Nigerian pop star Wizkid is having a swell year and it’s only the fifth month
in what is already considered a successful run of form for the Nigerian entertainment industry.
It all started in 2015 after Skepta brought Drake’s attention to the Nigerian pop star by playing him the song Ojuelegba. This impressed the American rapper who later made a remix to the song in July 2015.
By April 2016, the relationship had blossomed into a collaboration on the song One Dance off Drake’s new album Views.
One Dance is the 12th track on the new album Views, the fourth studio album from Drake which was released by Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment and OVO Sound on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
With this, Wizkid is sure gaining foothold in the global music scene and it presents many more opportunities for other pop artistes in Nigeria.
On April 29, Drake performed at two shows in Toronto and during one of the performances with Justin Bieber the Energy rapper announced that the new album sold 630,000 copies in one night.
On the heels of its unique instrumentation, blend of sounds and commercial success, One Dance climbed steadily up the Billboard Hot 100 chart week in week out.
As at Wednesday, May 4 we reported that the track was sitting on the number two spot behind Panda by Desiigner.
As it stands today, May 10, Wizkid and Drake have the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with One Dance.
As we celebrate this Wizkid achievement, there are hints from sources in the know who say this is only the first of several songs to drop between him and Drake.
Insiders say there are several collaborations which have Wizkid and Chris Brown on a song as well as others with Drake and Jidenna.
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