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.
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