Multiple award-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, shocked many Nigerians when he was interviewed by DJ Semtex on BBC Radio 1Xtra digital radio station. He made a statement that got many wondering whether he was lying or saying the truth.
Hear him: “Nigerians are everywhere in the world, we are hustlers, so you know the Nigerians definitely love me. Everywhere they go, they will tell you. Nigerians love me, and I love them too much. I will do anything for my Nigerian people man.
“Big shout to my Naija people. I love them too much. That’s why I do a lot back home. Sometimes I do free shows. I just pull up and say ‘Hey, Wizkid, free show.’ Sometimes I charge like a dollar for a show, sometimes I take like N1000, sometimes when I do shows at the Fela shrine, back with Femi (Kuti) and all that.”
His emphasis on performing for free has been perceived as being a lie by several Nigerians.
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