Wizkid rise from obscurity to stardom is one that would
make you want to work even harder but Wizkid is no
superhuman neither does he have two heads or have
the best voice in Nigeria, but because he made use of
what he has within and all that surrounds him.
To be successful in the music industry you need more
than just talent and money for you to blow. Wizkid is
one of those successful artiste that knows how to play
his cards right and he always comes out on top even
when the media tries to bring him down.
Every up and coming artistes who is aiming to reach the
height of Wizkid and want to get all the hype and
exposure should read this article because you would
definitely learn one or two things which you can use to
improve yourself. Learn from people who have been
there and seen it all in order to walk in the same
footstep of their success. Enjoy reading and don’t
forget to leave your comment if you have anything you
want to contribute.
1. Be Humble
Right from the days of ‘Holla at your boy’ till now,
Wizkid is still one of the most humble artiste you will
ever find in this country, looking at all the things he has
accomplished and all the fame and fortune he has
accrued for himself. Any other artistes in his shoes
would fill like a god and would begin to act like a King
among st his peers and colleagues. Wizkid still hangs
out with his friends and fans anytime he is in the
country and he respects everyone accordingly.
When he was still in EME he was the starboy in the team
but he still flowed with everyone and made music with
any artistes that wants him on their song. Wizkid has
never been reported to be rude to anyone before and
this trait is what has been bringing him favour and
making people to like him the more.
If you are an upcoming artiste and you are already
feeling proud and important with yourself because you
have a few fans, then you need to rethink and re-
strategize because people would only help you when
you are humble and friendly.
2. Be Unique/Standout
Take a look at all the big artistes in Nigeria today from
Adekunle Gold, Falz, Wizkid, 2Face Idibia, Olamide, Simi
and Banky W you would realize that all these artistes
have something unique about themselves both in their
music and in their style. If you are an upcoming artistes
learn from Wizkid because he is unique from other
artistes. He recreated his own style of music from the
already existing afrobeat and afrohiphop genre and
owned his sound which other artistes now tries to copy.
There can never be another Wizkid so also there can
never be another you. You are also unique, try and find
that special thing about you that others don’t have and
use it to your advantage. Let people be amazed when
they listen to your music or wowed when they see your
performance on stage. Small Doctor is a lovely
example of a unique artiste who created his own niche
and today he is making a lot of money from it. So be
you and you alone. Be unique!!!!
3. Be Fashionable
Wizkid is still one of Nigeria’s most fashionable artiste
and he will always be because he pays total attention to
his dressing and always sets new trends. You can never
catch Wizkid dressing shabbily, he is always on point in
his dressing. Just like the popular saying “You are
addressed from the way you are dressed”. People
would come to you and want to associate with you when
you are well dressed. Nobody wants to associate
anyone who doesn’t look good. So as an artiste you can
only attract favour and important people who can help
your musical career when you are dressed well and
look like a star even when you are not. Good attracts
good, while bad attracts bad, it’s a normal theory which
you can’t discard. So if you want to make it fast in the
music industry you need to start dressing like a
superstar that you want to become.
4. Be Controversial
These days controversies sells and it sells faster than
any other marketing mechanism. You hardly find any
top artistes who is not controversial, is it Wizkid?,
Davido?, 2Face Idibia?, Olamide? or even Tiwa Savage?.
This is just to show you that in other to be a big star in
the industry you will need to have something that your
fans can talk about.
Nigerians like gossips and they follow only the ones
that can give them plenty of it. Wizkid is very
controversial, from his baby mama story, to his bashing
of his expensive cars and getting a replacement some
days after to dating top female celebrities and
some social media fights with top celebrities etc.
So as an upcoming artistes you need to put some spice
into your brand for people to keep talking about you.
Singing and performing is not everything but adding a
few spice to your brand goes a long way to keep you
relevant.
5. Be Social Media Savvy
If you want to be a celebrity then you need to start
learning to put yourself and your activities in the public
eyes. And the only way to do this is to make use of your
social media platforms like facebook, twitter,
instagram, youtube, google plus and other social media
sites. Wizkid doesn’t joke with his social media that a
day hardly goes by without him posting something on
any of his social media accounts.
Try and be like Wizkid even with his busy schedule he
still finds time to share a picture of himself with his
fans just to always keep the connection with them. If he
can do it how much you who is not as busy as he is.
Being a star musician is not a one day job you need to
work really hard. If you are an aspiring artistes and you
don’t have at least two or three of these social media
accounts; facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat,
youtube and soundcloud then you are not yet ready for
the task of being a superstar.
