A war may be brewing between two big bosses in the music
industry over Star boy Wizkid.
Why the fight many will ask? To music enthusiasts Wizkid
was discovered by EME Record boss, Banky W. But ace
music producer, OJB Jezreel has said contrary to reports
that Banky W discovered Wizkid, he (OJB) was the brains
behind the discovery.
OJB Jezreel said this in a recent chat ahead of his 50th
birthday coming soon.
He said: “To set the records, I discovered Wizkid’s talent.
We basically started his career and I remember when we
had to push Wizkid around and take him for shows but
nobody was ready to allow him to perform because they
were not ‘feeling’ him at that point in time. When he had
the chance and said he wanted to move on and try other
things, we were behind him then too. If we did not discover
him, he would not have been with us. I was the first person
to go to his family house to tell them that it would be a
nice idea if they allowed him to go into music. We have
been there from day one but not everybody knows this
story, we don’t just make noise about it. It is not Banky W
that discovered him, I did. I would soon be 50 years old and
I think it would be funny if I start blowing my trumpet.”
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Wizkid
Ayodeji Balogun also known as Wizkid started his musical
career at age 11 when he released collaborative album
titled Lil Prinz in 2001 with the Glorious Five group. He
signed a record deal eight years after with the Empire Mates
Entertainment (EME). He released his first single in 2010
‘ Holla at Your Boy ’. His first full album, Superstar was
released in 2011 and the second ‘Ayo’ in 2014 under EME.
Wizkid floated his own label, Starboy Entertainment in
2013.