17th June, 2017
By Funmilola Olukomaiya
Global pop pioneer, Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid recently granted an interview in the latest issue of US-based Hunger Magazine.
The Nigerian music sensation served us an array of pop of colours for Hunger TV‘s latest edition.
The Starboy Records boss, Sony Music/RCA act and Billboard award winning singer talks about his music career while striking different poses in different brightly coloured ensembles for the fashion spread.
In his interview, Wiz kid explained that inasmuch as his aim is to make music for the world, he is however very much satisfied with his current African fanbase.
The Afrobeats star also insisted that he is not trying to live like the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti although he idolises him.
Read excerpts from the interview below:
On the lofty expectations from his music on the international scene:
The aim is not really to cross over. I just want to make good music for the world. It’s really not in my mind to cross over to America. I have my own fan base, which is Africa. And I just want to keep feeding that fan base and hope it grows.
On the similarities between himself and the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti:
Every artist has that one person that inspired them or a group of artists that inspired them. Fela happens to be a very big inspiration to my music, Bob Marley as well. So I’m just here spreading good vibes. I’m not trying to live like Fela or do what he has done. I just appreciate everything he did when he was alive and I am here to create my own legacy.
See pictures below:
