Wizkid is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer. He started recording music when he was 11 years old, and his first baby mama’s name was Shola Ogudu.
After the release of “Holla at Your Boy,” the first single from Wizkid’s debut studio album, Superstar (2011), which also included the songs “Tease Me/Bad Guys” and “Don’t Dull,” he rocketed to prominence.
Wizkid released his self-titled second studio album, Ayo, in September 2014, and it was followed by six songs, including “Jaiye Jaiye.”
Meet Wizkid Baby Mama Shola Ogudu
Wizkid’s first child’s mother’s name is Shola Ogudu. Wizkid hasn’t released any information on Shola in the media.
Wizkid fathered his first kid at the age of 21 in August 2011, according to Nigerian Entertainment Today. After a comprehensive investigation, the publication found that he impregnated then-undergraduate student Sola Ogudugu.
His close friends and colleagues did not corroborate the news when it first emerged since DNA results were still waiting. During multiple interviews, he broke his silence on the subject.
Wizkid denied having a child in an interview with a Nigerian Entertainment Today editor. In a separate interview in Ogudu-GRA, Lagos, Wizkid stated that he did not intend to find himself in such an unusual predicament.
In a December 2012 interview with Nonye Ben-Nwankwo of The Punch, he denied the baby report.
Wizkid Relationship Status & Children Explored
Wizkid has not made his relationship status public yet, although he has three kids from three separate ladies, born in 2011, 2016, and 2017.
He prefers to keep his personal life out of the spotlight and, for the time being, to keep it to himself. Wizkid’s career seems to be taking up a lot of his time recently.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun is his real name, and he grew up in an interfaith family with twelve female siblings.
Ayodeji’s father is an Islamist, and his mother is a Pentecostal Christian. He attended Ijebu Ode Grammar School in Ijebu Ode, Nigeria.
Balogun was raised on the music of King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti, and Bob Marley. “His father had three wives,” Balogun revealed in a radio interview with Tim Westwood in 2012.
Ayodeji revealed he founded the Glorious Five with a handful of his church buddies in another interview with Adesope of Factory 78 TV.
Until 2006, Balogun went under the stage name Lil Prinz. Balogun then met OJB Jezreel, a record producer who put a year’s worth of production on hold for him.
Wizkid Net Worth: How Rich Is The Musical Artist?
Wizkid’s actual net worth is unknown at this time. However. Wizkid’s net worth, which includes his assets and properties, is believed to be above $10 million.
Wizkid makes the most of his money as a professional rapper. From the money he’s made thus far, he appears to be living a life of luxury, owning vehicles and residences.
He secured a one-year deal with Pepsi in 2021, valued at roughly $350,000, and he flew to Beirut, Lebanon, alongside Tiwa Savage for a Pepsi commercial shoot.