'Don't be ignorant and stupid all the time': Wizkid wants people to stop calling him an Afrobeats artist – Yahoo News UK

Wizkid has declared he is not an Afrobeats artist credit:Bang Showbiz

Wizkid has requested people stop referring to him as an Afrobeats artist.

The Nigerian singer – whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun – says he is wrongly labelled as an Afrobeats artist and said his 2020 album ‘Made In Lagos’ offered a “fusion of different sounds”.

The 33-year-old star – who also teased his upcoming album ‘Morayo’ is “done” – says those who refer to all African artists as Afrobeats need to “educate” themselves.

He wrote in a statement on his…