Wizkid Starboy becomes first Nigerian artist to feature on Billboard charts

Drake'ss 'One dance' shines the light on the Nigerian pop singer's International presence.

Wizkid becomes first Nigerian artist to feature on Billboard''s Twitter last 24hrs music chart
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Wizkid has become the first Nigerian artist to emerge on Billboard’s Twitter Last 24 hours chart courtesy of his feature in Drake's'One dance' song.
Two days ago, Drake dropped two singles, ‘Pop style’ featuring Kanye West and Jay Z, and ‘One dance’ featuring Wizkid and Kyla. On 'One Dance,' the 6 God gets assists from Wizkid, who he worked with last year, and Kyla, sampling the Crazy Cousinz remix of her song, 'Do You Mind'. This raises the bar a lot higher for the star pop singer helping to improve his brand visibility. The tune 'One dance' features production by Ninteen85 with co-production credits by 40.

Wizkid already featured Drake in a remix to his 'Ojuelegba' fan favourite and award-winning song.

The single 'One dance' is off Drake's forthcoming album, following his successful "What a time to be alive" released in 2015.

The collaboration was said to have come about thanks to Skepta, a friend of Wizkid, who introduced the song to Drake during a Wireless Music Festival held in London.

The crossover tune has gone on to have other covers and refixes with top artistes such as Sarkodie.


The star pop singer has had other international collaborations preceding this one with Drake. He has worked with Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo, Ty Dolla $ign, and recorded a hook with Coldplay’s Chris Martin for pop star Rihanna. A performance with Chris Brown was in the works also in South Africa at the ‘X Tour’, so was another recording with UK star Tinie Tempah, and Norwegian pop icons Nico & Vinz. The 'Baba nla' singer is also likely to put out new music with American- Nigerian singer Jidenna.


Drake also has released another single titled 'Pop style' featuring Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Check on the new joint 'One dance' off iTunes.

Watch music analyst Ayomide Tayo talk about Wizkid's prospects in the American music scene.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjRG2hf1Plk

Nbote:
Na real feature... Na torchlight I take dey find Wizkid for d track until I heard someone shouting on the background like who dey hawk fuel

ramdris:
[size=30pt]And aunty smelly is busy trying to pull him down with negative news about him..[/size]

Go baba nla, nothing don u

Melvinsofty:

Bros how who they hawk fuel voice dey be

Nbote:
Na real feature... Na torchlight I take dey find Wizkid for d track until I heard someone shouting on the background like who dey hawk fuel

DrayZee:
Honestly, i did not understand one thing that Wizkid said in that song. Didn't even sound like him. His part was just not clear, as if he wasn't actually there in the studio with them. Lyk his part was recorded separately or something.
And here I was thinking this would be his big break to the rest of the world.

Toluwarni:
This 'Kid' is reaching where some old cargos cant dream of reaching
1. Ojuelegba 12th biggest song of 2015
2. Ojuelegba ft Drake and Skepta
3. Featured on Major Lazers album
4. Featured in R Kelly's album
5. Now drake just featured him again, on a potential billboard number 1 track.
6. First Nigerian on billboard
7. Featured Angelique Kidjo on his album


Where's that aunty that said she'll finish his career??

And for those saying Wizkid only whispered, where una papa don reach? Whom God has blessed no one can curse.

DrayZee:
Honestly, i did not understand one thing that Wizkid said in that song. Didn't even sound like him. His part was just not clear, as if he wasn't actually there in the studio with them. Lyk his part was recorded separately or something.
And here I was thinking this would be his big break to the rest of the world.