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The music star says he was taunted by the white students over his skin colour.

Davido says he was mocked for being black while in college in the United States of America | Pulse Nigeria

Odion Okonofua

<h1>Nigerian music star, David Adeleke also known as Davido says he was mocked by white students while studying in the United States of America over his race.</h1>

The singer made this known during a chat with the Recording Academy, the body governing the Grammy Awards.

According to Davido, after gaining admission to study in the United States, it was hard for him to settle in following the racial comments made about him and his country of origin.

Davido says he was mocked by white students while studying in the United States of America over his race. (Premium Times)

"Yeah, of course. It's crazy, because I'm from both America and Africa, so I know how both sides think. I went to school in Alabama. I went to college at 15. I was very young. And Alabama was a predominantly white state. So being an African kid in a university where it's 13% Black people, it's amazing. It's not easy," he said.&nbsp;

"I had to learn a lot of the things when I was like, "Yo, why you look at me like that?" And not even just being Black, being African. They used to ask me questions like, "Yo, how'd you get to America?" I'm like, "What you mean? I came on a plane." "Oh, y'all got airports?" Now every American wants to go to Africa."

The singer went on to talk about the Nigerian music industry and how it has become accepted globally. . [Instagram/DavidoOfficial]

Davido was in Sao Tome in 2018 for his concert and he was received by the Prime minister of the country, The prime minister welcomed the music star and his entourage to his country just before his shutdown concert. [Instagram/DavidoOfficial]

"Everybody wants to know where they're from. So it's good to see the transition from not being appreciated, to being appreciated right now. Even with fashion. You got designers making African print fashion, so it's not only music. The culture is being felt everywhere."

The singer went on to talk about the Nigerian music industry and how it has become accepted globally.&nbsp;

Davido and his fiancee, Chioma Avril Rowland [Instagram/TheChefChi]

"And once the Afrobeat come on, you can tell the difference from the scenery, the feeling, the beats. Most people don't even know what we saying, but they still listen to it. So that's the great thing about it," he said.

Davido is one of Nigeria's biggest music stars. He is the <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/pulse-list-10-most-followed-nigerian-celebrities-on-instagram/mfv1cpe">most followed Nigerian celebrity on Instagram.</a>

He is engaged to Chioma Avril Rowland and is a father to three adorable kids.

Davido says he gained admission to college at the age of 15 [Instagram/DavidoOfficial]

Davido says he was mocked for being black while in college in the United States of America

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