Ruger humbles himself before Wizkid, says FC gave him his biggest first-day streams in his career

Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter Ruger has ignited curiosity on social media after he publicly acknowledged his senior colleague in the entertainment industry, Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid.

The singer who came into the spotlight a few years ago was praised by fans and followers for not being proud to identify and give credit to whom credit is due.

In the video, the singer said, “Wizkid has been supporting been supporting me, I’m very grateful to Wizkid FC, they gave me my biggest first-day streams when Wizkid told them to stream my song.

The collaboration with Wizkid is coming soon, don’t worry I won’t announce it until it’s official.”

One of the statements that earned him accolades was the fact that the singer also acknowledged the role Wizkid’s fans, popularly known as Wizkid FC, played in his music career.

“Wizkid has been supporting been supporting me, I’m very grateful to Wizkid FC, they gave me my biggest first day streams when Wizkid told them to stream my song. The collaboration with Wizkid is coming soon, don’t worry I won’t announce it until it’s official”

– Ruger pic.twitter.com/JBSYD7zIQK

— BASITO (@itzbasito) February 27, 2025

According to him, FC gave him the biggest first-day streams of his life when Wizkid advised them to stream it. This statement further revealed the impact and influence Wizkid has on other artists, especially those who are below him in the industry.

The revelation quickly drew the attention of the public, with FC praising the singer for acknowledging them and appreciating their leader without any iota of compromise.

“Thank you Ruger for acknowledging our boss and us as well. You will go far in your career Inshallah and we will continue to support you.”

“We did it man. God bless Afrobeats.” “This made my day already. Only Machalla can have such influence oo “