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Why did Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay fight? Singers almost come to blows in viral video

According to Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay had no place to walk up to her to say 'hi', considering how she and Victoria Kimani had insulted her in the past

Nigerian singers Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay got into a clash at a salon in Lagos. In the video of their fight, which surfaced on social media soon after, the duo was seen getting pulled apart as they nearly got physical at the salon. The singers were seen hurling allegations at each other.

The said fight started when Shay walked up to Tiwa at the salon to formally greet her, but Tiwa was not having it. According to Tiwa, Shay had no place to walk up to her to say 'hi', considering how she and Victoria Kimani had insulted her in the past. Tiwa said to her, "Don’t say hi to me ever. Let sleeping Dogs lie. Shey you blocked me on Instagram, block me in real life too. We are not friends."

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Shay and Kimani had released their covers of Kizz Daniel’s hit song, 'Fvck You', where they both had taken a dig at Tiwa. In the lyrics, Shay had said, "You know I’m not Savage, I pay my bills."

The rivalry between Tiwa and Shay is not new for their fans. Back in 2014, in an interview with Punch, Shay had said that she doesn't consider Tiwa as her rival. "The reason I don’t see Tiwa as a rival is because I know who I am. I know that I’m very much a fun-loving person. I’m still the woman of the world that many people know. I really don’t care about the things that are not going to affect me in a positive way. If it’s not going to affect me in a positive way, I don’t focus on it or think about it." She added, "The difference is that I am deeper into the ragga stuff than she is. She portrays herself as somebody that is a cautious RnB artist, which she is. But I see myself as a commercial and carefree spirit. I don’t know her to that extent, so I can’t really speak about her."

'Don’t talk sh*t at my back and try to be friends'

Twitter flooded with reactions to the video of the two singers fighting as most of the fans seemed to extend their support to Tiwa. One fan wrote, "U went to studio to say trash about someone and now meet her and start pretending like nothing happen...I don't blame Tiwa Savage for giving Seyi Shay wat she deserve.... I pity anyone planning to sing Tiwa Savage song at d #NigerianIdol." Another commented, "The reason Sheyi get dirty skin is cos she doesn't mind her business o wrong na Tiwa savage is a SAVAGE." Another tweet read, "What ever happened btw them is none of my business but I like the fact that tiwa cleared her.. “Don’t talk shit at my back and try to be friends when you see me"." 

Fans also hailed Tiwa for 'not losing her calm' during the altercation. One fan tweeted, "How can you be so angry and still keep your cool, I’m studying the Tiwa in that video for the rest of the week!" Another wrote, "Tiwa’s voice is still soothing even when’s she’s quarreling." One tweet read, "Tiwa was too calm, she would have answered her hi with a resounding hello slap."