American rapper, Onika Maraj, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has revealed that she featured Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, in her track ‘If It’s Okay’ to infuse the song with an authentic Afrobeats tempo.
Nicki shared this while responding to a question from an X user, Tae, who identifies as #barbiefyr, on Wednesday.
Tae wrote, “What drew you to Davido for the song ‘If it’s Okay’? In my opinion, he was an ideal choice for this incredible masterpiece! He was speaking that ish.”
Responding to Tae, Nicki wrote, , “That man is an incredible writer an melody maker. It’s always a pleasure working with him because of our mutual respect for one another.
“I asked him to be apart of it in order to bring out the Afro beats tempo/feeling in it a bit more. Naija to the world.”
The track is part of the 10th-anniversary special edition of Nicki Minaj’s iconic album The Pinkprint, which was originally released in 2014.
The commemorative edition features four brand-new tracks, including collaborations with Swae Lee (Turn Ya Cap Back), David Guetta and Davido (If It’s Okay), and the late Juice WRLD (Arctic Tundra).
This project marks a musical reunion for Nicki and Davido, who previously collaborated on Holy Ground, a standout track from Davido’s 2020 album A Better Time.