Ace Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth has revealed why he throw shades at Afrobeat super star, Wizkid while acknowledging Davido’s wedding’s influence on social media. had earlier reported that the comedian had during Davido and Chioma’s wedding on June 25, lamented difficulty in promoting his Canadian tour because all the attention was on the wedding. He added that even Wizkid’s social media drama didn’t get much attention because everyone was focused on Davido and Chioma’s wedding.
However, his comment on Wizkid garnered a lot of backlash from many including the singer’s fan who went ahead to threaten him. Speaking on the incident on Backstage Banter with Isi Ijewere during the Toronto stop of his Canadian tour, Basketmouth explained that his shade at Wizkid was just “a marketing technique.” He said, “Wizkid is my guy.
..that was a marketing technique.
But I knew it was going to be edgy. “I knew it was going to hit people. I knew they were going to get upset and they did exactly what I wanted them to do.
It worked.”.