The relationship between Afrobeats hitmaker Davido and his creative director, Tycoone, proves that the members of an artist's team are more than their colleagues — they're family.
The pair first met when Tycoone worked as a photographer in Atlanta, during a night that spawned an unexpectedly fortuitous photo. "Right after one of my shoots, I went with my client to the club. I still had my camera with me … David coming there hit me by surprise," he reveals in this episode of Family Matters.
Tycoone snapped a photo that Davido liked, and the rest is history.
"I realized this guy has more ideas, apart from what I called him for," Davido explains. "We start vibing. We became good friends. And we've been killing it ever since."
Now Davido's right-hand man, Tycoone helped execute sonic and visual elements for his latest album, Timeless, which received a nomination for Best Global Music Album at the 2024 GRAMMYs.
"My first reaction to the GRAMMY nomination — I was going crazy," Tycoone recalls. As Davido adds, "This award meant a lot because things weren't always A-1, like they are now."
With Timeless earning three nominations in total — album tracks "UNAVAILABLE" and "FEEL" are up for Best African Music Performance and Best Global Music Performance, respectively — they're certain that the upcoming ceremony will be full of celebration. But for now, they're already "going back to the drawing board" for their next project.
Press play on the video above to learn more about how Davido and Tycoone's bond sparked the idea for his GRAMMY-nominated album, Timeless. Check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of Family Matters.
Tune into the 2024 GRAMMYs on Sunday, Feb. 4, airing live on the CBS Television Network (8-11:30 p.m. LIVE ET/5-8:30 p.m. LIVE PT) and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).