“I thought I had become rich” – Tunde Perry recounts why he stopped admiring May D following a concert encounter
Nigerian media personality Tunde Perry has recounted the incident that made him lose admiration for singer May D despite once being one of his biggest fans.
Sharing the story during a TikTok Live session, Perry recalled attending one of May D’s performances at the Fela’s shrine in 2012, at the peak of the singer’s career.
According to him, May D was performing his hit collaboration with P-Square when he threw a gold-coloured chain into the crowd.
Perry claimed he was the lucky fan who caught the chain and believed he had just become rich.
Speaking in Yoruba, he said:
“May D used to be one artist I loved so much. The very day I started hating him was when I went to Fela Shrine to watch him perform in 2012. He threw his gold chain into the crowd and I caught it. I knew the struggle I went through, so at that moment, I thought I was rich already.”
He added that he could not sleep that night because he feared someone might steal the chain.
However, his excitement quickly turned into disappointment the following day after taking it to an aboki to sell.
“I rushed to meet an aboki to sell it. The aboki said he couldn’t buy the chain for even ₦200 because it was just condemned iron,” he added.
The revelation has sparked mixed reactions online, with many social media users finding the story hilarious, while others questioned whether the incident actually happened.
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“Mr MayD is doing uber in Ghana & I was in fela shrine watching Mr MayD perform, he was performing his hit song & he threw his gold chain into the crowd & I caught it & thought I’m rich already, I couldn’t sleep that night cuz I was scared my Friends will steal the chain the next… pic.twitter.com/ui40vZ19O4
— D3VID 🐢 (@DurkioWiz) July 9, 2026