Afrobeats super star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, a.k.a Wizkid, said he was the first among his musical peers to make it big at the world stage, before the others came along.
Wizkid was speaking ahead of the release of his album ‘Morayo’ dedicated to his late mother on August 18, 2023, in London said on Uplift X: “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.
“Every parent, 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.”
