Tuesday, August 2o, 2024 - singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, AKA Wizkid, has declared himself the first young Nigerian artist to hit stardom.
He acknowledged his parents for giving him
the freedom to chase his dreams.
He, however, stated that even his parents
were initially pessimistic about his chances of making it in the music
industry.
Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun,
AKA Wizkid, has declared himself the first young Nigerian artist to hit
stardom.
He acknowledged his parents for giving him
the freedom to chase his dreams.
He, however, stated that even his parents
were initially pessimistic about his chances of making it in the music
industry.
“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,” he said per Uplift X.
“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.”
Wizkid had announced that he would release a
new album in memory of his late mother who passed away on August 18, 2023, in
London.
The album is titled ‘Morayo’, his mother’s
middle name.
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