"Ojuelegba" is a song by Nigerian singer

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from his self-titled second studio album, ''

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'' (2014). It was written by Wizkid and produced by the record producing duo

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. The song shares its title with the metropolitan subsection of

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. It highlights Wizkid's struggles as an underground artist, who roamed the streets of Ojuelegba to support his recording interest. The song received numerous airplay on all major radio stations in Nigeria, and peaked at number 1 on

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's Afrobeats Chart for February 2015. The official remix of "Ojuelegba" features vocals by Canadian rapper

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and English grime artist

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. It made its premiere on

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in July 2015. The song was ranked 12th on ''

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''s list of the 107 Best Songs of 2015. Prior to the release of the official remix, Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie released his rendition of "Ojuelegba".

Music video

Background

The accompanying music video for "Ojuelegba" was directed by

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, and uploaded to YouTube on 5 January 2015. The video features a scene of a bus conductor calling out to passengers to board his vehicle to Ojuelegba; Wizkid is seen boarding the bus.

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scenes of Ayilara and Itire roads were also included in the cut. The video depicts the dramatic and realistic perspective of community life in Ojuelegba. It also story-lines Wizkid's upbringing in the town of Ojuelegba and highlights his journey from grass to grace. Moreover, the video portrays the message of goodwill and family support needed to ascend during times of hardship.

Reception

Critical reception to the music video was mixed. Joey Akan of Pulse Nigeria said the video is not a true representation of the song because it lacks inspiration. On the contrary, Joda Afolabi of ''

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'' commended Clarence Peters for shooting the video and said it "depicts a thorough and true reflection of what the song preaches." Bukola Adegunle of ''Royal Times'' gave the video 3 out of 5 stars, adding: "creativity was displayed, which gave meaning to the video. The scenes were well arranged and there was a great link in all the scenes." Jim Donnett and Jimmy King both gave the video a 3.8 rating, saying its simplistic factor stood out.

Live performances

Wizkid performed the song along with "

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" at the Indigo O2 Arena in London on 26 September 2014.

Accolades

"Ojuelegba" won Song of the Year and was nominated for Best Pop Single at

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. It won Hottest Single of the Year at the

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Personnel

;Song credits *Writing - Ayodeji Balogun *Production -

;Video credits *Director -

References

External links

* {{Wizkid 2014 songs Wizkid songs Song recordings produced by Legendury Beatz Songs in Yoruba Songs written by Wizkid