Nigerian singer Skales has alleged that his former record label mate, Wizkid, never liked him.
In a recent episode of the Listen podcast, the Shake Body crooner revealed that he has always sensed negative energy from the “Starboy.” He also recalled their social media clash from years ago.
The two had a heated exchange on the microblogging platform Twitter, now known as X, back in 2015.
The feud began during a Q&A session with fans on X when a user asked about a potential collaboration between Skales and Wizkid. Skales responded by saying Wizkid was too busy for him at the time.
Clarifying his statement in the recent interview, Skales, who claims to have inspired Burna Boy, explained that his comment about Wizkid was intended as a joke but was misunderstood. He said:
“I have always felt that Wizkid didn’t like me. I don’t know why but there were occasions where he showed his dislike for me.
“If you go back and check the our social media fallout, I think I was doing a ‘question-and-answer’ session on Twitter and somebody said, ‘What’s up with your guy Wiz?’ And jokingly, I said, ‘My brother Wiz does not have my time anymore.’ From there, Wizkid started insulting me, my father and my mother. That’s to show you that he probably had me in mind. He said I wear fake jewellery. That time, I wasn’t the one replying, it was my ex-girlfriend.
“I pick my battles. When I know that people will believe anything you say, I don’t need to fight you. Because whatever I say, they are going to say I am jealous. They are going to say I am envious of Wizkid’s success. And that was the story that was going round. I sat down recently and said, ‘This guy [Wizkid] really don’t like me.’ I have tried to make peace with him but he was adamant. He didn’t like me, I can tell you for a fact.”
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