Grammy-winning Nigerian musician Ayodeji Balogun, also known as Wizkid, has taken aim at music mogul Don Jazzy in response to criticism directed at him by Mavin signee Ladipoe.

Ladipoe, a rapper belonging to Don Jazzy's label, recently mocked Wizkid for making the controversial "hip hop is dead" declaration.

"Nigerian rappers that survived 'hip hop is dead' watching Afrobeat artists go through their own," Ladipoe remarked in an email to

On Monday morning, a fan brought Wizkid's attention to the shade, but the Starboy CEO responded, "lol never chatting to anyone signed to an influencer." Next."

He also retweeted two tweets that indicated he was referring to Don Jazzy as a social media influencer.