Nigerian recording artiste, Ayodeji Balogun, who is better known as Wizkid, has dubbed himself the ‘number one’ Afrobeats artiste in the Nigerian music industry.
The singer-songwriter made the bold declaration amid the ongoing controversy about Nigeria’s “Top 3” singer.
eelive.ng reports that the popular ‘Big 3’ term is used to refer to Davido, Wizkid, and Burna Boy, who are celebrated as the country’s most dominant global musical exports.
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However, breaking his silence amid the social debate, Wizkid, in a post on his Instagram story, declared himself the top artiste in the Nigerian music industry.
“Type sht. Big Wiz. Number 1″, Wizkid wrote on a whiteboard.
This recent development is coming a month after the famous Nigerian songstress, Tiwa Savage, reacted to singer Tems’ exclusion from “Afrobeat Big 3“.
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While questioning the criteria used for the selection, Tiwa said, “I feel like it’s unfair to have a conversation about the Top 3 and not mention Tems”.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Born in the Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos, Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement. His music is a blend of Afrobeats, afropop, R&B, afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, and pop.