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The Essence of Wizkid’s Sound: 5 Ways He’s Pushed Afrobeats Forward
To celebrate Wizkid becoming a year older, we examine through this list, the essence of his sound by spotlighting his influence on Afrobeats. The ‘afrobeats to the world’ movement is one that has progressed from being a trek, to a trot and now presently, a swift race, with baton tightly clenched by several star players…
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#WizkidAt31: A Look at the Best Wizkid Verses on Featured Songs
Nigerian superstar and Grammy Award winner, Wizkid turns 31 today and the singer has always been known to be at his best when featured on songs by fellow musicians. When we say Wizkid kills it best as a featured artist, it is not a fluke and we have the songs to prove it. From Beyonce…
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Fan Affairs with Blaqbonez: “My First Soldout Show Showed Me It Wasn’t Just the Internet”
It is every musician’s dream for their music to be well-received by listeners and by so doing, help establish a connection between them whereby the listener becomes a fan of the artiste, giving them their full support whenever it is required be it for new releases, concert shows, brand endorsements or a clash with another…
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From Joro to Shedi Bala Bala, Here are Top 7 Nigerian Music Social Social Media Challenges of 2021
As the world continues to evolve and shrink thanks to technology, so do human methods of interaction and entertainment through social media. One of such latest internet-bound phenomena is the short-form, video-sharing app, Tiktok which allows users create short videos on any topic of their choice. Having blown up to global usage levels, the app…
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Get into Blaqbonez’s Sex Over Love with These 7 Songs | Album Review
In 2019, when Emeka Akumefule’s rapper persona, Blaqbonez, started to peak, his music and artistry gaining the attention he’d worked hard for over the span of 6 projects, finally paying off, he’d stirred things up further by dubbing himself ‘the best rapper in Africa.’ This was a title he gave himself over a diss song…
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Wizkid And Drake’s ‘Come Closer’ Sets African Record On Pandora
African superstar, Wizkid has hit a new milestone after his song ‘Come Closer’ featuring Drake became the most streamed African song on Pandora in the US. Wizkid’s latest achievement was brought to public notice by @ChartsAfrica on the 24th of April via a social media post. The tweet also disclosed the feat was achieved in…
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Wizkid’s ‘Come Closer‘ Featuring Drake Certified Platinum In The UK And Gold In Australia
Wizkid has achieved more outstanding international feats as his single ‘Come Closer’ featuring Drake has been certified ‘Platinum’ in the UK and ‘Gold’ in Australia. A tweet from Africa Facts Zone on the 16th of April confirmed the latest feat achieved by Wizkid. According to details from the tweet, Wizkid’s ‘Come Closer’ featuring Drake has…
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Wizkid and Burna Boy Are The Most Streamed Artists On Spotify In Nigeria
Spotify’s listeners in Nigeria are showing plenty of love for music from home “I said what I said” is the most popular podcast in Nigeria. Lagos – March 31, 2021: On February 23rd, more than 70 million songs, 2.2 million podcast titles, and over 4 billion playlists became officially available to Spotify listeners in Nigeria…
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Wizkid Wins His First Grammy Award alongside Beyonce for Brown Skin Girl
Nigerian singer, Wizkid has won a Grammy for his part on Brown Skin Girl alongside Beyonce, Saint Jhn and Blue-Ivy Carter. The award was given at the 63rd edition of the show where they won the award for Best Music Video. Brown Skin Girl is a single off the Beyonce-produced album for Lion King titled The Lion…
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See Top Reactions To Davido And Drake’s “E Choke” Video
Since the video of Davido and Drake chilling together in Houston surfaced online, reactions from fans have began to pour in. On the 13th of March 2021, O.B.O took to his social page to share a video clip of him chilling with global music star, Drake, and the rapper chanted “e choke” in the clip.…