- Wizkid, also known as Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, shared his thoughts on his rise to fame in a recent interview.
- He claimed to be the first young Nigerian artist to achieve widespread success in the music industry.
- Wizkid credited his parents for their initial doubts about his success in the music industry.
In a new meeting, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, otherwise called Wizkid, offered his viewpoints on his ascent to prominence.
He guaranteed that he was the first youthful Nigerian singer to acquire widespread popularity in the music business.
Wizkid recognized his parents’ effect on his career, expressing that they originally scrutinized his prospects of progress attributable to the vulnerabilities of a life in music.
Nonetheless, they, in the end, conceded him the opportunity to seek after his dream.
Wizkid said thanks to his folks for their help and childhood, which he accepts has prompted his prosperity.
He said:
“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.
