On 'Bad to Me,' his first solo single of the year, wizkidayo ups the energy and causes some commotion around Amapiano’s influence over Afrobeats.
— could make you forget the slick singer is good for getting the party started with intense, uptempo songs. While most ofis made for slow whines and cooling out, Wizkid’s got dance floor fire like “Caro,” “African Bad Gyal,” and “Pakurumo,” that prove his versatility. In fact, his debut, 2011’s, is energetic, electronic fare with an African edge, likely a product of EDM’s influence on that era.
On his first offering of 2022 as the lead artist, Wizkid inches out of the sweet and sensual pocket he’s found himself in of late tries his hand at the dance sound that is starting to define these times in African music: . Produced by P2J , “Bad to Me” begins with a twangy Pharrell-esque four-count before breaking out in electrifying percussion, all shekere and deep drums. Bright keys give the track some romance as Wizkid slides in with his first verse, celebrating yet another bad gyal and her dizzying figure: “This kind of body don dey cause a migraine,” he goes. As Wizzy longs, a sticky log drum pattern patters through, and it’s clear that the Amapiano bug has bitten him, too.
“Bad to Me” is instantly arresting, combining the soft aesthetic Wizkid has curated over the past couple of years with this club-centered moment. From the log drum to the echo of the call-and-response outro (à la
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