Rising Nigerian musician Crown Uzama, well known as Shallipopi, has stated that Afrobeats icon Wizkid is his greatest source of inspiration.
The “Elon Musk” hitmaker revealed this in a recent UK conversation with well-known British podcaster Madame Joyce.
Shallipopi said that although he tries to pick up certain tips from other musicians, Wizkid is the one who inspires him the most out of all of them.
He went on to say that he is excited for everyone to hear a song he wrote with Wizkid, which will be released shortly.
Read the exchange between the host and Shallipopi…
Madame Joyce asked: “Is Wizkid an inspiration to you?”
Shallipopi replied: “Yes now, all the artists are, anywhere I am I pick something from them but Wizkid is like my biggest inspiration.”
Madame Joyce probed further: “What’s the vibe of the new song?”
Shallipopi: “The song has all kinds of vibe, the lover boy side, the f*K boy side and the good boy side. The song will be released when Wizkid is ready.”
"Wizkid is like my biggest influence"
– Shallipopi pic.twitter.com/KAWqzSrQEr
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