Celebrated artiste, Wizkid, has relived his childhood and how he was brought up in a secular home in Lagos.
His father is a Muslim while the mum is a Christian.
He says the way he flowed with both instilled in him the philosophy that love is the greatest religion.
In a video in which he reflects on his journey through stardom in the past 10 years, he notes, ““Growing up in a very spiritual home in Lagos really opened my mind. My dad is a Muslim, while my mum is a Christian. I used to go to the mosque with my dad and go to the church with my mother.
“That really opened my mind to know that the biggest religion in life is love. Love is the biggest religion I follow. The most important thing to me is family.”
Wizkid also speaks on what family is to him now – especially his children.
According to him, he rates them higher than his music: “My son is like my best friend. He calls me every day and we have the craziest conversations. He is nine. It is very important for me to keep family together. That is one thing my parents always instilled into us— to understand that there is nothing more important than family.
“Fatherhood means everything to me. Before I used to see myself as a musician, but now, I see myself as a father. I am a father before anything else.”
Wizkid has been a big success story, one who has consistently been in the limelight for a decade.
He salutes his Lagos background, saying it is central to his adventures: “Lagos is what defines me and that is why everything I am today, were things I learnt from that side. Most of my childhood was spent in Surulere. It was amazing for me. I still have flashbacks every time I am in the studio. I was the last child of the family. I wasn’t spoilt but I had my ways sometimes.”
