Grammy award-winning singer Wizkid is mourning the death of his mother, Mrs. Jane Dolapo Balogun. She died on Friday, August 18, at around 1:30 AM.
Wizkid’s manager, Sunday Are, confirmed the news to Nigerian journalists. He said, “Yes, she died this morning, at about 1:30 AM.”
Many celebrities have sent their condolences to Wizkid, including Davido, Olamide, and Burna Boy.
Davido wrote on Twitter, “Praying for you my brother @wizkidayo. Sadness flies away on the wings of time.”
Olamide tweeted, “Prayers up for Wiz.”
Burna Boy, who was performing at the Afro Nation festival in America, asked the audience to hold a moment of silence for Wizkid’s mother. He said, “Let’s take a moment to show our love and support to Wizkid. His mother passed away today. Let’s pray for her.”
The loss of a loved one is always difficult, and our thoughts are with Wizkid and his family during this time.
Nigerian music star Wizkid has unfollowed every celebrity on his Instagram account, except for Naira Marley. The sudden move has left fans wondering what could have prompted the singer to take such a drastic step.
Some fans have speculated that Wizkid is trying to distance himself from the celebrity lifestyle. Others have suggested that he is unhappy with the way the music industry is currently operating. Still others believe that he is simply trying to clean up his social media presence.
Whatever the reason, Wizkid’s decision has certainly generated a lot of buzz online. It remains to be seen whether he will ever explain his actions, but for now, fans will have to continue to speculate.
This is not the first time that Wizkid has made headlines for his Instagram activity. In 2019, he deleted all of his posts from the platform, leaving his account blank. He later explained that he was taking a break from social media to focus on his music.
It is possible that Wizkid’s latest move is also related to his music. He is currently working on his next album, and he may be trying to create a fresh start for himself. Whatever the reason, it is clear that Wizkid is not afraid to shake things up.
Fans will be eagerly awaiting any updates from Wizkid about his decision to unfollow celebrities on Instagram. In the meantime, they can continue to enjoy his music and support his career.
If you are keen, I’m pretty sure you’ve noticed that the Western world, especially America, has started paying a lot of attention to music that is coming out of Africa. It almost seems like they had a sudden awakening.
Artists from countries like South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria have not only sold out shows in the US, they have also landed collabos with some of the biggest music acts such as Drake, Beyonce, Chris Brown, just to name a few.
By any standards, this is commendable. It proves that African music (in general) is heading in the right direction. What, however, saddens me is the fact that Kenyan musicians are lagging behind. It’s just what it is ladies and gentlemen.
The painful truth is that we have little or nothing to offer, musically speaking and that’s why when you hear a Kenyan artist saying that he or she dreams of winning a Grammy Award someday, you just burst out in laughter because it’s an impossible feat.
You see, the kind of music that is very popular (locally) at the moment can not go beyond our borders for so many reasons. In as much as Kenyans appreciate the new-age music and musicians, I’m sure even our neighbours Ugandan or Tanzania don’t listen to Lamba Lolo, Wamlambez and the likes.
I often ask myself, “What’s the point if our artists make music that can only be consumed locally?” I’m sure they all want to achieve great feats and be recognized for their work on global or continental stages but the question is how will it happen?
Ochunglo Family
Every time I see the likes of Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido and the likes performing to foreign audiences or featuring the biggest musical acts in their songs I always feel jealous because I known it will take our artists a long time to achieve such success.
Kenyan musicians need to sit down and re-evaluate their strategies because they are capable of making good music that can be enjoyed by international audiences, especially now that the Western world is paying close attention to African music.
For starters, let me state that I have immense respect for Brian Ouko Omollo, better known to as Khaligraph Jones, but of late I’ve not been impressed with his music. I feel like he is starting to lose touch with his fans.
I know you now think that I don’t know what I am even saying but you should give me some time to explain myself and maybe, just maybe you’ll see some logic in my line of thinking.
Khaligraph Jones
The Khaligraph Jones that we all used to know used to make music for the hood but this ‘new’ version does not even care because it seems like all he is really after is to appeal to international audiences.
I get it the fact that an artist has to grow and that explains why Papa Jones is using kizungu mingi in his songs these days but look at big West African acts like Burna Boy, Wiz Kid or Davido. They all sing in their native languages.
Khaligraph Jones
To be honest, I used to enjoy the old version o Khaligraph that used to flow in Sheng, Swahili and a bit of English, I don’t know but I never listen to his songs that are in pure English more than once.
Maybe you see it differently and it is okay to have a different perspective because at the end of the day, we can’t all think in the same exact way, can we?
Watch his latest jam titled Roll With You below and tell us what you think.
Nigerian hitmaker Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has dropped a new jam with his country mate Blaq Jerzee and it’s a big tune.
The track titled Arizona has been ruling the airwaves since it came out a few days ago and it’s not hard to understand why. Put simply, this song is really infectious.
If you have been feeling down lately, then you should listen to this jam because it gives off good vibes so much so that you might even forget about what’s troubling you.
