Popular singer, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, has slammed famous music producer, Rexxie, and singer, Wizkid over their new song.
The disc jockey, Rexxie released a hit track in which he featured the Afrobeats star Wizkid and Portable, who was unimpressed by it, decided to mock them.
Portable mimicked the lyrics of their song which elicited laughter from his friends who were in the background listening.
He mocked Rexxie and Wizkid’s song and wondered why they could not just pray instead, since they don’t know how to sing.
The Zazoo star advised them to pray for music prowess because they are clearly not good enough.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Rexxie, whose real name is Ezeh Chisom Faith is a Nigerian record producer and songwriter. He is popular for creating the Zanku sound and producing Naira Marley’s Soapy, Tesumole and the song KPK with MohBad.
Rexxie produced songs like Comma and Bebo on the Grammy-winning album Twice As Tall by Burna Boy.
He has produced Nigerian music for the likes of Zlatan, Davido, and Burna Boy.
Rexxie released studio album A True Champion on June 28, 2021, which fearured artists like Zlatan Ibile, Davido, Naira Marley, Zinoleesky, Mohbad, Sarkodie and Peruzzi.
Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, is a prominent figure in the modern-day Afrobeats music scene,
He is regarded as one of the biggest and most influential African artists of all time.[4][5] He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five (5), a group he and a couple of his church friends formed.
In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W‘s Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He later rose to the limelight after releasing “Holla at Your Boy“, the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011), which also spawned the singles “Tease Me/Bad Guys” and “Don’t Dull“.
In September 2014, he released the self-titled second studio album, Ayo. The album was supported by six singles, including the song “Jaiye Jaiye“. Wizkid left E.M.E. after his contract expired. In 2016, Wizkid achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the hit single “One Dance“, which reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in 14 additional countries.
The song broke multiple records, making Wizkid the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the Guinness World Records.
In March 2017, he signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records; and released his third studio album Sounds from the Other Side, later that year. The album was supported by five singles, including “Come Closer” featuring Drake.
In 2018, he was featured on the song “Checklist” by Normani and Calvin Harris, which reached number-one on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.
The following year, he was featured on Beyoncé‘s project The Lion King: The Gift on the single “Brown Skin Girl“, which also reached number-one on the World Digital Song Sales chart, and won him a Grammy Award for Best Music Video.
In October 2020, he released his fourth album, Made in Lagos, which received commercial success and acclaim reaching number-one on the Billboard World Album Chart.
The album includes the single “Essence” featuring Tems, which became the first Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top ten following a remix released by Justin Bieber. Wizkid’s fifth album More Love, Less Ego was released on 11 November 2022
