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Speed Darlington reveals late singer Pericomo not his dad
Speed Darlington, the controversial rapper, has revealed that Damian Azubike ‘Pericomo’ Nwankwo Okoye, the late Highlife legend, was not his biological father.
The rapper, born Darlington Okoye, clarified his family lineage during a recent interview on The Honest Bunch podcast.
Darlington explained that his late mother, the singer Queen Achakpo, had him with another man before her relationship with Pericomo.
He said he was subsequently taken to live with the Okoye family at approximately nine years old.
Darlington said despite not being his biological child, Pericomo treated him with kindness and fully integrated him into the family.