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

Nigerian singer Crayon has accused Mavin Records of changing his life for the worse, claiming he lost his former personality after joining the record label, while announcing that he has parted ways with longtime friend Rema.

Crayon made the allegations in a series of posts on X, where he expressed frustration over his experience with the label and people he claimed had repeatedly hurt him.

“What really happened to the old Crayon! Mavin killed him!!! They killed the loving and playful Crayon!” he wrote.

The singer said he joined Mavin as an innocent young man from Ojo, with the hope of becoming one of the greatest artistes, but alleged that he was made to compromise himself before achieving fame.

“Na idiot wey make I sell my before I blow!” he added.

Crayon also announced the end of his friendship with Rema, whose real name is Divine Ikubor, saying he had endured enough hurt and had decided to leave the matter to God.

“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 posted.

He further called on Rema to speak to his fans to stop attacking him, while hinting that he could reveal more about what he alleged Rema and Tega did to him.