Afrobeats sensational superstar, Kizz Daniel recently appeared on Power 1051 FM’s The Breakfast Club, where he was interviewed by US radio hosts Charlamagne tha god and Angela Yee.
In the interview published on August 1, 2021 on YouTube, Kizz Daniel talked about his intercontinental hit single ‘Buga’, his relationship with Tiwa Savage, his style of music, creative process, his dream of selling the O2, managing interest of fans, becoming an actor and being a businessman, as well as other issues.
According to Kizz Daniel, he never thought the song would become an intercontinental hit when he was recording it. He revealed that he recorded Buga before playing it for Tekno, who then recorded his verse.
Buga also topped the list of the most Googled songs in the first half of 2022.
‘Buga’ was released on May 3, 2022, and with a breakneck run of three months, it was able to become the most popular song in Nigeria. The song has been a fan favorite; with listens and streams from all over the world, massive ratings and arguably Nigeria’s biggest song.
He also nurtures a dream of one day selling out London’s O2 Arena just as he once wished for the chance to perform the hit song “Buga” at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
With the worldwide success of ‘Buga’, Kizz Daniel’s ambitions to sell 02 seem within reach.
Furthermore, Kizz Daniel revealed that social media played a big role in making ‘Buga’ a success.
The dance move that accompanies the song increased its appeal and made it a digital hit that culminated in making it the biggest African song of 2022.
Netizens from Instagram, Facebook and TikTok participated in the dance challenge with #buga. Buga is the hit song that everyone vibrates with today; From young, old, men and women, to people on the street, at parties and on all social networks.
Kizz Daniel also made an honest ranking of his music. Charlamagne referred to Kizz Daniel’s Afroclassic as a genre and Kizz corrected it.
He said: “Afroclassic is not a genre. It’s just my kind of Afrobeats. Every song I do is a classic, so I like to call my sound Afroclassic.”
When asking Kizz Daniel about his relationship with Tiwa Savage, Charlamagne referred to Tiwa as the Queen of Afrobeats.