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I’m on the same level with Asake, stop comparing him to Wizkid – Portable

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Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola better known as Portable has addressed people who compare Afrobeats star, Wizkid to rave of the moment, Asake.

He demanded that people doing such should desist because they are not in the same category when it comes to impact and relevance.

Portable said that Wizkid is in the same group with music superstars, Olamide, Burna Boy and Davido.

In a video making the rounds online, the Zazuu star said he and Asake are in the same set and it is disrespectful to compare the Terminator crooner to Big Wiz.

He added that YBNL boss Olamide was very instrumental in bringing him and the buzzing artiste to the limelight.

Watch him speak below:

CorrectNG reported earlier that Wizkid whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun better achieved a historic feat in the United States.

The artiste has set record by becoming the first African artiste to bag four different music certifications in the US.

Research firm, Africa Facts Zone broke the news on Twitter as it listed the tracks that earned him the new speak status.

According to AFZ, Wizkid’s song with Tems, Essence; Come closer featuring Drake, Beyonce’s Brown Skin Girl and Drake’s One Dance Come Closer are the tracks that made the international record possible.

It also reported that the Starboy Entertainment CEO holds a similar title in the UK where he 10 music certifications under his belt.

@AfricaFactsZone wrote; Wizkid has become the first African Artiste to have 4 certifications in USA

Essence – 2x Platinum

Come Closer – Gold

Brown Skin Girl – Gold

One Dance – 8x Platinum.

He is the first African Artiste to have 10 certifications in the UK.

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