Wizkid salutes Tems as their song,’ Essence’ gets Platinum certification

Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has received a Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, Platinum certification for his hit song, Essence featuring Tem, the hit song was released in October 2020 as the 11th song on Made in Lagos.

While receiving the certification alongside Tems in the US, Wizkid thanked his fans for their constant support, He also congratulated Tems, stated that she is a superstar, and the world needs to hear her more.

“I love you baby girl you are special, and you are a superstar. This is your time and moment, and the world needs to hear this because it is special to me. We have a Platinum record and I just want to say thank you to everyone involved in this from Tems to the producers, Legendary beats, these are my brothers from way back. I want to say we made a good beat. Thanks to the whole team for believing in the dreams from early, to my fans I appreciate you all and I pray God bless you all,” he said.”

Wizkid became the first African artiste to be certified gold in the United States after 500,000 units of Come Closer were sold.

Essence becomes his second to be certified this year after his 2017 song, Come Closer, featuring Canadian rapper, Drake.

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