Verydarkman claims possession of “Don’t Play,” accuses Wizkid of sampling his trademarked phrase
Social media activist Verydarkman has stirred drama after claiming possession of the favored phrase “Don’t Play,” insisting that it has been formally trademarked underneath his identify.
This comes amid his beef with Wizkid over his declare that he’s better than Fela.
Verydarkman accuses Wizkid of sampling his phrases
In a viral video, he alleged that Wizkid sampled the phrase with out permission, stating that many individuals had been unaware that even non-musical phrases may very well be sampled.
He additional claimed that different artistes, together with Kizz Daniel, have additionally used the phrase, which he says reveals how influential it has change into.
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Verydarkman additionally took a swipe at Wizkid’s fan base, urging them to develop stronger earlier than coming for him, whereas boasting concerning the energy of the Ratel motion, which he described as a power of “nation builders.”
He mentioned partly …
“Na me get am, look am. I exploit near one million Naira take do my commerce mark. All these names VDM, Verydarkman, I don trademark am since. So sure, na me get ‘Don’t Play’.
Wizkid pattern me. Whereas we predict say na solely musicians Wizkid dey pattern, we by no means knew that he sampled my phrase, and I trademarked it. So that you can understand how large Don’t Play is, even Kizz Daniel use am.
So Wizkid FC, make Una be a part of the fanbase of different celebs wey I don name out earlier than for sc@mming or defr@uding folks. When Una don large nicely nicely then make Una come for me. Una nonetheless no large go Ratel motion. Na we be the nation builders”
Watch video beneath …
I’m the proprietor of the phrase “don’t play,” so Wizkid and Kizz Daniel sampled me as a result of I trademarked it! 😳🙆🏽♂️
——- Verydarkman Says pic.twitter.com/5U3TfLrxS9
— Viral Willy (@ViralWilly) January 24, 2026