Wizkid
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Born in the Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos, Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement. His music is a blend of Afrobeats, afropop, R&B, afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, and pop. He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a few of his church friends formed. In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W's Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He gained recognition after releasing a hit called "Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011), which also spawned the singles "Tease Me/Bad Guys" and "Don't Dull".
How Critics See Wizkid
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Morayo
2024
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 83/100 across 4 reviews.
Wizkid's Morayo opens as both celebration and elegy, folding sunlit Afrobeats grooves into private moments of grief and gratitude to create a record that mostly comforts rather tha...
Morayo
2024
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Wizkid's Morayo opens as both celebration and elegy, folding sunlit Afrobeats grooves into private moments of grief and gratitude to create a record that mostly comforts rather tha...
