By Osagie Alonge
Speculation had been going around for a while now but just yesterday Saturday, December 17, 2011 Senegalese-American singer Akon revealed that he has signed Nigerian pop acts Wizkid, 2face, and twin duo Psquare to his Konvict Music label.
Akon revealed this to pressmen at Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha’s CLUB 10 where the unveiling of energy drink Citron took place. Akon is a brand ambassador for the drink.
The Konvict/KON Live boss was glad to share the news with his followers on Twitter, ‘In Nigeria with my brothers about to take over Africa with @2faceidibia and @wizkidayo big up to P-square’, @Akon tweeted.
It can be recalled that the singer had featured on a remix of Wizkid’s ‘Don’t dull’ and was seen with 2face back in June in Atlanta, Georgia.
Banky also hinted at the big news as he tweeted ‘But!!!!! Last night was kinda epic. Bigups to the EMEazzyyy + Konvict Music runz. Shoutout to everyone that saw the evidence 🙂’; adding ‘Last night was KINDA heavy… 🙂 Thank u to everybody that believed in and supported what we’ve been tryna do… Na God dey do am… God bless U real good!!!’.
Details of the deals are still sketchy as the Grammy Award winning act didn’t go into details but made it known that the signing had been done earlier.
Phone calls placed to 2face’s management Now Muzik were not answered neither where text messages replied.
31 comments
awesome! akon is so looking really nice 😀
Ȋ̝̊̅ really love dis
What ever happened to the Konvict/faze arrangement? Faze must now take 2baba 2 be his lifelong nemesis now. 2 him dat has, more is given!
thank God 4 dis promotion 4 dz guyz ooooooooooo.me sef i go get deir & pass dem becus i hapi 4 dem.AKON God bless u
2baba and the rest BIG up to Naija music,soon na grammy.
Guys slow down here! Before we get uber excited, you gotta really investigate. No one, I repeat no one has expressely mentioned anything about signing in their statements or tweets. Akon’a tweet may simply indicate a collaboration while Banky’s may just be expressing joy that Akon is impressed by the efforts of these guys, hence the endorsement.
Akon revealed this to pressmen at Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha’s CLUB 10 where the unveiling of energy drink Citron took place. Akon is a brand ambassador for the drink……
Always learn to read properly before commenting, it would save u from exposing ur ignorance
Akon nice one there…we will continue to represent AFRICA anywhere i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ the World.more greese to your elbos.KEEP REPRESENTING
he no go beta for d phersin wey he no go better for from January to December,, frm January to December GOD blessed SKULLOUT OPOEOLUWA, AKON,TUFACE,PSQUARE,WIZKID AND our well wishers UP AFRIKA OWAY!!!
God is great…may he continue to lift up african star’s cos there really trying their best for us their fan’s…one love akon…good work,well done mehn
wow am glad that naija stars are really doing well, and this opportunity will bring the best in them.
i love niga supperstars sun i wil kum out we opkumin
Anderson god bless u joor! Nigerianz should wake up and stop bn allowed 2 be fooled by deez cheAp publicity hungry nigerian artist
Am happy cos gud finx iS happen now in the Nigeria industary, pls I word of advise to all my fellow Nigerian, please awake the gaint in U̶̲̥̅̊………MFG
=))º°˚˚˚°ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º=)) …nice ones guyz. Even if its real or mere speculation, there is always a good side to every fabricated story! Thumps ups *NG* artistes….we going places…damn our greedy gov απϑ their negative politics! We go make am without them! 🙂
The land is green,someday grammy is coming to nigeria.
lmao shallow thinking peeps
The Konvict/KON Live boss was glad to share the news with his followers on Twitter, ‘In Nigeria with my brothers about to take over Africa with @2faceidibia and @wizkidayo big up to P-square’, @Akon tweeted
This is guess is the signing? sigh
hay niger entertainment industry is realy goin to xplode,diff colaboz wif international starz,why is dat dis is d only part of our economy dat is realy developin?well way to go niger plp
Hurray!!! Go brodaz da Lord ‘z ur strength dnt mind diz gov’t dat believe we can do it we wil make it nd do it without them but “no 4get ur brodaz oooo”
He didn’t sign them to the label, he signed them as reps of the label. Go on twitter and check his tweets before ya’ll be handing out wrong information!
Good signing Akon
God bless 9ja
so happy 4 wizkid & da rest
we are there already
nice deal 4 wizkid….bt while will Tuface a whole nigerian icon do diz…Akon to senegal as Tuface IS to nigeria..i dont rily fink itz a nice idea ooOOO
Hi monica,it really nice hearing this,the fact’s that u ain’t the only happy but u also made us proud,keep it up 1 good deserves another 1ce again we’re happy 4 u.I wish u all the goodies in this joyoce season.
I am happy b/c of wizkid. A boy of twenty years for that matter. God bless wizkid and bless akon.
Nice 1 Wizkid with 2baba and Psquare i just want to say a big congratulation to u guys just keep it up.
Ultraprince,we share τђε same ideas…good 1 dou buh stil perplexd @ 2face signin on as well
I wish 2 join EMEaazzyy somedayz…..gudluck 2 wizkid n tnx 2 Banky w 4 helpin him
I luv dat
Even if Akon has signed them, their music will still be marketed in Africa since the American and European markets won’t patronize them enough for Konvict Music to get any serious money from their records. Even as D’banj signed with Kanye West, typical Americans still have never heard of D’banj before. They don’t even know that he and Snoop did a song together because they air all these foreign collaborations in Africa only. Why do u think El Dee came back? African music doesn’t sell abroad. Except for the likes of Fela and other contemporary legends. But I’m still happy for them if they ARE truly signed, maybe this will help them to improve on the quality and substance of their music and become true international stars in their due time
Dis is reali kul u knw may gud make d music industry grow beta