Our songs used to be 5 mins long before Wizkid’s impact – Remi Aluko claims, netizens kick [VIDEO]

• Remi Aluko, in a trending video, shared how Wizkid changed the method of recording songs in Nigeria.
• The Fuji star disclosed that in the past, Nigerian songs used to be 5 minutes long before Wizkid joined the industry.
• According to Remi Aluko, Wizkid made other artistes realise the length of a song is not necessary before fans can enjoy it.

Fuji maestro Aderemi Aluko, better known as Remi Aluko, spoke in a recent video on the impact of his junior colleague, Ayo Balogun Wizkid on the Nigerian music industry.

Aluko, who battled partial blindness in 2013, a guest on the EchoRoom podcast, revealed the Nigerian Star Boy, changed the style of recording songs in the industry.

The Fuji star disclosed that songs used to be five minutes long before Wizkid came with his style.

According to Remi Aluko, Wizkid reduced the length of songs and made other artists realise it was possible. Explaining the Star Boy record label boss style of recording, Remi Aluko said:

“Wizkid was the one that changed the method of recording songs, before songs used to be 5mins long until Wizkid came and made it shorter with his style.”

Watch video of Remi Aluko speaking about Wizkid below:

Read reactions to Aluko’s claim below:

kasound_: “It was @kizzdaniel, not wiz with songs like woju, laye, mama before then we were all doing 3:50 seconds.

dammiefire: “Wow, so Remi Aluko sound like this.”

offishial_monii: “Wizkid get like 20 songs when end 5 minutes na. this man na werey”

official_osco_baba: “Very right,back in the days of Eedris,African China,2face,dbanj,Faze and others it’s always 5mins or more and then music always reach verse 3 and 4 even track 4 is mostly replay/repetition of verse 1 before chorus now its just a chorus then a verse then chorus again and bridge verse(collaboration voice) and chorus and repetition of same chorus.”

topceevibzbeat: “I don’t believe that even tho I’m a wizkid fan. Omah came in with that 1-2 mins track..”

seantero_choko: “Mumu talk.”

iam_jemil: “What’s Remi saying? Wiz changend Wetin?”

omobasatty: “Na living legend Dey talk !!!!!!!!!!! we have a song together.”

davidzy001: “Na Asake later turn am to 2 min gerege.”