Wizkid and Blaq Jerzee
Basically, Arizona is about how the artists feel about this world, hustling to make ends meet and ladies, because what is the world without them, and living a good life at the end of the day.
Like I said, this jam sounds so pleasant to the ears and if you are like me, you won’t bother with what they are saying because this is not the kind of song that you listen to for a message, it’s feel good music.
Both artists sound impeccable in this song and to be honest, people like me listen to Nigerian songs because we think the Youruba and Pidgin in them sounds dope, it sort of spices things up.
Notably, Arizona is also well arranged in that it just flows as you listen to it and nothing seems forced or out of place and that is what many people look for in a jam.
Wizkid
The beat and instrumentation is dope. Other than the fact that they are catchy, I am sure after listening to it, you will agree with me that they blend well with the artists’ styles and tempo.
I also loved the video for this jam, it’s simple but on point. It shows Blaq Jerzee and Wizkid navigating sand dunes on quad bikes which aligns themes of the song itself—hustling, chasing money and getting high.
Award-winning Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has dropped a new track with Blaq Jerzee and StarBoy and we are really vibing to it.
The song dubbed Blow, which is from StarBoy’s recently released Extended Play (EP) Soundman 1 has been getting massive airplay since it came out a few days ago.
Maybe you can tell from the title, maybe you can’t but the song some has sexual connotation which means that if you are a prude you probably should not listen to it because they are talking about giving head.
That said, I really love this jam. It’s totally worth your time if you are the kind of person who appreciates good music and/or love Wizkid and StarBoy.
Wizkid
The sound is very decent which is something that is kind of synonymous with Nigerian music. One of the things that I really loved, however, is the trumpet that was incorporated in the beat. It’s really dope guys!
To be honest, there is nothing much to say about the lyricism since it sounds too repetitive and barely makes sense but since that is something that is common with many songs, we’ll just let is slide.
I don’t know why but I felt like the video was too ordinary. Wizkid and StarBoy usually have dope standards that we kind of expect from them in every subsequent release but I felt they let us down in this one.
Netizens can’t quite figure it out whether Diamond Platnumz and Tanasha Donna Oketch’s love is only a few weeks old, this after video surfaced online showing the lass dancing with Wizkid just a few weeks ago.
Wizkid was in Kenya sometimes in early November 2018. The Nigerian star partied at Kiza lounge in Nairobi on November 2nd.
Tanasha was in company of Wizkid when he partied at Kiza lounge. The NRG radio presenter was seen dancing together with the Nigerian singer at Kiza.
Escort?
What even raised eyebrows is the fact that Tanasha was seen leaving Kiza while in company of Wizkid. In the video that has since gone viral, Tanasha is seen in the same elevator with Wizkid and his close aides as they left Kiza.
Netizens can’t figure out whether Tanasha was still dating Diamond at that time or whether their love just blossomed after she disappeared with Wizkid, which was just like five weeks ago.
Diamond Platnumz is the most successful musician in East Africa, he had collaborated with international starts like Ne-Yo, Rick Ross, Omarion and others.
Diamond has also collaborated with nearly all music heavyweights in Africa, P Square, Davido, Tiwa Savage, AKA, Cassper Nyovest among other.
But surprisingly for all these years Diamond and Wizkid haven’t worked together. Fans who have been yearning for a collabo between these two music greats will have their wish fulfilled.
One Africa
Diamond and Wizkid are set for a major collabo after their meet in Dubai. The two musicians performed at the annual One Africa Music Festival in Dubai over the last weekend.
Diamond performing at One Africa Music Festival in Dubai
Wizkid broke news about the much anticipated collabo after meeting Diamond in Dubai. The two are yet to meet to start recording the song together.
Wizkid performing at the One Africa Music Festival in Dubai
Wizkid was in Kenya to perform at the inaugural Katika Festival which was held on Saturday November 3rd at the Afraha Stadium.
The Nigerian singer opened up about how he spends his million during a press interview before the show in Nakuru. He revealed that he spends large chunk of his money to help the poor.
The ‘Soco’ hit maker said that he funds schools for children from poor background. He reminded journalists that he dedicated revenue from his deal with Nike to funding his philanthropic projects.
“Am not the type that wants anyone to know. I don’t care if you know or not, I don’t care if anyone knows or not… I send kids to school, I do a lot of stuff that I don’t even put in the news. I don’t gain anything from that, am just doing it from my heart because I believe in helping people and just being around and doing stuff in society. That why when I did the Nike deal I tweeted and I said I was going to use my revenue from that to build schools around Africa. Just like having affordable education, like free school for kids. That’s the best way you can empower your generation, you cannot empower your generation through social media and all that stuff. Giving them the first tool which is education, that would do a whole lot for a generation in total. For me that’s my goal to do that,” said Wizkid.
Politics
Asked whether he will be joining politics since he loves to help people, Wizkid said he hadn’t thought about being a politician anytime time soon even though he is not totally opposed to the idea.
“For me for politics I don’t think I would love to be involved or support anyone. Have not really thought about me going in that direction, maybe when am older,” said Wizkid.
