Akon

Yes.

He was like a rebel, but he would speak

the people's words through his music.

And he would always combat the government on what they ain't doing, what they should be doing.

And it became one of those kind of things.

So it was more, it was more.

Yes, exactly.

Wow, okay.

He's a good analogy.

So when we went up there, that music was well-respected, but wasn't commercialized.

And then that's when we came and kind of brought more of a pop feel to it and gave it a more rhythmic type of allowance to where people outside of Africa can actually relate to it if you wasn't quite understanding what was being said.

This started from 2008 to recent.

Bro, Wizkid was my first artist that I signed.

Wow.

He could perform?

Like, when he walked into the room, he just knew, okay, this kid is going to be, he's something big.

And he had an amazing voice.

He was also writing his own little songs at that time.

He was managed and ran by a guy named Banky W at the time.

That's who I partnered up with to sign with.