In a recent interview with comedian Teju Babyface, Nigerian singer Jaywon opened up about a harrowing experience involving his colleague Eedris Abdulkareem and his entourage.
Recalling their time together at Kennis Music, Jaywon revealed that he and Abdulkareem had encountered several conflicts.
He didn’t mince words in describing Abdulkareem as a “bully,” emphasizing that he lacks the authority to call out artists like Burna Boy.
“A lot of people might know Eedris, but I know Eedris,” Jaywon stated. “We were at Kennis Music together and we had a couple of issues. Eedris cannot call Burna Boy out. Different people can call Burna Boy out, not Eedris.”
Highlighting the irony in Abdulkareem’s actions, Jaywon pointed out that individuals like Abdulkareem were the precursors to the behavior that Burna Boy is now being criticized for.
“Eedris is a bully,” Jaywon asserted. “Ask anybody who knows him. He can be nice sometimes. I also heard that he is generous. But he cannot call Burna Boy out.”
Jaywon then delved into a chilling incident where he became the target of Abdulkareem’s aggression.
He recounted how Abdulkareem and his cohorts assaulted him on a bus after a concert, accusing him of stealing the limelight.
“Eedris once attacked me with his boys,” Jaywon revealed. “He attacked me on a bus after a show because he felt I stole his shine at the concert. They were kicking me. It was even in the news that I was in a coma. I tried to stand, and they were kicking me down.”
Despite the ordeal, Jaywon managed to confront the bus driver, expressing his incredulity at the driver’s inaction.
However, Eedris’s intimidation tactics extended even to the driver, threatening harm if he dared to intervene.
“When I finally got up, I confronted the driver,” Jaywon recounted. “I was like, ‘How will something like this be going on, and you are still driving?’ Eedris threatened to kill the driver if he stopped driving.”
Shifting gears, Jaywon criticized Burna Boy for his assertion that no Nigerian artist paved the way for him.
He deemed such a statement as “madness” and warned that the same disregard could be shown to Burna Boy by future generations.
“It is madness for Burna Boy to say no one paved the way for him,” Jaywon remarked firmly. “It’s a wrong thing to say. The next generation will do the same to him.”
In recounting these events, Jaywon not only shed light on the complexities of the music industry but also underscored the importance of humility and respect among artists, regardless of their stature.
