Wizkid will always be relevant, not because he has the best talent ever, or he's got the money to smoothen things over. It's way more simple than that. He comes from a special place called 'The In-between', where Legends are born, and geniuses find form.
There's a special place for special people. A space, a void, a realm, bounded
all around by virtual dimensions that can never be unravelled. Only a select few
can have access to this mystery realm, this land which defies all who try to
access it. You cannot visit it on your own accord, no. It finds you at birth,
shapens your every action, and links you to your fate. It's destiny.
This mystery land has been given a lot of names. Some call it 'genius', some
call it the sixth realm, but for us, let's just be content to call it the
'in-between'. I choose the name 'in-between' because you can
never truly say you know where it is. It's in-between worlds. This world of
mortals, and that of beyond.
Only special people have access to it. Aristotle, Socratis, Alexander
The Great, Pluto, Rene Descartes, Charlie Chaplin, Einstein, Arnold
Schwarznegger, Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Michael Jackson, Mother Theresa,
Aliko Dangote, Jay Z, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and lots of others
have at one time or the other, been sojourners in this realm.
The in-between is the land of wisdom. Where the river of knowledge and every
talent flow ceaselessly. Geniuses are born from it, and when they get into
earth, filled with mortals and reality, they become gods. Unlike this world that
is forever bounded by physics, gravity, laws, percentages, likelihoods and
routines, masters from the in-between are not slaves to these. They defy it.
Wizkid is from the in-between. Slowly, with each passing day
he gets to prove that, to reveal his true self to the world. Buoyed by the
brilliance of his first album – Super Star – he has since risen
through the ranks to the top of African music. 2013 saw him falter a bit. Record
contract troubles, the fall-out with EME, the giant step of
setting up his record label, all of these made him lose a bit of connection with
his true calling. But in that year he also released 'Jaiye Jaiye', 'Your
Matter', 'Talk', Caro, and others.
2014 was supposed to be the year when he nails it. A planned album release
that took forever to taste reality, had made the fans begin to doubt his talent.
Also it hasn't helped that Davido has grown in expertise, and
industry. Many have wrongly compared him to Davido, and in so doing, created a
bit of a rivalry that only exist in the minds of fans.
In the strictest sense, Davido and Wizkid aren't competitors. When stripped
to their barest, they're just good musicians earning a living from their
passion. But throw in the attendant glitter, glamour, fans and lifestyle, and
boom! They become arch-enemies. Which they aren't.
Now Wizkid
has dropped his album, 'Ayo', and already, it's a hit. Containing great
tunes, and spanning diverse genres and infusions, certain songs are already
becoming a hit. Get the album if you haven't already, and listen to
'Ojuelegba' song. It's a slice of heaven.
Wizkid is on a path to greatness, and surely will be a legend. It's not
because he has everything working for him, or he has got the talent to
astound.
It's his destiny to make music, it's fate that made him gravitate towards
this life of songs and glitter.
He comes from the in-between........>>>>>