After DJ Tunez warmed up the crowd with remixes of \u201cLove Nwantiti\u201d by Ckay and \u201cFall\u201d by Davido, Wizkid took the stage in Raleigh for the first time in Dreamville history. He entered the stage slow and steady, taking his time throughout the concert like the seasoned performer that he is. His \u201cGinger\u201d performance was smooth like honey, accented by the spiced orange flair pants he wore. Wizkid\u2019s four-karat smile reflected off the gigantic jewelry piece around his neck, speckles of diamonds bouncing off his iridescent shades. Safe to say, Starboy\u2019s outfit was expertly curated to be reminiscent of the sunny, carefree quality in his songs.<\/p>\n
DJ Tunez served as Wizkid\u2019s hype man throughout the concert, urging the crowd to sing along to his adlibs. Together, they vibed out with the crowd through \u201cNo Stress,\u201d and \u201cGrace,\u201d maintaining the serene ambiance throughout their set. The energy was reflected in the crowd, which turned to uninhibited dancing to the sinuous beat. Some festival goers could be heard whistling and clapping to the beat together, tapping into the communal experience that Wizkid\u2019s tracks seek to bring out in listeners.<\/p>\n
Wizkid shouted his day-one fans out with a special acoustic performance of \u201cOjuelegba,\u201d from his sophomore album \u201cAyo,\u201d which Starboy called the African national anthem due to its symbolism for the Nigerian youth. In singing the heartfelt lyrics \u201cI am feeling good tonight \/ This thing got me thanking God for life\u201d Wizkid expressed how grateful he is to celebrate his first time at Dreamville with the crowd. Throughout the concert, Wizkid paid extra attention to members of the Pan-African diaspora in the crowd, shouting out the flying flags from Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad, to name a few. He brought all of these ethnicities together for a performance of \u201cJoro,\u201d which is a Yoruba slang word that translates as \u2018come, let\u2019s enjoy.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ever since smash hit \u201cMade in Lagos\u201d dropped last summer, Nigerian rapper Ayodeji Balogun (also known as Wizkid or Starboy) has established himself as a giant in the African music scene. Wizkid lived up to his flourishing stardom in his performance at this year\u2019s Dreamville festival, confidently growing into his international fame as the headliner of the festival\u2019s Rise stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":4932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,16],"tags":[7,32,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-4935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"category-news","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"\n