Davido Gist How Him Meet Omah Lay for Collaboration

Na current gists wey dey hot for Naija be this one! Our own Davido, the Grammy-nominated superstar, don yarn about how him and Omah Lay gingered their collabo wey dey burst brain.

So, e happen say, na during one mad live stream with American streamer Kai Cenat, Davido dey drive am go club when Omah Lay song just burst the speaker. As Kai ask, ‘Who be this?’ Davido no waste time respond, ‘E be Omah Lay, him dey hot for town!’ Na the next day, Omah Lay open mouth for Twitter talk say, ‘Ah, Davido even give me shoutout?! I think say him no like me o!’ That one ehn, na wah! Davido quickly slide into him DM, ‘Why you think say I no like you? We never even meet!’ Na so conversation begin dey flow between the two of dem.

As dem don exchange numbers, dem jump enter studio like say dem dey do Olympic sports. According to Davido, dem record plenty songs but na only ‘With You’ capture dem heart well well. Dem finally agree say na dat one go be the next banger wey go drop.

Since dem release ‘With You’, the song don dey trend like say na water. E don top TurnTable Top 100 chart and even dey shine for international charts. Spotify even crown am as the most shared Nigerian song for 2025, talk about serious levels!

But no be only commercial success o, the song don collect nomination for Best African Music Performance for the 2026 Grammy Awards. This one mean say Davido and Omah Lay don enter the league of top African artists wey dey represent Africa for the world stage.

Davido don also talk say how him like the track wey respect him influence, describe am as blend wey combine both old and new Nigerian sounds together. E no dey joke.

As e dey go, Omah Lay and Davido don become like brothers through music, and we dey look forward to how far their collaboration go carry dem. E go sweet if dem fit drop more jams like this!