Akon Claims Credit For Wizkid’s Global Career & Afrobeats

Akon and Wizkid

 

Senegalese-American singer, Akon, has stated that he played a significant role in the international success of Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid and the global rise of the Afrobeats genre.

In a recent interview, Akon revealed that he signed Wizkid to his record label, Konvict Muzik, in 2008. At that time, Wizkid was primarily known within Nigeria. Akon believes that this partnership helped introduce Wizkid to a broader international audience.

Akon also mentioned signing the Nigerian music duo P-Square, contributing to the international appeal of Afrobeats. He emphasized that his efforts were instrumental in introducing business structures to the genre, stating, “I brought the business side of music to Afrobeats because all they [Nigerian artists at that time] knew about was the creative [side of music]. There was no business, no infrastructure, none of it attached to it.”

These statements have sparked discussions within the music community, with some acknowledging Akon’s contributions to the genre’s growth, while others debate the extent of his influence on Wizkid’s career and the broader Afrobeats movement.

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