Superstar has aged finely, and Wizkid is a global phenomenon nowadays.
It's been 9 years, and a lot has happened since then. In 2020, Wizkid still lives here, in this heart. Someone, wearing his best Wizkid impression (which included rubbing one's palms and licking lips), would begin to sing. In school, desks were banged and plates hit. It was loved by all, especially people like me: School students. ‘ Holla At Your Boy,’ the song which introduced him to most Nigerians, was, as the theme tarried, shot in a school. The sheer brilliance of an M.I song, or the addictive sweetness of a Wizkid jam.
Sure, I was obsessed with 2Pac and probably read every conspiracy theory on him being alive and in Cuba, but I couldn't escape the vibrant pulse of Lagos's music. And Nigerian Pop ranked very highly on preferences.