The buzz sounding Wizkid is not mere hype: there’s no bigger act on the continent than him right now. A combination of his boyish charm and his ability to deliver hits after hits has ensured that his being signed to an international record company is not a dud.

His first body of work on SONY RCA just came out to much applause. Any listener would agree that it is earned. Otherwise successful artistes have tweaked their sound to sound like his (no bigger example than Drake) and he has shone more light on the continent of Africa with his music.

With the release of Sounds From The Other Side, it is a fitting time for explore the man Wizkid and give context to his continuous rise. This is the encyclopedia of Wizkid, presented by Thesoundng



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Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun

How fitting it is that a Wizkid encyclopaedia starts with the man’s government name? Born 16 July 1990 in Lagos, he would grow up to be one of the most iconic music stars of his generation.

B

Banky W

Without a doubt, Banky is the most important figure of Wizkid’s career. When he returned to Nigeria to start a record label, Wizkid was the first act signed (along with Skales) and that opportunity helped the teenage star show the world what he had to offer. Beyond the music, the two seemed to be brothers that really got along. There were rumours of infighting before Wizkid departed EME after his second album AYO but it’s been nothing but love from both parties since then.

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Come Closer

The second duet with Canadian rapper Drake after the global success of One Dance became Wizkid’s fastest video to hit the 20 million mark on YouTube. It defied critics of the artiste when he was a no show for the visuals to One Dance and Drake was unavailable for this one’s. Had leaked earlier in the year and was Wizkid’s first official single under SONY/RCA.

D

Davido

Pop star and Wizkid’s arch nemesis. Except for the slight difference in age and birth location, the two could very well pass for siblings. They’ve had similar success- and live similar lifestyles. However as it sometimes happens, these two do not like each other; and that’s putting it lightly. They shot barbs at each other on wax and on social media. The most recent being the Yankee passport/frog voice subs on Twitter.

Drake

Canadian rapper who rode on Ojuelegba’s success to create an Africa flavoured album that turned out to be his most successful yet. He can thank Wizkid for that. The influence of the other’s music has been evident in the two of them. After jumping on Ojuelegba, Drake has gone on to be on Come Closer, returning the favour Wizkid did not for him on One Dance.

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EME

Empire Mates Entertainment, Wizkid’s home for nearly six years. Owned by Banky W and the Demuren brothers, the record label was successful with its marquee signing even if the other guy Skales was dissatisfied at a point. For now only Banky W continues to be the main player since his two biggest stars left, leaving Niyola and Shaydee to step out of the shadows.



F

Fela

Afrobeat god. Music genius. Social crusader and thorn in the flesh of Nigerian government before his 1997 death. Fela is obviously Wizkid’s biggest influence right now. He references Fela in several interviews, dances like him and got the man tattooed on his arm.

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