Wizkid will forever bless the day he walked into the studio and recorded his hit track "Ojuelegba" . Apart from notable celebrities from around the globe bumping to the track, giving shoutouts to Wiz or even dancing to the track like legendary producer Swizz Beatz and his wife Alicia keys, Drake got fans in Awe when he did a remix of the song.
Sitting at the number 12 position on TheFader.com list of 107 best song of 2015 alongside Rihanna, Kanyewest, Future, our beloved Wizkid is taking his seat on the throne of world music.
The Fader said about the song;
Let’s get what we all already know out of the way: Drake hopped on this song from Nigerian artist Wizkid for a remix, generously making the song more famous (at least in America) than it might’ve been on its own in 2015. But let me state this clearly and definitively: the song never needed him. No matter the celebrity, you can’t improve on perfection, even if the Skepta verse that accompanied Drake’s on the remix was pretty great. No, "Ojuelegba" is best on its own, a graceful slice of rhythm that does not need cultural translation.
Like Popcaan’s "Everything Nice," the iconic global jam from last summer, it has a message of grace, thankfulness, and happy perseverance that resonates in every home. And that beat? It’s got a shoulder-shrugging momentum so joyful, how could it not have wound its way all over the world? —Alex Frank
Top 15 on Fader list below
1. Skrillex and Diplo f. Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ü Now”
2. Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney, "FourFiveSeconds"
3. Jamie xx f. Young Thug and Popcaan, "I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)"
4. Drake, "Hotline Bling"
5. Future, "March Madness"
6. Drake, "Know Yourself"
7. Tame Impala, “Let It Happen"
8. Grimes, "California"
9. Young Thug f. Birdman, "Constantly Hating" / Young Thug, "Check"
10. Skepta, "Shutdown"
11. Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
12. Wizkid, "Ojuelegba"
13. Future, "Commas"
14. OMI, "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehan Remix)"
15. Erykah Badu f. Andre 3000, "Hello"
2 comments:
Ahh, big ups for wiz, always knew he'ld go far, congrats bro #team naija we rock
And to ghost readers, God is watching, atleast jst try to show appreciation, u neva knw hw far ur comment go in boosting her morale,
@dami, more brain to ur head, pls keep up d good work jor
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