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Davido’s shift in focus might just be a blessing in disguise for the other members of HKN, as they seek a standing in the music industry.

There’s a saying about not valuing what you have until you lose it. Not understanding that life is fleeting, and the dynamic of existence changes at every time, with change being life’s only constant. How you can get complacent in the safe space of the present, and forget to plan for the future. How complacency is the curse of comfort and the joys of today need be secured and improved upon.

That describes what the lesser artistes at HKN Music have done for the past three years, and why they are currently where they are. Long touted as a powerhouse, HKN Music was regarded a safe place for artistes looking to make it big. A family enterprise, the ties ran deeper than business, as the bond of blood came first, before terms such as merit, execution, achievement, and KPIs were brought into play, if ever they were.

Davido, was the golden goose, laying eggs of hits that were worth far more than their weight in gold. The young kid sped to stardom with a pacey brand of Afro-Pop and local percussion influences that made him so irresistible to the common folk. He shone like a super sun, with everyone basking in his light. The HKN boys, made up of cousins, Sina Rambo, B-Red, and the compulsory insider, Danagog, also did taste of his rays, their profiles receiving a fickle boost, not based on their achievement, but on proximity to the wonder-man. People came to reckon with them, due to the power of, and their association with the brand Davido.

Such an affiliation lacking equal distribution of power, characterized by a false sense of self and commune, rather than mutual respect and personal achievement was a faulty one. It lacked a fickle foundation. The signs of the faulty relationship were numerous. How many times did we get news that the house had driven itself to near-implosion, by ego-powered in-fighting, and a rush of adrenaline? How many episodes of family meetings were called to settle what, in an ideal setup, would have been resolved via official dispute resolution processes? How many subs did Twitter have to receive, and bitter innuendoes which gave off an unhappy air?

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