Popular singer, Wizkid has revealed that his experience growing up in Lagos, still have an influence on his type of music.
The music star spoke with Guardian Life, where he made this disclosure.
Discussing how growing up in Ojuelegba, a suburb in the Surulere local government area of the state, played an important role in shaping Wizkid to be the man he is today, he said: “The music I grew up listening to walking down the street, the Fuji music that plays from the sound system of people that sell cases on the road, the Makossa that plays when your standing at the bus stop, it’s these experiences that influenced me to be who I am today, that’s what influenced my music and that ‘s why I don’t joke with Lagos, Nigeria, Africa [my home].”
On why his recently-released album, Made In Lagos was delayed for over two years, Wizkid explained that “it was just me trying to make it feel perfect, I just wanted it to feel good. Now, it feels great, I feel good about the videos. So yeah, Why not now?”
Expressing confidence that the 14-track body of work is better than his third studio album, Sounds from the Other Side, he stated: “Every time I go to the studio, I try to make something different. I don’t go in the studio making something that made people dance yesterday. I’m not that kind of artiste. I try to better my craft, better my sound, and improve my mixes. That’s the kind of artiste I am. This album is just part of that growth. The elevation of the sound, a continuous story of my life,”