Kenyans on Twitter have roasted NRG and Katika Fest for giving a substandard event in Nakuru on Saturday during Wizkid’s visit in the country.
On social media many fans were not in favour of how the event was organised claiming it lacked organisation, security and proper sound.
. @FestKatika cc @NRGRadioKE am here to offer you guys solutions after what i saw and experienced at Afraha stadium personally i wouldnt want to attend any of your events ever #KatikaFestival.” said one fan on Twitter.
“Personally am ashamed @wizkidayo the show would have been better but #KatikaFestival management was a mess!! Dj creme once again fucked up wizkid’s performance just like he did at tekno’s event. Wizkid had to finish the show early due to sound failure people came in plenty thou! “
Saviour
According to revelers, the sound was so bad even Wizkid couldn’t perform. There was also confusion at the gates and bouncers were rough and even beat up guys in the event who were not in the lines.
Many also said that Khaligraph Jones saved the event since his performance was still on point.
Here are the tweets:
Yaani kuna watu wako na guts aki 😭 How do you mess up Wizkid's performance and have Khaligraph look like he was the headliner 😭.Munaanza set up late.muweke backline late..organisers wenyewe hawakufika bei 😭 alafu bado mulidhani technical hitches wont happen… #KatikaFestival
THE TICKETING itself was a SCAM 😭 How do you get to verify tickets manually 😒 Kwanza hao watu wa https://t.co/BhVBieHLKb 😒 kwani hamnanga QR Codes 😒 munaandika serial codes nikama mutazicount later on 😒 Smh…#KatikaFestival
#katikafestival I made a calculated decision😂 @JumiaKenya#blackfriday .. Happens only ONCE a year.. @wizkidayo comes to Kenya ATLEAST thrice a year😂… at some point, I even thought he was a dual citizen..Right then and there.. is when I knew where my money would be going..
Wizkid has revealed that he always bed multiple girls at a go. The Nigerian singer bragged about his sex life in a post on social media.
Currently Wizkid is arguably the best singer from the African continent. The Nigerian superstar is doing very well internationally having collaborated with global superstars like Chris Brown and Drake.
At only 27, Wizkid is living like fallen Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. The ‘Daddy Yo’ hit maker is fully utilizing his cassava.
Wizkid’s sex drive
Wizkid says he always have sexual intercourse with at least two women in one go. He explains that he is always in company of two ladies whom he sleeps with.
The Nigerian singer revealed this on his Twitter handle on Friday October 27th. He tweeted in his native Yoruba language. Wizkid’s tribesmen and women translated the singer’s tweet to English.
“Emi ni wizzy, mon jaiye foreign ! Mo gbe omo meji, mon do omo meji!” Wizkid tweeted.
Translation: “I am Wizzy, i am enjoying foreign life! I always carry two girls, i always f**k two girls”
Our close sources inform us that Sauti Sol and Davidi have an amazing project set to be released before the end of the year. Though we did not get more details about the song, we are sure that it will be one of the greatest projects we have seen this year from the boys.
There song with C4 Pedro is not only taking over the airwaves in East Africa but in Africa as a whole. Their latest hit song #friendzone is also proving to be an anthem among fans who cannot help but sing along to each and every lyric in the song.
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Away from that, we understand that the boys (Sauti Sol) had an opportunity to hangout with Wizkid during his recent trip to Kenya. We are not quite sure whether they are up to a new project but we so since they were with Cedo.
On Saturday 22nd July, Nigerian singer Wizkid managed to attract an audience of over 10 thousand fans who availed themselves to catch a glimpse of the singer performing in Nairobi.
Wizkid in Kenya
Wizkid totally shutdown Nairobi as fans struggled to get into KICC even after he was done performing. Word has it that the police were forced to come help out the bouncers as the crowd had gotten out of control.
Wizkid in Nairobi
The singer however completely pulled off a great show in Nairobi despite the star girl (Huddah) jetted off to Tanzania where American rapper Future was performing alongside South African rapper,Cassper Nyovest.
Anyway, Wizkid continues to wow many as he leaves no stone unturned as he takes his performances round the world. Watch his amazing performance in Kenya.
Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) have gone HAM of event organizers who are bringing Nigerian superstar – Wizkid to Kenya. Ticket prices have caused uproar.
‘Daddy Yo’ hit maker Wizkid is slated to perform at KICC grounds on July 22nd 2017 at the 14th edition of Barbecue Live (BBQ Live).
Early birds get to buy tickets at Kes 3,000, advance tickets is going for Kes 4,000, gate tickets for Kes 5,000, VIP tickets for Kes 10,000 and VVIP for Kes 25,000.
Below are the reactions from Kenyans after BBQ Live made the announcement about ticket prices:
Kenyan’s on social media will never disappoint when it comes to giving you a reason for a good laugh. In the past we have seen some of their hilarious sides and they did not stop after Wizkid officially announced that he will be coming to Kenya in July.
Sounds exciting especially for the fans who love his music (who doesn’t?) but with the prizes of flour and sugar, Kenyans could not resist from asking the singer to come carrying some since we are almost ‘starving’.
