In an internet video, well-known Nigerian writer Tunde Ednut discusses why Wizkid, real name Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, is treated with greater respect in Africa than artists like Burna Boy and Davido.
Tunde Ednut who is well known for always blogging about Davido shared the revelation in the video shared via his page on Instagram of 3million followers.
According to the video shared by blogger Tunde Ednut, despite his music prowess, Wizkid is much more respected in Africa than any other Nigerian artistes because of his role in changing the treatment of African artistes at the International award, BET.
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The video by blogger Tunde Ednut courtesy of an Instagram page known as Power Plug Gram reads that prior to 2018 African artistes received their awards at the backstage during the BET Award.
However, Wizkid won the BET Award in 2017 but refused to go and by extension called out the BET awards for showing fake love to African artistes.
According to Wizkid, BET Awards should stop inviting African artistes to their Awards if they can’t show them the same love they are showing their International artistes.
Following this expression by Wizkid, the impact was tangible as Davido who won the BET award in 2018 was invited to the main show where his award was presented to him.
Since then African artistes always received awards during the main show in front of a live audience.
The video reads; “Beyond his musical prowess, one of the significant reasons Wizkid commands respect across Africa is his pivotal role in changing the treatment of African artiste at the BET Awards.
Prior to 2018, African artistes received their awards backstage or in front of an empty audience often hours before the main show.
In 2017, Wizkid won BET Best International Act but chose not to attend the event. He not only refused to show up but also called out BET expressing his discontent in an interview.
If you are not gonna show us same love, you show your international artiste, if you’re not gonna show us that same love on the main stage then don’t show us no love until we don’t want it.
The impact was tangible, the following year when Davido secured the award, it was presented to him during the main show in front of a live audience.
since then African artiste have been accorded the same respect as their America counterparts at the BET award.”
Captioning the video, Tunde Ednut wrote; “RESPECT!!!! ✊🏽.”
Watch the video below;
See reactions below;
eveesin: Excess respect.
iamtrinityguy: Big Respect for Big wiz ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.
jdm_lofinda: Someone said Everyone was FC before bambiala 😂😂😂😂😂.
sheikhpappy: That’s not even the main gist, the main gist is that he won’t make noise about his impacts
mrwellz101: While most GenZ artiste and some old ones busy finding Hit trendy and slang song Wiz is busy Compiling Evergreen’s Songs. Over time Trendy songs fade out and Evergreen will start making impact a year or two or three years later 67% of wiz songs are still played in Clubs till date because his songs are classically Evergreen songs.
ufuomamcdermott: Life is about impact 🙌🙌 Respect 🫡.
luminouz_skincar: I said it before and Ama say it again if you don’t love Wizkid you can’t breathe properly and that on life 👌👌👌 argue with your ancestors pls 😂😂.
donflexx: True King act in Silent moves to derive historical tangible results standing as Legacy. Thank u Ayo Balogun ❤️