The music video for Davido’s chart-topping collaboration with Omah Lay, With You, features a surprise cameo from highlife legend Bright Chimezie, whose work served as the song’s inspiration.
The With You video, which was shot in Lagos and directed by Dammy Twitch, debuted on Monday and has already received over one million views in less than 24 hours.
Scenes of young revelry, with Davido and Omah Lay at the center of a celebratory, party-like setting, are featured in Polar Films Production’s production.
Chimezie dances his signature moves while wearing a Hamlet-style cap and a white bead necklace at the beginning of the video, which contradicts an earlier viral clip where he acknowledged Davido’s rendition of his song “Because of English.”
A brief appearance is also made by Cubana Chief Priest.
The artistic tribute honors its high-life roots. Chimezie mimics Davido’s dance steps in a moving scene, which many viewers claim best embodies the spirit of artistic integrity and cultural continuity.
One of the standout tracks from the highlife veteran’s eponymous 2018 album is Chimezie’s “With You,” which gives thematic and rhythmic inspiration to the song.
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The song addresses a child’s punishment for not speaking English and raises further issues of linguistic marginalization.
In a now-viral FaceTime conversation a few weeks before their physical meeting, Davido said, “I used inspiration from your song, Because of English, for the most recent hit I just did with Omah Lay.” It’s “trending everywhere, the entire world”
As Davido expressed his gratitude to him in Lagos, Chimezie reacted, “Okay, that would be wonderful, that would be nice,” with Chimezie clearly elated.
The two artists eventually met on May 19 in Lagos, where they physically connected—a symbolic fusion of two generations of Nigerian music.
Many have attributed the renewed interest in Davido’s public tribute to Chimezie’s agreement to Sony Music Publishing West Africa.
Dikeh Dikeh, a content creator whose comic reenactments of Chimezie’s reaction to Davido’s song also went viral in May, further boosting the legend’s relevance among Gen Z audiences, recently heightened the interest in the legend.
On his fifth studio album, 5ive, Davido includes his song “With You.” It is one of 17 tracks.
The singer is also getting ready for his July 5ive Alive tour.
Source: Channels TV
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