Barry Jhay, a musician from Nigeria, recently discussed the reasons for why he rejected a record deal that David “Davido” Adeleke, the founder of DMW, gave to him many years ago.

He explained that the reason he did not accept the offer was because he did not feel prepared to compete with other artists who were already signed to the record label.

During a conversation on Echo Room, Barry Jhay made this revelation public by pointing out that Peruzzi was the most recent artist to sign with Davido at the time.

He and Davido had collaborated on a song titled “Only You,” and OBO was impressed by it. As a result, OBO had his attorney, Prince, draft a contract for them, but the transaction was ultimately unsuccessful.

The singer claims that there was an unhealthy amount of competitiveness within DMW between himself, Mayorkun, Peruzzi, and other artists, which made him feel uneasy.

He went on to explain that when the singer from “FEM” wanted to sign him, he turned down the offer because he believed it was not what he required, despite the fact that OBO and everyone else at the record label supported his career.

Take a look at the interview down below: