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Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf , better known as CDQ in the entertainment industry , insists that he never abandoned Tiwa Savage ’ s husband , Teebillz , when the latter had marital issues .
According to CDQ , while speaking with Sunday Scoop, he did all he could to reach Teebillz when he was struggling with his marriage , saying all his efforts proved abortive .
“ I tried my best to reach him at that period , but he was not reachable . Then , I was working with a record company , General Records, and they needed returns on their investment . So , I could not stop the flow of things . It wasn ’ t the company ’ s business whether anyone was going through hard times or not . That was why I needed to move on . We are still friends . He is a big brother to me and he advises me a lot , ” he added .
CDQ , who now owns a record company , No Struggle No Success , admitted that it had not been a jolly ride since he left Masterkraft’ s General Records.
He stated , “Being a solo artiste has been good , but I will not say it has been rosy all through . But when I make N 100, I know all the money is for me alone and I can decide what to do with it. When I was with a record company , it was a different ball game . Once I made N100 , they would keep N70 to themselves .
“ I was so close to MasterKraft before I got signed on to General Records. There is General Records on one side and Mastercraft on the other side. The two are different entities .
“ For people who believe I left General Records so soon , they may need to check what I have been able to achieve as a solo artiste and what I did while I was with the label . They don ’ t really know what is happening but at the end of the day , I am still part of my former label . We are a small family and I didn ’ t just leave abruply ; we had an understanding before I left . ”
On why he turned down Davido at a time , CDQ said he was already signed on to another company .
“ If I had taken up Davido ’ s offer , I think I would have done better for myself , but you have to think of other things too. It may have affected my music career as well because he is an artiste like me and he has a career to keep . Davido is a great person. Despite his success , whenever we are together , he is still humble, ” he said .