What Wizkid’s More Love Less Ego Means.
Wizkid has announced that his Fourth Studio album- More Love Less Ego, will be released this year, two years after the release of “Made in Lagos”. In case you’ve been wondering, here is what Wizkid’s More Love Less Ego means.
What More Love Less Ego means.
Wizkid’s More Love Less Ego means that there is no one that should allow their status or position in the music industry get into their head.
More Love Less Ego is a representation of how love and brotherhood should take precedence over competition or rivalry in the music industry. The album is meant to show a side of Wizkid that implies how maturity and experience has influenced his growth in the industry.
It should never be about competition or rivalry and should always be about the music, and about the people that make the music. Which brings us to another meaning of More Love Less Ego.
Practically, More Love Less Ego means that those that the music is being made for can also emulate what Wizkid is trying to signal with his growth.
And that is the importance of togetherness and respecting how important others are.
We can also say Wizkid’s More Love Less Ego means that if at all there is the realization that we are great at what we do, and people say that we are better than others, it shouldn’t imply that we should lord it over them or not respect the fact that they are great at what they do too.
Let’s take an example.
If you look at the Nigerian Music Industry right now, it’s all about competition.
Fans are not entirely concerned with how very good the music is anymore. They are only concerned with who’s topping the charts and who made it to Billboard. These are fine standards, but they should never be the only standards.
The fact that an artist is not charting does not mean they are not good, or that people are not actually listening to their songs.
Therefore, Wizkid’s More Love Less Ego means that people should chunk out all the comparisons they draw about himself or other artists.
It shouldn’t be about who is bigger between Wizkid, Davido or Burna Boy, or who has Apple Music Nigeria Number one song, it should be about the music, and that is what fans should pay attention to.
This is what Wizkid’s More Love less Ego means.
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Background
Singer/songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (aka Wizkid) is one of Nigeria’s biggest R&B crossover acts, having worked with Drake, Skepta, and Chris Brown, among others. He first found regional success in 2011 with the massively popular single “Holla at Your Boy,” which appeared on his debut album, Superstar.
Wizkid went global in 2016 after his collaboration with Drake, “One Dance,” soared to number one in 15 countries, resulting in a multi-album deal with , which issued his Caribbean-influenced major-label debut, “Sounds from the Other Side”, in 2017.
Balogun began his career in music when he was just 11 years old. His first record, Lil Prinz, was recorded in 2001 in collaboration with Glorious Five, a group consisting of Balogun and his friends from church.
In 2006, he started pursuing music full-time, at first collaborating with various Nigerian pop acts including OJB Jezreel, Naeto C, and Banky W By 2011, he was ready to record his debut studio album as a solo artist; Superstar was released by Empire Mates Entertainment to great critical and public acclaim across Africa, propelling Wizkid to stardom in his home country.
After multiple delays and label disagreements, he released his sophomore studio album, “Ayo”, in 2014. The record featured a multitude of guest appearances, including a spot from Femi Kuti . It also featured Balogun’s global breakthrough track “Ojuelegba.”
Not only did the single cement his status as one of Nigeria’s biggest pop acts, it was also picked up and remixed by and , thrusting Wizkid into the international spotlight. In return, he appeared on Drake’s 2016 smash single “One Dance.”
In March 2017, Wizkid signed a major deal with RCA and Sony International , which would release his third LP, “Sounds from the Other Side”, later that year. A handful of singles appeared in advance of the album, including “Sweet Love” and the Drake assisted “Come Closer.”
In October 2018, Wizkid issued a pair of singles, “Master Groove” and “Fever,” to mark Nigeria’s Independence Day. The following year, he joined Beyonce and Saint Jhn for The Lion King: The Gift track “Brown Skin Girl” and released his own single, “Joro.”
The EP “Soundman Vol.1” was issued by Balogun’s “Starboy Entertainment” imprint in 2019. Following his involvement in the successful protests to scrap Nigeria’s controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Wizkid’s fourth album, “Made in Lagos”, arrived in October 2020.
Credits~ Liam Martin, Rovi, Spotify
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