Made in Lagos, the afro-fusion album by Nigerian singer Wizkid is certified gold by the RIAA as of August 25.
Released October 30,2020, the P2J executive produced project becomes the first African album to be certified Gold in USA(500,000). The deluxe edition was released on 27 August 2021 and features additional guest appearances from Buju and Justin Bieber.
The lead track for the album Essence featuring Tems is also the first African song to be certified 2x Platinum (2,000,000) by the RIAA giving the 32 year old the record of having both the best selling African album and best selling African song in US.
The 14 track album also features Damian Marley, H.E.R, Burna Boy, Ella Mai, Skepta, and Terri. Other stand out features include True Love featuring Jamaican singer Projexx and Nigerian singer Tay Iwar which has sold more than 100,000 units in the US.
.@wizkidayo, @TayIwar and @ProjexxMusic’s "True Love" has now sold over 100,000 units in the US.
— chart data (@chartdata) March 16, 2022
Projexx who is the grandson of dancehall pioneer “King Jammy” and the son on “John John” is signed to Warner Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Amidst his ongoing success he told the Jamaica Observer that being part of a family of musical stalwarts has certainly helped his career but he push on outside of his family ties.
“I wouldn’t say that having Jammys as my grandfather hasn’t helped me in terms of getting recording opportunities or making inroads musically. But majority of the people that I have done work with are not aware of my musical heritage until long after,” he said.
The music video for True Love has surpassed 2.9 million views on YouTube.
In support of the album, Wizkid embarked on the Made in Lagos Tour (2021–2022). The album received a nomination at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Global Music Album.
