Why I didn’t join Davido’s HKN Gang – CDQ

(Fast rising indigenous language rapper, CDQ
has explained why he didn’t end up joining
Davido’s HKN Gang. Photo: Emily Nkanga)
If things had happened differently, rising
indigenous language rapper, CDQ would be a
member of the Davido -led HKN Gang by now.
Unfortunately, he’s inked a deal with another
record label by the time the offer from
Davido’s label would come.
CDQ was a guest on HipTV‘s Next Rated
recently and he explained how it all happened.
According to him: ‘I got a text from Davido
one morning, and he was like we should have
a meeting. So we set it up and he wanted me
to join HKN gang but unfortunately, I already
signed to General Records owned by
Masterkraft so we couldn’t make it happen.’
But for CDQ, just the fact that the possibility
of joining the HKN Gang came his way is a
delight.
‘I still look back to that period as one of the
biggest surprises of my career because I didn’t
expect it.’
CDQ inked a deal General Records in 2013 and
together they’ve made a number of popular
songs including the hit, ‘Indomie ‘ featuring
Olamide which also has Davido on the remix.