This great milestone attained byWizkid was shared on Twitter and it reads: "@Wizkid earns his first top 20 hit on Hot 100 as a lead artist this week. 'Essense' is the highest-charting Nigerian song in the chat history.
Nigerian-American rapper, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale, is of the opinion that Essence, a hit song by Ngerian superstar, Wizkid, should have bagged multiple awards at the 64th Grammys.
One of Nigeria’s Afrobeat finest, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun better known as Wizkid jets to the Republic of Mali after releasing the music video of Essence.
"#MadeinLagos Album and song Essence was clearly in the wrong category how can you ignore the song Essence, The song byWizkid, and Tems that was covered and remixed by Justin Bieber, you seem to isolate it under global when it should have been
The multiple Grammy award winning artist was asked on Twitter by a member of Wizkid's fanbase, Wizkid FC if she has listened to the Afrobeats star's recent record-breaking album.
During their performance, they moved closer to each other and Wizkid did what nobody anticipated. He grabbed Tems by her backside and tried lifting her up although and this made the crowd go wild.
The new tracks include "Anoti", "Mood" featuring Buju, "Steady" and "Essence" remix featuring Tems and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Anoti features background vocals from Bella Shmurda and produced by P. Priime. Get it below.
Wizkid and Tems nominations come in the Song of The Year, Video of The Year, The Ashford and Simpson songwriter's Award and Best Collaboration for the groundbreaking single, 'Essence.'
"By the way, my girl have to buy me a ring and propose on both knees. You go try with this mad man." In the past few days, Wizkid's 'Essence' from his 'Made in Lagos' album has topped charts all over the world.
Grammy award winner, Wizkid was nominated for his "Essence", featuring Tems and Justin Bieber, while Fireboy DML was nominated for his hit song, "Peru".
We recall that Rema earlier surpassed Wizkid's record as the highest charting Nigerian lead artist in Billboard Hot 100 history after 'Calm Down' surpassed 'Essence' which peaked at number 9 last year.
Gratitude Mixtape Vol. 2 comprises songs by Joeboy, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Cassper Nyovest, Kiddominant, Mayorkun, Zlatan, Naira Marley, among other top artists. Get the new mixtape below.