Popular Afrobeats star, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has made a strong claim about being the first young artiste to make waves in Nigerian music industry.

Wizkid made this known in an interview with Uplift X, where he recounted how his journey as a young artiste was tough, as his parents were skeptical about him being successful.

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,”

“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.”