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Samklef Finally Reveals Why Wizkid Left Banky W’s Record Label
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Samklef sheds more light on Wizkid’s exit from Banky W’s EME Label
Music producer, Samklef has dropped more details surrounding Wizkid exiting Banky W’s Label.
Samklef previously chastised Banky W for failing to pay him 11 years’ worth of royalties for his contribution to Big Wiz’s debut album, “Superstar.”
The Msuic producer also recounted how the politician/Musician sought to manage Wizkid in a recent video posted to his Instagram page.
He claims that Banky W is not who everyone thinks he is, and that he was just trying to ‘overuse’ the Starboy.
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Banky W, according to him, is domineering, self-centred, and envious of his previous signee Wizkid.
According to the producer, Wizkid allegedly departed EME after noticing a change in Banky W’s behaviour.
He bitterly recalled Banky requesting that Big Wiz delete his name off Pakurumo since they were having problems.
Watch Samklef’s video below;
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Banky W who is a co-founder of the EME, had signed Starboy in 2009 where he released the classic popular song, “Superstar” in 2011.
According to the 41-year-old musician, a communication gap as well as Wizkid’s desire to move further on his own led to their misunderstanding,
He said, “In terms of when he stopped being on the label, it was lack of communication that caused this war. At the time I think he had started to dream bigger and just wanna be in control of his own shape, of his own destiny, and there was a lot of chatter going around; people saying this, saying that
Wizkid has neither corroborated nor debunked Banky W’s disclosure but an old interview resurfaced on social media where Big Wiz opened up on how he left E.M.E with zero Naira.