“I had someone else in mind for ‘MMS’ not Wizkid” – Says Asake

Singer Asake revealed that Wizkid approached him to feature on his song “MMS” despite his initial plans.

During an Instagram Q&A session, Asake revealed that producer P. Prime most likely played the song for Wizkid, who liked it and requested to be featured.

Asake claimed he had someone else in mind for the track, but Wizkid’s excitement won him over.

“I didn’t know I was going to put Wizkid on that song to be honest. I had someone else in mind for that song, but I think P.prime played the song to wiz, and wiz said “I f*ck with this song, I want to jump on it’,” he said.

The song was released on Asake’s album “Lungu Boy,” which set many streaming records, including the highest first-day listens for an African album on Spotify (9.42 million).

“MMS” also achieved the biggest first-day streams on Spotify Nigeria with 870,000 streams.

In other news, Funke Akindele, a Nigerian actress and director, will feature the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service in her next film Everybody Loves Jenifa, fulfilling a promise she made last month.

Jubril Gawat, Lagos State governor’s senior special assistant for new media, confirmed this on Saturday via the microblogging site X, releasing a video.

He wrote:

“Renowned Nollywood Actress and CEO of Funke Akindele Network (FAAN), @funkeakindele features Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service @LagosRescue on her upcoming movie as promised.

“She made the promise when she visited the agency last month.”

Funke expressed her desire to work with the fire department during a courtesy visit to their Alausa location in July.

She indicated that she intends to add fire prevention elements into her film to assist minimise fire outbreaks in the state.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service welcomed the partnership, stating that it is consistent with their aim of promoting safety and preventing fire-related events.

This initiative seeks to educate the public about fire threats and promote proactive fire-prevention measures.

Funke Akindele revealed on Instagram in April that her new film, Everybody Loves Jenifa, a spinoff of the Jenifa series, will release in December.