Famous South African rapper, Nasty C, has credited Nigerian singer Wizkid for the global reception of African music.
Speaking during a podcast interview, the Zulu Man With Some Power crooner claimed Wizkid’s 2016 collaborative hit with Canadian superstar Drake, ‘One Dance’, opened doors internationally for modern After artists.
He noted that after the collaboration, Afrobeats became more lucrative to the extent some rappers switched from hip-hop to the genre.
“Wizkid and Drake collaboration on ‘One Dance’ opened the door for African artists. After the collaboration, African music received a significant boost. During some of my interviews in Nigeria and Ghana, the hosts told me that some rappers were even switching to Afrobeats because of how lucrative it has become after Wizkid’s collaboration with Drake,” he said.
Newsunplug reports that Drake’s ‘One Dance’, which featured Wizkid and British singer Kyla holds the Guinness World Record for the first song to hit billion streams mark on Spotify.
The song, which incorporates both Afrobeats, dancehall and pop, is regarded as one of the songs that brought global attention to Afrobeats.
Drake admitted during an interview that Wizkid contributed significantly to the song.
Wizkid is credited both as co-songwriter, co-producer and performer.