{"id":204521,"date":"2026-01-14T13:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=204521"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:57:25","slug":"wale-meet-olubowale-victor-akintimehin-the-nigerian-american-rapper-who-supposedly-introduced-wizkid-to-a-global-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=204521","title":{"rendered":"WALE: Meet \u2018Olubowale Victor Akintimehin\u2019, the Nigerian-American rapper who supposedly introduced Wizkid to a global audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian-American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin has acknowledged his part in bringing Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, to a global audience.\u00a0 Wale described his long-standing relationship, nearly a decade with Afrobeats sensation Wizkid while discussing his role in the musician\u2019s career growth&#8230;<br \/><a 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