It is therefore not a surprise that following the report by the Grammys website that the ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner signed the biggest record deal for an African with his Wizkid-RCA deal, the internet went ballistic.
According to the Grammys report, Drake’s One Dance, which features Wizkid and Kyla and was once the most-streamed song on Spotify, was the stepping stone to him signing that deal.
The excerpt from the website reads: “Currently, Afrobeats is the next international sound sweeping pop music.
“Major stars like Kanye West and Rick Ross have all collaborated with Afrobeats acts. Drake’s 2016 international hit One Dance, once the most-streamed song on Spotify, featured Nigerian Afrobeats artist Wizkid, who would go on to sign with RCA Records in what became the biggest record deal ever for an African artist.”
Fans are now left wondering just how big the deal is and to what tune Wizkid is really cashing out, considering that he has huge deals with UBA bank, CIROC, Storm models, Nike, and several international brands.
Watch Wizkid discuss the RCA deal below:
Watch the moment Wizkid talked about how RCA was after him for FOUR YEARS before he signed a deal with them which turned out to be the BIGGEST EVER RECORD DEAL by an African Artist. ??#wizkid#goldmynetv#goldmynehttps://t.co/6PptbecupL pic.twitter.com/LXnkgJige4
— GoldMyneTV (@GoldmyneTV) January 7, 2020
