Banky W, musician and politician, has revealed that Afrobeats superstar Wizkid violated a contract he signed with his record label, Empire Mates Entertainment (EME), many years ago.
In an interview with TV host Ebuka Uchendu, he stated that Wizkid was under contract to produce five (5) albums for the label, but he only completed two (2), prompting him to leave the label.
“The specifics have slipped my mind at the moment.” But, in the beginning, I believe it was a five-album deal, and he had released two solo albums. He had previously worked on the Superstar and Ayo albums. So I believe he owed three more albums.
“But, you know, he wanted to leave…For me, that was enough because I don’t want anybody to stay where they don’t want to be. And it would just create animosity or just create resentment.’’
According to him, they had a cordial relationship and he decided not to force Wizkid to stay with the label.
“No, I didn’t try to talk him out of it because I could tell mentally that he was ready to do other things and for me, I always felt some things are meant to happen for a season and that was the season we were meant to be,” Banky W stated.
Wizkid responded by sharing a portion of the Banky W interview and wrote; “lol” on Twitter.
