{"id":8081,"date":"2026-07-05T06:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voxtrend.ng\/wizkid-just-showed-up-twice-this-week-and-one-feature-might-be-his-sneakiest-flex-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T06:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:30:58","slug":"wizkid-just-showed-up-twice-this-week-and-one-feature-might-be-his-sneakiest-flex-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/wizkid-just-showed-up-twice-this-week-and-one-feature-might-be-his-sneakiest-flex-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizkid Just Showed Up Twice This Week, And One Feature Might Be His Sneakiest Flex Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wizkid pops up on two new releases this week, Vybz Kartel and Mr Eazi cross continents on one track, and Pasuma stays true to his roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some artists chase attention. Wizkid just lets the songs come to him.<br>This week alone, his voice shows up on two completely different records, one from a British soul singer, another from an Italian-Nigerian rapper&#8217;s summer anthem. Add a dancehall legend teaming up with an Afrobeats favourite, and a Fuji veteran refusing to change a thing about his sound, and you get one of the more interesting New Music Week in a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fola ft Ayra Starr &#8211; Treat You Right<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fola links up with Ayra Starr for &#8220;Treat You Right,&#8221; a smooth romantic number that plays it safe but pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"treat u right\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ELkyDvO-j6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jorja Smith ft Wizkid &#8211; Alive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Jorja Smith&#8217;s new album What Are The Odds, Wizkid slides into &#8220;Alive,&#8221; a club-leaning cut built on hypnotic percussion. Jorja carries most of the track, but Wizkid&#8217;s real skill shows here too, his uncanny way of bending his voice to fit whatever beat he&#8217;s handed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jorja Smith - Alive feat. 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It&#8217;s a bold mix, heavy bass, Kartel&#8217;s sharp patois delivery, and Mr Eazi&#8217;s laid-back flow, and it somehow lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lambo\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/92XjoIq100g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mavins ft Sevn, Lovn, Egertton, TAR1Q &#8211; Signs<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presh explores fuji territory with Obesere on &#8220;Omo Olope,&#8221; and Mavins close things out with a posse cut, &#8220;Signs,&#8221; pulling in Sevn, Lovn, Egertton and TAR1Q<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PRESH - OMOLOPE ft OBESERE (Official video)\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1FyZwl3JWrg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pasuma &#8211; Fuji<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there&#8217;s Pasuma. While everyone else is blending genres, his new single &#8220;Fuji&#8221; does the opposite, no crossover, no modern polish, just heavy traditional percussion and call-and-response vocals the way Fuji has always sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fuji\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YViEVkgbFBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s releases do not just offer variety; they show a scene comfortable with moving in many directions at once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wizkid pops up on two new releases this week, Vybz Kartel and Mr Eazi cross continents on one track, and Pasuma stays true to his roots. Some artists chase attention. 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