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How �Holla At Your Boy� Started Wizkid�s Superstar Journey by Tessy(f) : 4:00 am |
With a Grammy (and multiple nominations), two top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, groundbreaking collaborations and a signature sound that�s captured the hearts and waistlines of fans worldwide, Wizkid is undoubtedly one of the most iconic figures in afrobeats today. But how did Ojuelegba�s Ayodeji Balogun become the biggest Nigerian export since crude oil? It all started with his highly contagious debut single, Holla At Your Boy.� About six days before Justin Bieber took over the world with the Ludacris-assisted hit, Baby, miles away, Nigerians got introduced to our version of a teen popstar heartthrob when Holla At Your Boy dropped on January 2, 2010.� Decked head-to-toe in all the 2010s fashion trends: skinny jeans, Supra sneakers, shambalas, a non-religious rosary, graphic tees, Ray Ban glasses and a mohawk, because why not? The sound and visual appeal of the then 19-year-old singer were so well-crafted that he seamlessly caused a shift in the music industry, offering a glimpse into a new phase of afrobeats that would eventually usher in other young stars like Davido, Dammy Krane, Mo�Cheddah and Olamide.� Produced by DJ Klem and Vebee, Holla At Your Boy sampled Girls by Korean singer Se7en, with Wizkid�s vocals and palpable energy carrying the song across the finish line. Unlike the relaxed, no-stress Big W we know today, who�s confident enough to make an album called More Love, Less Ego, baby Wizkid had no ego � all he wanted to do was prove himself and make a statement in a game dominated by legends who�d been running things for almost a decade at the time. Wiz was hungry for success, and he poured every ounce of that drive into what would later form part of his debut album, Super Star.� RECOMMENDED: Is �More Love, Less Ego� Wizkid�s Horniest Album? Here�s What We Think But before there was Holla At Your Boy, Wizkid was Lil Prinz, an upcoming singer in a group called the Glorious Five, with his friends from church. The transformation from Lil Prinz to Wizkid reached completion when he got signed to Banky W and Tunde Demuren�s record label, Empire Mates Entertainment (EME), in 2009.� Following his signing to EME, Wizkid caught our attention when his vocals provided the hook for Fast Money Fast Cars, off MI�s critically acclaimed 2009 debut album, Talk About It. Making an indelible impression opposite �Nigeria�s own Kanye West from the West� was no easy feat, but Wizkid pulled it off. That same year, Wizkid made a cameo in Banky W�s star-studded Lagos Party music video, doing a cute one-two step alongside his label head.� After Holla At Your Boy, Wizkid became a household name. While the song had teenagers and adults singing along to the playful �If you see me drive by, holla at your boy/ I got more swag, holla at your boy�, the Patrick Ellis-directed video was a pop culture moment in its own right, with cameos from Banky W, Ice Prince and Skales, as well as future entertainment juggernauts like Asa Asika, Uche Odoh and Sophie Alakija.� At a time when streaming wasn�t even a thing, Wizkid charmed his audience with an infectious bop, setting the stage for a career that�s broken records and pushed afrobeats to the forefront of the global music conversation. While we�re grateful for the Wizkid that gave us Ojuelegba, Jaiye Jaiye and Essence, we�ll never forget the 19-year-old dreamer who doggy-ed in his skinny jeans on a basketball court with his friends. That was the moment when we fell in love with Ayodeji Balogun.� ALSO READ: We Ranked the Best Wizkid Songs of the Decade Can you handle the hotness of�Zikoko�s women�s only party of the year, HERtitude? Click�here�to buy your ticket and find out.
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