Wizkid blast fans on twitter

Popular show boy Ayodeji Balogun, otherwise
called Wizkid, is at loggerheads with his fans
again on twitter. The show of animosity, which
is happening for the second time this year,
stemmed from the singer’s perceived harsh
response to fans’ criticisms of his style.
Only recently, news of a concert staged by the
artiste in Abuja went viral on the social media,
wherein the artiste was said to have performed
before a scanty audience.
Wizkid Live Abuja Invasion, as the concert was
tagged, took place last Sunday. Feelers from
Abuja said the show, which was slated for
5pm, did not commence until 9:30pm, because
the organisers were waiting for more fans to
arrive. In the process, the early birds were said
to have left in annoyance.
Wizkid, who was the headliner, had featured
label mates; Skales, Niyola and Shaydee. Gate
fee for the show was N4,000 for regular seat,
N10,000 for VIP, N300,000 for a table of eight,
and N500,000 being the platinum table also
for eight people.
Fans took denigration of the show to the social
media, stating how rich the artiste, who runs
his own label, Star Boy Record, is, and how he
charges N5 million per show.
Reacting to the jibes, Wizkid posted what his
fans considered an arrogant response: “Up!
Ain’t worried about nothing. On to the next
one…. owo n wole wa! He got bombarded
more, especially for the last phrase; a Yoruba
language expression perceived to mean that it
does not matter what people say about him as
long as money keeps entering his purse.
Wizkid was under a similar attack recently,
when a fan, noticing a grammatical error in the
singer’s post tried to correct him. His
response: “Broke people always think they have
an opinion,” caused a ripple. Some of his
attackers reminded the artiste of how broke he
too used to be before fortune smiled on him.
Some say this repeated fallout with the singer
could be connected to the reason his last show
was not successful.
But penultimate Thursday, the artiste put up a
spectacular show, performing alongside Femi
Kuti. It was the debut performance of their
collaborative effort, which came up during the
Felabration show, a yearly event wherein the
late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is being celebrated.
Wizkid’s performance was described as near-
perfect – aligning with a live band and his
EME label mate DJ Xclusive. “His execution
and delivery showed he’s warming up quickly,
eager to join the league of maestros,” someone
observed. He was described as someone whose
performance showed a side many fail to see:
“A kid that works 10 times harder than most of
his contemporaries; an ambitious performer,
who is determined to break barriers.”