It was in a hotel room across from a club called Rehab. “ I actually remember most of the sessions for this record. I’ve been working with Masterkraft for years and still continue to work with him.” I remember both he and Masterkraft made sure that it sounded live. on this song too with the live band element. I need to give a big shout out to Banky W. “ ‘No Lele’ means ‘No Wahala’ or ‘No Problem.’ This song is like a prayer to me. I don’t know what exactly we were trying to make when we started this record, but yeah, it’s a song I had laying around.”

I had recorded this song before I had even started making the album. “ I was hoping to make it when I wrote this. I think it’s a testament to the shared love for music between me and my fans.” As his debut album celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2021, Wizkid takes a look back at where it all began, tracing the story of Superstar through its essential tracks. I think I’ve grown since then, both as a person and musically, and it’s beautiful that people are still riding with me simply off the strength and feeling of the music. “ Superstar was my first introduction to the world,” he continues, “ and people accepted me and my music with open arms. We didn’t really know what we were doing, we were just making together and hoping that people would love them.” “ He used to call me Superstar and he just named it that. actually named that album,” he tells Apple Music. Back then, he barely had the pockets to get by, but with close friend and mentor Banky W. Wizkid describes many of the songs on Superstar as being from “ a very raw place,” admitting that he was just a young man with a dream of making good music. Songs such as “ Don’t Dull” and “ Pakuromo” became the soundtrack for an entire generation of listeners who connected to the singer’s message of rising from grass to grace. In 2011, the singer released his debut album Superstar, an ambitious 17-track cut of party bangers and romantic numbers that made him one to watch in the burgeoning Afrobeats scene.

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