Wizkid lauds self, says he is “first young Nigerian artiste to blow up”

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Nigerian recording artiste, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, who is better known as Wizkid, has declared himself the first young Nigerian artist to hit stardom.

He acknowledged his parents for giving him the freedom to chase his dreams.

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He, however, stated that even his parents were initially pessimistic about his chances of making it in the music industry.

“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.

“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.”