Olamide was at a distant fourth with 13.5% of the votes.

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The two top positions automatically became a direct fight between Wizkid and Davido. Big Wiz proved his mental, polling 23.3% of the total votes, while Davido emerged as the winner with over 47.7% of the complete poll.

See the online poll as the results came out on Twitter:

See the reactions the poll stirred online

@OwoBalo:

"I love all of them but I listen to @Olamide songs more than others. One love."

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@AbimajeJoseph:

"What exactly is burna boy doing in this category?"

@Dbigsam3:

"Burnaboy no dey among pls."

@Lech0001:

"001 OON❤️."

@De_PrincePaul:

"Not one not two."

@_JenyPathfinder:

"This Cat of a thing is becoming something else."

@Victony__:

"My only inspiration in the industry ❤️."

Fans pick Davido over Wizkid and Burna Boy as the Nigerian musician to hold the best concert ever

Meanwhile, Legit.ng recalls reporting that Nigerian superstar Davido’s comeback to the scene with his Timeless concert in the country continued to enthral music lovers.

The singer, who performed spectacularly at his homecoming show in Lagos, was ranked as the Nigerian singer holding the best concert ever.

On social media, Legit.ng organized a poll for its readers, asking them to choose between Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido, which of the artists has staged the finest show so far.

Source: Legit.ng

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Oke-Hortons Nosa (Senior entertainment editor) Oke-Hortons Nosa is a senior Entertainment Editor at Legit.ng. A graduate of Politics and Governance 2016 (KWASU), M.sc MILD (UNILAG). In 2022, I acquired a certificate in Digital publishing and advanced networking skills. I used to be a sports show presenter at KOKO. Previous work experience with Hortielaurieblogspot and KOKO.ng, culminating in over 7 years of work experience. Email: oke-hortons@corp.legit.ng