Wizkid’s Essence is proof that a good product will sell itself. It didn’t make the promotional single like “no stress” or “ginger,” “reckless” or some of the other much talked about songs on the 2020 album.
All it got was a subtle endorsement from Wizkid to his collaborator in a tweet, “Tems and I made magic.”
Yet, Essence is now number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in a row. It has had the privilege of being on the Billboard 200, with the possibility of hitting Gold in the United States after already doing 500,000 sales.
How did Essence come this far to do so well in 2021 and earn a remix from Justin Bieber? There’s some speculation about how Tems’ partnership with Wizkid came this far. But the only one worth documenting is the fact that the duo of Wizkid and Tems, along with their writers and producers, made music that should make every fan proud.