‎Sexy Steel Claims He Owned The Beat Of Davido’s Hit ‘Dami Duro’, Davido Explains What Transpired

Nigerian music artiste, Sexy Steel, in a video, has claimed that he owned the beat of the song ‘Dami Duro’, which became a hit that launched David Adeleke, known as Davido, into the music industry.

‎But Davido, during an interview for the Afrobeat documentary, confirmed that the foundation of the “Dami Duro” beat was created for Sexy Steel.

According to the top musician, the song’s production process unfolded in a few key steps.

While producing music in his studio in Lagos in 2011, he originally made the beat specifically for Sexy Steel.

As the track developed, producer Shizzy came into the picture, contributing keys and overall production.

Davido realised the instrumental’s massive potential, pivoted, and kept the beat for himself to record Dami Duro, which ultimately became his breakout hit.

While Sexy Steel initially raised the claim regarding ownership/origins of the instrumental, Davido acknowledged those roots, clarifying how the beat transitioned into one of the defining Afrobeats anthems of the early 2010s.