In a move that left fans scratching their heads and dancers wondering what beat to drop, global superstar Wizkid has declared himself an entirely new genre: Not Afrobeats.
The drama unfolded on the late-night stage of Wizkid’s Instagram stories, where, between cryptic emojis and thirst traps, he dropped the bombshell announcement. Apparently, Afrobeats just doesn’t do it for Wizkid anymore. We can only assume he’s graduated to the soundtrack of intergalactic travel or the hottest jams on Neptune.
Here’s a glimpse of the exchange that has the internet buzzing:
Wizkid: “New album ‘Morayo’ – best I ever made. I am not an Afrobeats artiste. Don’t call me that.”
Fans: (Confused emoji rain)
Wizkid (later): “If you like Afrobeats please don’t download my album, I’m not Afro anything.”
The internet: (Collective meltdown commences)
Davido (probably): (Sipping tea and smirking)
Burna Boy (definitely): (Types furiously, deletes, types again…)
Comments on X:
If you take a look at the Top 100 Naija charts, you’ll hardly see up to 20 reasonable songs. Wizkid didn’t lie!
— Alabi (@the_Lawrenz) March 16, 2024
https://twitter.com/lekanforthegods/status/1768931392581202142?t=Y7vx5MNX5VA0Gv7MU7hpKA&s=19
Wizkid talks much for an artiste who strugg!es to drop hits, & it's very !nsulting to d¤wngrade Afrobeats in the name of making a new album or evolving (which he has n¤t done since his Superstar era). Again, the world listened to his last EP that had n¤ lyrical direction. If he…
— Daniel Regha (@DanielRegha) March 16, 2024
https://twitter.com/DonCorleone707/status/1768934485834535303?t=3UFHawagnFLjSQfTDuBjYw&s=19
https://twitter.com/abazwhyllzz/status/1768912441155395750?t=goWZdCkqBA58HvzK_ys07g&s=19
https://twitter.com/kelechicollin13/status/1768935871762370933?t=hmQFcKrEccz-Wa3QcHG3ww&s=19
Wizkid telling Nigeria media/blogs should not post him is really funny. He doesn’t know the little relevance he has now it’s cus of them.
— Wîñço (@Winco_3) March 16, 2024
https://twitter.com/damilola069/status/1768949138408788037?t=_AdEgmeGRbUTqRIqHpjsKQ&s=19
One can only speculate what’s next for Wizkid. Will he be dropping Afrobeats-diss tracks on his new album? Will he be collaborating with aliens on his next single, “Beam Me Up, Starboy”? Will he invent a new dance move that requires zero rhythm?
One thing’s for sure: the world is waiting with popcorn in hand to see how this Afrobeats-exit drama unfolds. Stay tuned, folks, this story’s far from over.
