International music star, Wizkid has reacted after media personality, Toke Makinwa, revealed that he used to be an ‘errand boy’ in the early days of his career.
Toke Makinwa, in a recent chat with Chude Jideonwo, narrated how Wizkid ran errands for DJs at a radio station she worked in years ago, for his songs to be played on air. According to her, people who think the singer is arrogant are unaware of the effort he put into becoming the renowned musician he is today.
Her words,
“You don’t know the years Wizkid put into becoming who he is today. Young newbies try music for a year or two and are frustrated because it is not working…dude, when I tell people.
I was at Rhythm and Wizkid used to carry speakers and he will be sent by DJs to buy Amala and he will do it, he was the studio rat, just help me play my song he will say. People look at him now and say he is arrogant not knowing the work he had put into this journey.
“It is the same way people can look at me now and say I got it all easy but if you have been following my career, and seeing the hardwork I put in, you should ask me what I am doing with my life if by now I am not enjoying all I am enjoying now from my hard work.”
Shortly after the interview went viral, Wizkid to his Snapchat to share a funny remark about how everyone is crazy. Although, he didn’t mention Toke’s name, there are speculations that he was reacting to Toke’s statement about his hustling days.
“Everybody dey mad,” he said.
See his post below,
