‘Mavin destroyed the old me’ — Crayon accuses record label, ends friendship with Rema

Nigerian singer Crayon has publicly criticized Mavin Records, alleging that his experience with the label has negatively impacted his life and artistic identity. In a series of posts on social media platform X, he expressed his dissatisfaction and claimed he has lost his former self since joining the record label.

Crayon stated, “What really happened to the old Crayon! Mavin killed him!!! They killed the loving and playful Crayon!” He described his initial hopes of becoming a successful artist after joining Mavin as an “innocent young man from Ojo,” asserting that he was forced to compromise his true self in pursuit of fame.

In one of his posts, he wrote, “Na idiot wey make I sell my before I blow!” underscoring his feelings of betrayal.

Additionally, Crayon announced the end of his friendship with fellow artist Rema, whose real name is Divine Ikubor. He expressed that he has experienced enough pain and has decided to leave matters regarding their friendship to a higher power. “Me and Rema are no longer friends! Una don too hurt me! Una dey hurt me to the last minute! I don leave am for God!!!!! I no go talk again!” he stated.

He also requested that Rema engage with his fans to discourage any further hostility directed at him, hinting that he might disclose additional details about his grievances involving Rema and another individual named Tega.

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