Wizkid just proved, once again, that he doesn’t need to shout to win.
On Saturday night, December 7, inside Nairobi’s glittering KICC, the Afrobeats king walked away with the prestigious Best Continental Male Songwriter trophy at the 2025 Entertainment Arts Excellence Awards. His silky verse on Odumodublvck’s “Big Time” also scooped Best Afro-Rap Fusion Hit, giving the buzzing single its very first major award.
Olamide wasted no time. At 3:32 a.m. Nigerian time, Baddo hit X with eagle emojis and pure pride: “Starboy pen game unmatched!” The post blew up instantly.
But here’s where it gets juicy.
Wizkid didn’t attend. No speech, no video message, nothing. While nominees like Tyla and Black Sherif and Bien graced the stage, Big Wiz let the plaque do the talking, fueling the same old “does he really write?” debate that has followed him for years.
Minutes after the win, old ASCAP and BMI plaques resurfaced online, alongside Genius credits showing him solo-writing chunks of Morayo. His loyal FC flooded timelines with receipts, daring anyone to try it.
Meanwhile, certain corners of the internet stayed suspiciously quiet. No congratulatory posts from the usual suspects. Just retweets, likes, and awkward silence.
One thing is clear: in 2025, Wizkid is collecting songwriter flowers the same way he collects silence from his opps, effortlessly.
Another trophy in the cabinet, another round of “he doesn’t write his songs” buried under hard evidence. The king remains unbothered, and the streets can’t stop talking.
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