- Nigerian music executive Soso Soberekon shares a story about Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé nearly being featured on KCee’s 2013 hit, Limpopo.
- Limpopo, released without American superstar’s input, became an instant smash hit despite the setback.
Nigerian music executive Soso Soberekon has shared an intriguing account of how Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé was nearly included in KCee’s 2013 hit song, “Limpopo.”
Despite the absence of the American superstar’s contribution, “Limpopo” went on to achieve remarkable success as a hit.
Soso, who is a close associate of KCee and served as his former producer, disclosed this information during an interview with media personality Daddy Freeze.
He detailed the efforts made to connect with Beyoncé’s team and finalize a potential collaboration, stating, “Limpopo was intended to feature Kcee alongside Beyoncé.”
“There was a billionaire who wanted to bring Beyoncé to Nigeria. He does not know anything about entertainment, so he asked us to follow him to New York, that we were going to do a song with Beyoncé after negotiation.
“We then went to Jay-Z’s club looking for information on getting Beyoncé’s contact. We now finally got an agent to discuss the Beyoncé deal. The deal is she would come to Nigeria to do a concert, meet and greet, and do a song with a Nigerian artiste called KCee. So they said they will get back to us.”
Soso elaborated that the urgency to prepare a song for Beyoncé’s collaboration prompted them to record “Limpopo” upon their return to Nigeria.
He said, “So, we came back, and the man asked us to do a song that will feature Beyoncé. So, in the hope of doing a song with Beyoncé, that is how we recorded the song, thinking Beyoncé would be on the song. So it was a fluke, not knowing that we knew it was going to be a hit.”
Beyoncé’s team ultimately did not make it to Nigeria, leading to the collapse of the anticipated collaboration, despite their diligent efforts. Soso reflected on the moment they learned of this disappointing development and noted that, nonetheless, they proceeded with the release of Limpopo.
He said, “So, then the agent called us to break our hearts, informing us that Beyoncé would not sleep in Nigeria but in Ghana. We could not meet her in Ghana because the main deal was for her to come to Nigeria for a show; the song feature was just a promise. The next thing we knew, we released the song, and it was a hit.”
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