US Magazine Ranks Wizkid's Ojuelegba 12th Biggest Song of 2015

2015 is wrapping up as Wizkid ’s year of global recognition. First, his Ojuelegba joint was jumped on by, arguably, the world'...

2015 is wrapping up as Wizkid’s year of global recognition. First, his Ojuelegba joint was jumped on by, arguably, the world's best rapper-singer, Drake. Now, New York-based magazine, The Fader, has listed Ojuelegba as the 12^th biggest song of 2015.

Ojuelegba was ranked above chart topping singles from American heavyweights such as Future, Fetty Wap, Rich Homie Quan among others.

Wizkid earlier granted an interview to the magazine where he expressed his surprise at how

successful Ojuelegba became worldwide.

Here’s The Fader’s review of Ojuelegba:

“Let’s get what we all already know out of the way: Drake hopped on this song from Nigerian artist Wizkid for a remix, generously making the song more famous (at least in America)than it might’ve been on its own in 2015. But let me state this clearly and definitively: the song never needed him. No matter the celebrity, you can’t improve on perfection, even if the Skepta verse that accompanied Drake’s on the remix was pretty great. No, “Ojuelegba” is best on its own, a graceful slice of rhythm that does not need cultural translation. Like Popcaan’s “Everything Nice”, the iconic global jam from last summer, it has a message of grace, thankfulness, and happy perseverance that resonates in every home. And that beat? It’s got a shoulder-shrugging momentum so joyful, how could it not have wound its way all over the world?”