- An old interview clip of Wizkid boldly proclaiming himself as the groundbreaking teenage star who first set the Afrobeats industry on fire with his iconic hit “Holla at Your Boy” is now making waves.
- This statement is stirring up the scene in a dramatic fashion, coming right on the heels of Davido’s similar audacious claim in a viral interview
Afrobeats sensation Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has boldly crowned himself as the pioneer teenage artist who skyrocketed to stardom in Nigeria’s music industry.
In a revealing interview with Uplift X, Wizkid not only celebrated his meteoric rise but also credited his parents for granting him the liberating freedom to pursue his musical dreams with relentless passion.
Yet, he candidly admitted that even his own family harbored doubts about his chances of success in the fiercely competitive music world.
His words;
“I was the first young artist to ever blow up on the [Nigerian music] scene. So my parents didn’t even believe that there was a chance in that,”
“Every parents, of course, when they see their kid growing up and you’re making a big career decision that they’re not sure about, especially coming from Africa; living in a home where your mom is a Christian and your dad is a Muslim, and they never had an argument about the religion or what the kids wanted to do… My dad would be like, do whatever you want. If you want to be a Muslim or Christian, you’re free, do whatever you like.
“I love my parents so much. That’s something that has helped me become who I am today. All I understood was love was the only thing that kept them together for so long.”
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This statement emerges in the midst of Davido’s own bold assertion that he and Wizkid were the first teenage artists to achieve stardom in Nigeria.
In a recent interview, Davido expressed his excitement over the emergence of a new wave of stars like Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Mayorkun, and Asake who are now dominating the music scene.
