Akon Speaks On Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido Influence On Afrobeats [VIDEO]

American singer Akon has praised Nigerian singers, Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy for taking Afrobeats globally.

The American Singer in an interview with famous American Radio host, Sway, Akon spoke about how the three giants are changing Nigerian music.

The singer described Wizkid as a Superstar and a born star.

For him, Wizkid is the poster child of Afrobeat and he is the biggest name in the industry.

He added that Wizkid is one of those guys that put up one record a year and the record lasts a whole year.

“Wizkid is probably the poster child of Afrobeat and he is the biggest name”.

He added, “Wizkid is just a superstar, he is one of those guys that put up one record a year and the record lasts a whole year. He is a born star without a doubt”.

On Davido, he described him as a workaholic. For him, Davido is an underdog that fought hard to be where he is, though he had the support of his wealthy family.

“Davido is the hardest working. He was the underdog but what he has as support was his wealthy family, so he was able to come out every week with a new song and new video. He got more song than any Afrobeat artiste”.

Lastly, speaking about the African giant, Burna Boy, Akon described him as the beast.

He said, “Burna Boy is a beast, he’s representing the culture on a level it needs to be represented on”.

See the video below:

Akon talks about Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy in his recent interview — this is a must watch and interesting discussion.

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