I Saw No Potentials in Flavour – Kcee

Nigerian singer Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, says he rejected fellow musician Flavour, not signing him because he did not see potential in him.

Kcee explained that years ago, popular talent manager Soso Soberekon brought Flavour to him, hoping he would sign him to his record label. At the time, Kcee said he turned down the offer because he did not think Flavour had the talent needed to succeed.

In a recent interview with Yanga FM Lagos, posted on December 8, 2025, Kcee shared details of his first encounter with Flavour.

“I came into the music industry before Flavour. Soso Soberekon brought him to me years ago to sign to my record label. I was already driving exotic cars and balling before he came to Lagos.

I told Soso I can’t sign Flavour because I didn’t see potential in him at that time. It wasn’t because I have something against him,” Kcee said.

He added that he does not believe their feud stems from that rejection but from a sense of superiority. Kcee also mentioned that some colleagues underestimate his talent because he does not boast about it.

“Till now, I don’t understand the reason for his beef with me, especially that incident where he alleged that someone was copying him. The truth is that when some people had written you off, hoping that you would be stagnant, and you work hard and get to a level they don’t expect you to reach, that was what happened.

I don’t think that was why he is holding a grudge against me. But time shall tell. A lot of my colleagues underrate my talent, and my humility also contributed to that. Because I don’t brag. I don’t need it. But as I always say, time will always prove them wrong. My work always proves every doubter wrong.

Some of those who doubted me in the past have come to apologise to me and admitted that they were wrong about me,” he said.

The two artists were involved in a social media spat in 2024 after Flavour shaded someone online for allegedly copying his musical style.

Although Flavour didn’t mention anyone directly, Kcee felt the dig and responded, warning Flavour to stop trying to gatekeep Igbo cultural music and reminding him that he had been in the music industry long before Flavour.