Wizzy and Drizzy has been a great musical relationship for fans. Three great songs have been the fruits and highlight of the collaboration.

Wizkid and Drake made our 2016 come alive in Nigeria, and at some point, our 2017 too. It was one of those magical music stories that (sadly) didn’t become personal.

As true music fans, many would have wanted the fusion of Wizkid and Drake to become a bromance. Some sort of personal and musical partnership and friendship that would stand the test of time. Many would have prayed that just as Chris Brown, Tinie Tempah, Skepta, Ty Dolla Sign, and Justine Skye have all become extended members of the Starboy family, Drake would have come closer than he did. (I couldn’t resist that pun).

But the relationship was never personal. It was created by chance, destined by fate, and bound by money. Never about feelings.

billboardLet’s go to the start of their relationship. Drake and Wizkid’s romance didn’t start from any physical meeting. Drake was introduced to Ójuelegba’ by a mutual friend of Wizkid – Grime rapper Skepta – who got Drake to remix it. All of that process was made official and managed via emails. There was no meeting.

While Drake was working on his “Views” album in 2016, and needed a little something extra. His A&R team reached out to South African producer, DJ Maphorisa, via email. According to a story he shared with Genius, everything was done via email, with files sent across both parties.

“I was recording Wiz when they sent [the files],” Maphorisa said, referring to Wizkid’s background vocals on the song. “There was nothing really there. We started working on it—I added some production.”

Maphorisa said they finished “One Dance” in only a week—it’s one of four tracks they recorded. But they never met. Everything was via email.

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