Portable Drops Bombshell: “Destiny Boy Sang Better Than Wizkid”

<h4>Portable Drops Bombshell<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that street-pop sensation Portable has set social media ablaze with his unfiltered tribute to late Afrofuji star Destiny Boy&comma; boldly claiming the 22-year-old possessed superior vocal talent to global icon Wizkid while exposing industry myths and the harsh realities of &&num;8220&semi;fake love&&num;8221&semi; and lack of support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>WHO IS DESTINY BOY&quest;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Afeez Adesina&comma; known professionally as Destiny Boy&comma; was a rising Nigerian Afrofuji artist born on June 24&comma; 2004&period; He skyrocketed to fame with his innovative Fuji-infused cover of Davido&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8220&semi;If&comma;&&num;8221&semi; followed by hits like &&num;8220&semi;Lamba&comma;&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8220&semi;One Transaction&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;Gbese&period;&&num;8221&semi; Blending traditional Fuji elements with modern Afrobeats&comma; he carved a unique niche in the industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Recently&comma; he welcomed his first child in November 2024 and proposed to his partner&comma; making his untimely death at age 22 profoundly tragic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS DEATH<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>estiny Boy passed away on January 18&comma; 2026&comma; in Ijebu-Ode&comma; Ogun State&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;His family&comma; including mother Saidat Adeshina&comma; attributed the death to a chronic illness resembling epilepsy &lpar;&&num;8220&semi;Ogu oru&&num;8221&semi;&rpar;&comma; involving seizures and stiffness that plagued him for nearly <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thisdaylive&period;com&sol;">two years<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He received both medical and traditional treatments&comma; reportedly passing at a babalawo&&num;8217&semi;s residence during a healing visit&period; His mother has denied ritual or foul play allegations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Ogun State Police launched a homicide probe&comma; arresting one suspect and transferring the case to their homicide unit for thorough investigation amid widespread speculation&comma; including reports of vomiting blood&period; The official cause awaits confirmation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>PORTABLE&&num;8217&semi;S STATEMENT<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Portable&&num;8217&semi;s raw&comma; emotional outburst quickly went viral&comma; praising Destiny Boy&&num;8217&semi;s unmatched singing ability&comma; questioning industry helpers&comma; and defending the circumstances of his death while critiquing &&num;8220&semi;fake love&&num;8221&semi; and past associations&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;Destiny Boy&comma; we miss you&period; He knew how to sing more than Wizkid but he didn&&num;8217&semi;t have any helper&period; God please don&&num;8217&semi;t let me dle young&period; Make sure you don&&num;8217&semi;t dle because there is fake love everywhere&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>I saw small doctor crying&comma; did you help or love him when he was alive&period; I remember Pasuma brought you and him together on the stage&period; When you made it&comma; did you help him&quest;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>If he d&excl;ed at his babalawo&&num;8217&semi;s place&comma; it was because of his sickness&period; &&num;8216&semi;He had been facing a lot on his own&period; I don&&num;8217&semi;t know why he left his helper&comma; 2T boys&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>They really helped him when he was with them&period; Everything changed for him when he left them&comma;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;em> Portable stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement also references Wizkid for vocal comparison&comma; Small Doctor&&num;8217&semi;s grief&comma; Pasuma&&num;8217&semi;s collaborative role&comma; and Destiny Boy&&num;8217&semi;s former ties to the 2T Boys crew&comma; suggesting his fortunes declined after leaving that support network&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PORTABLE AND DESTINY BOY<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Portable and Destiny Boy crossed paths in Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s street-pop and Afrofuji scenes&comma; with older videos showing Portable featuring in Destiny Boy-related content&comma; possibly as a vixen or in early collaborations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While no major recent joint projects are documented&comma; Portable&&num;8217&semi;s detailed&comma; immediate response demonstrates close familiarity with Destiny Boy&&num;8217&semi;s career&comma; struggles&comma; and circle&period; His tribute reflects shared industry experiences and a sense of camaraderie among emerging talents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Portable&&num;8217&semi;s provocative yet heartfelt words spotlight the brutal challenges young artists face&colon; raw talent often overshadowed by insufficient mentorship&comma; health crises handled alone&comma; and superficial industry relationships&period; Destiny Boy&&num;8217&semi;s story urges the music community to prioritize genuine support and well-being for rising stars&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His innovative Afrofuji legacy endures as inspiration&comma; even as investigations seek truth&period; Rest in peace&comma; Destiny Boymay his memory drive positive change in Nigerian music&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;