Nigerian musician Fire Boy DML claims that, contrary to what fans had anticipated, he and his counterpart Rema decided to work together rather than get into a feud.

Fireboy provided an explanation of their decision in which he highlighted their progressive outlook, saying, “Myself and Rema are the two leading [Afrobeats] artists of our generation.” Together, we decided that rather than giving the fans what they want—beef—let’s work together. since we are too sophisticated for such things.

Fire Boy emphasized their emphasis on making meaningful music in an interview with Apple Music’s Ebro, saying, “We didn’t even give them a club banger; we made proper music.” There are five more partnerships with us.