He rose to prominence after releasing "Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011). "Tease Me/Bad Guys", "Don't Dull", "Love My Baby", "Pakurumo", and "Oluwa Lo Ni" were also released as singles from the Superstar album. Ayo, his self-titled second studio album, was released in September 2014. It was supported by six singles: "Jaiye Jaiye", "On Top Your Matter", "One Question", "Joy", "Bombay", and "Show You the Money". Wizkid left E.M.E after his contract expired.
In 2016, Wizkid achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the hit single "One Dance", which reached number one in 15 countries, including the US Billboard Hot 100, the UK, Canada and Australia. He signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records in March 2017. His third studio album, Sounds from the Other Side, was released in July 2017. It serves as his major label debut and was primarily a Caribbean-influenced record. SFTOS was supported by five singles: "Daddy Yo", "Sweet Love", "Come Closer" featuring Drake, "African Bad Gyal" and "Naughty Ride". Wizkid became the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the 2018 Guinness World Records for his contribution to "One Dance".[4]
In 2019, he was featured on Beyoncé's project The Lion King: The Gift on the collaboration "Brown Skin Girl", which won him a Grammy Award for Best Music Video.[5] His fourth album, Made in Lagos, was released in October 2020, to wide commercial success and acclaim.[6] The album includes the single "Essence", which became the first Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]
By February 2021, Wizkid was the most-streamed Nigerian artist of all time on Spotify, with over 3.4 billion streams across all credits.[8]
Wad Up ft D'Prince
Wizkid Lyrics
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all of them no want tell me
wad up
even the guy them see me for street
them say i too dirty
so no wad up
but righ now when them see me pass
all of them want tell me
they see pass in my new car
even the girls all of them say
Wad up
Back in the days ooo
they no know me so
nooo Wad up
I'm making my money now
now them them take form say
Wad up
Back in the days they no know me
for the side orise (orise)
won o surulere
pe orimi foka sibe (foka sibe)
Wad Up
see me pass i no send you
you no send me
i no send you
i dey do my thing
my way with wy clef on the beat so
Wad Up
Je n r'owo e soke (r'owo e soke)
Wad Up x2
Now when them see me pass
they throw me t'waie
they see me pass your hood fam
them throw me t'wale
Back in the days i used to wear one jeans
one shirt
and then they no dey tell me
Wad Up
they say i too dirty
i no get swagger
so they no tell me
Wad Up
But right now then send me
but me i no send you
if you no send me
i dey jones
you dey pay me
i dey my things my way they pay me
when i pass your hood all of them they see me
them call me Wizzy
Wad Up
them see me pass your hood they try to form familiarity
they say say Wad Up
I don do song wih people
i don pose well well so easy
see who dey jone now
oooooo x2
iyeeee
who sat and watched my infant head
when sleeping on my craddle bed
when tears and sickness made me cry
oya
if you know send me
oya kari make you go hug transformer
sheybi na dem talk say
all the song i sing
it get some comma
yes he com talk say
all the thing i talk na grammer
me i don learn many things
from the word of my grand mama
Thank God for the new me
now people wanna know me
back then when they saw me
them say them no know me
so if you no know me
Shut Up
if you want know me
Wad Up
Iyyyeee yeeeyeye
i be different io
I be omoba
i say dey give am to me
I be omoba
omoba
je n rowo loke...
Wad Up.
End
In this song, Wizkid talks about his transformation from a young unknown boy without money and fashion sense, to being a successful musician with fame and fortune. In the chorus, he repeats the phrase "Wad up", which means "what's up", to indicate how people's attitudes towards him have changed over time. He talks about how girls used to ignore him and even boys thought he looked dirty, but now everybody wants to be his friend because of his success.
Wizkid also references his humble beginnings and how he used to wear simple clothes, but now he has the money to buy fancy cars and designer clothes. Despite all this, he remains true to himself and does things his own way. He says that people who didn't believe in him back then should “shut up” but those who want to know him should say “wad up”. Wizkid ends the song on a celebratory note, talking about his royal heritage as an "omoba", which means "prince" in Yoruba.
Line by Line Meaning
back in the days when the girls dem see me
In the past when girls saw me
all of them no want tell me
None of them wanted to talk to me
wad up
What's up
even the guy them see me for street
Even the guys on the street who saw me
them say i too dirty
They said I was too dirty
so no wad up
So no one said wad up to me
but righ now when them see me pass
But now when they see me passing by
all of them want tell me
All of them want to talk to me
Wad up
What's up
they see pass in my new car
They see me passing by in my new car
even the girls all of them say
Even the girls say
Wad up
What's up
Back in the days ooo
In the past
they no know me so
They didn't know me
nooo Wad up
No one said wad up to me
I'm making my money now
I'm making money now
now them them take form say
Now they try to act like
Wad up
What's up
for the side orise (orise)
In Orile
won o surulere
They aren't from Surulere
pe orimi foka sibe (foka sibe)
That I had nowhere to sleep
Wad Up
What's up
see me pass i no send you
I don't care if you see me passing by
you no send me
You don't care about me either
i no send you
I don't care about you either
i dey do my thing
I'm doing my thing
my way with wy clef on the beat so
My way, with Wyclef Jean on the beat
Je n r'owo e soke (r'owo e soke)
I said lift your hands up
Wad Up x2
What's up
Now when them see me pass
Now when they see me passing by
they throw me t'waie
They show me respect
they see me pass your hood fam
They see me passing by your neighborhood, man
them throw me t'wale
They show me love
Back in the days i used to wear one jeans
In the past, I used to wear one pair of jeans
one shirt
One shirt
and then they no dey tell me
And back then, they wouldn't talk to me
Wad Up
What's up
they say i too dirty
They said I was too dirty
i no get swagger
I didn't have any swagger
so they no tell me
So they didn't talk to me
But right now then send me
But now they try to talk to me
but me i no send you
But I don't care about you
if you no send me
If you don't care about me
i dey jones
I'm enjoying myself
you dey pay me
You're paying attention to me now
i dey my things my way they pay me
I'm doing things my way and getting paid for it
when i pass your hood all of them they see me
When I pass by your neighborhood, everyone sees me
them call me Wizzy
They call me Wizzy
them see me pass your hood they try to form familiarity
When they see me pass your neighborhood, they try to act like we're friends
they say say Wad Up
They say what's up
I don do song wih people
I've done songs with other people
i don pose well well so easy
I've posed for pictures easily
see who dey jone now
See who's popular now
oooooo x2
Ooooh x2
iyeeee
Eeyyy
who sat and watched my infant head
Who watched over me as a baby
when sleeping on my craddle bed
When I slept in my crib
when tears and sickness made me cry
When I cried because of tears and sickness
oya
Hey
if you know send me
If you don't care about me
oya kari make you go hug transformer
You can go hug a transformer
sheybi na dem talk say
Is it not them who said that
all the song i sing
All the songs I sing
it get some comma
Have some complicated lyrics
yes he com talk say
Yes, they say
all the thing i talk na grammer
Everything I say is grammar
me i don learn many things
I've learned many things
from the word of my grand mama
From my grandmother's words
Thank God for the new me
Thank God for who I am now
now people wanna know me
Now people want to know me
back then when they saw me
Back then when they saw me
them say them no know me
They said they didn't know me
so if you no know me
So if you don't know me
Shut Up
Be quiet
if you want know me
If you want to know me
Wad Up
What's up
I be different io
I'm different
I be omoba
I am royalty
i say dey give am to me
I say they gave it to me
omoba
Royalty
je n rowo loke...
I said lift your hands up...
Wad Up.
What's up.
Contributed by Elliot Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.