Drake speaks on Ojuelegba (Remix) with Wizkid

Rapper Drake covers the October issue of The FADER magazine. In an interview he explains why he featured on Wizkid’s Ojuelegba remix. Excerpt below; “I ask him if part of the motivation behind his international outreach is a desire to build audiences in foreign markets —to become a truly global star, having already conquered North America as much as any rapper ever has. On some level, I ask, is doing a song like this summer’s “ Ojuelegba (Remix),”which he recorded with Skepta over a hit single by the popular Nigerian rapper Wizkid, a savvy play for audience share? Drake is not into this theory. “I just did it because I
was in the moment,” he says. “I wasn’t thinking like, ‘Oh man, I gotta get my brand up in Nigeria.’” (He hastens to add, with classic Drake politeness, “Not to say that’s not important. I’m super-honored to be on that song.”)