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		<title>Wizkid Becomes First African Artist to Surpass 9 Billion Spotify Streams</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wizkid, the&#160;Starboy&#160;himself, just shook the internet tables again, and it’s not small at all! According to updated stats, the Nigerian Afrobeats icon&#160;Ayodeji Balogun, aka&#160;Wizkid, has become the&#160;first African artist to hit over 9 billion streams across all credits on Spotify. Na history be this! Now pause—omo this is hot! No African artist don ever touch [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Wizkid, the&nbsp;<em>Starboy</em>&nbsp;himself, just shook the internet tables again, and it’s not small at all! According to updated stats, the Nigerian Afrobeats icon&nbsp;<strong>Ayodeji Balogun</strong>, aka&nbsp;<em>Wizkid</em>, has become the&nbsp;<strong>first African artist to hit over 9 billion streams across all credits on Spotify</strong>. Na history be this!</p>



<p>Now pause—<strong>omo this is hot! </strong>No African artist don ever touch this level on Spotify before. We’re talking global numbers that put him shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the biggest names in the music world.</p>



<p>His most streamed jam? Still the timeless 2016 hit&nbsp;<strong>“One Dance”</strong>&nbsp;with Drake and Kyla—<strong>over 3.7 billion streams</strong>&nbsp;and still counting! That song no just make history; it holds a&nbsp;<strong>Guinness World Record</strong>&nbsp;as the first track ever to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify. Na big boy levels.</p>



<p>As for his solo work,&nbsp;<strong>“Essence”</strong>&nbsp;featuring Tems remains the crown jewel. With over&nbsp;<strong>303 million streams</strong>, it’s not just a banger—it became the unofficial soundtrack of summer worldwide. That song na&nbsp;<strong>cultural shift</strong>, no be play.</p>



<p>Let’s be clear: while&nbsp;<strong>Taylor Swift</strong>&nbsp;still holds the top spot globally with more than 1.5 billion&nbsp;<em>monthly</em>&nbsp;streams,&nbsp;<strong>Wizkid’s milestone is a major win for African music</strong>. No cap, this one louds the message that Afrobeats isn’t just trending—it’s taking over.</p>
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