After over 13 years since Wizkid鈥檚 Superstar debut, Starboy has given us countless hits, collaborations and moments that won’t fade away in a long time. To stretch his music catalogue, he鈥檚 announced Morayo, his sixth studio album slated to be released on November 22, 2024.
While we wait for Morayo, we dive into Wizkid’s acclaimed music projects, ranking his works from the best to the least enjoyable. From Superstar to S2, we revisited the albums and EPs that have cemented Wiz鈥檚 status as one of Afrobeats’ legends.
6.
More Love, Less Ego (2022)
In November 2022, just a year after the debut of the deluxe Made in Lagos, Wiz released More Love, Less Ego 鈥攁 mesh of pop, Afrobeats and R&B. This album feels like a drawn-out session of Made in Lagos, repeating similar sonic templates, flows and melodies. Quit honestly it is the last in this ranking because of was not daring, was boring. It didn鈥檛 try to go outside the comfort zone of previous successful albums from Wizkid.
5.
S2 (2023)
Although this dropped around the demise of his mum, Wizkid understood that variety is the spice of life on S2, a follow-up to his Starboy label鈥檚 Soundman Volume 1 project. In four tracks, Wizkid served diverse music styles that switched up his tempo from the laid-back Made in Lagos and More Love, Less Ego. S2 is very experimental and fun. As we said in our review of the project, it鈥檚 a prelude to Morayo.
4.
Ayo (2014)
This is Wizkid’s second album and can be called his album with the most hits, being home to Jaiye Jaiye, In My Bed, Show You the Money, On Top Your Matter. Though few songs in Ayo are as introspective as 鈥淥juelegba鈥 and 鈥淛oy,鈥 its general fast-tempo direction attracts party animals and young people looking for fun. We may never get this party version of Wizkid again, but the hits from Ayo will continue to turn up functions even decades from now.
3.
Sound from the Other Side (2017)
There have been arguments that this album didn’t strive or gain notoriety due to its mixtape tag, R&B sonic direction, and serious lyricism (a deviation from the usually playful Afrobeats lyrics). But these qualities are what distinguish Wizkid鈥檚 third album and first major label debut among his other offerings. 鈥淪FTOS鈥 is soft, expressive, and bold.
2.
Made in Lagos (2020)
The fusion of R&B and Afropop shines bright on 鈥淢ade In Lagos鈥, Wizkid鈥檚 special nod to his city of childhood.
Years before Wizkid released the critically acclaimed 鈥淢ade In Lagos鈥 album in 2020, his fans begged and asked him several times for a new album. Just nine days after its release, it crossed over 100 million streams across five streaming platforms, received praise from listeners and both local and foreign media, and became the best-selling African album of all time in the US.
1.
Superstar (2011)
Superstar is Wizkid’s first album, released under Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) in 2011. A year after his hit single Holla At Your Boy, his debut album came out to ground his feet as Nigeria鈥檚 contemporary music new pop star. Not only because he was the hottest kid on the block, had a sort of cool demeanour, or the star-studded features, he was at his most adventurous phase. The album explores different genres like Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae and Fuji, and themes like romance, love, ghetto upbringing and his grass-to-grace story. A decade has passed since the release, but at least six songs on it still raise the roof anytime they鈥檙e played.
