Afropop singer Awodumila, well known as Mr May D, has finally cleared the air on the main reason for his fallout with the P-Square group and Square Records.
Recall that the singer left the Square records label on August 21, 2012, over internal disputes.
In a snippet of an unreleased episode of the Honest Bunch podcast, the 40-year-old artiste disclosed that he fell out with the twins because they cost him a deal with Akon, a matter that he says was central to the split. He explained the details of the situation and how it unfolded over time.
In his words, he revealed that initially, P-Square did not want to sign him but instead offered to help him the way they had helped artists like J Martins and Bracket. He shared that when they went to shoot the video for their hit track ‘Chop My Money’, he was in Nigeria while the rest of the crew, including Akon, had traveled to shoot the video. Akon, however, did not show up until Mr May D arrived in America, at which point he was told that Akon wanted him to be part of the video as well.
“I was wondering why Akon jumped on ‘Chop My Money’ and they were like yes, he did. So I have to be in America for the video because Akon said if I am not in America, he is not going to shoot the video,” Mr May D explained. He continued to narrate how his involvement in the video led to more significant developments. “When I got to America, Akon called me to his office and was like ‘Guy I have many deals for you, when you get back to Nigeria, call me. This is my number, I will book you a flight, you will come back to America’,” he recalled Akon telling him.
Akon also asked him if he had any deal with P-Square, to which Mr May D responded negatively. Akon, apparently considering this an important issue, told him, “I am not going to say anything, when you get to America we will talk.” The issue became more complex when Mr May D returned to Nigeria. He says he approached P-Square, being honest about the opportunity, as they were the ones who had originally brought him into the project. “When I got to Nigeria, as an honest and clean guy, I told Psquare because they were the ones who carried me there,” he shared. However, he later regretted his decision, saying, “If I had known, I would not have told them.” This was a crucial turning point in his fallout with the group, marking the end of his relationship with Square Records and P-Square.
