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Wizkid, Beyonce, ‘Brown Skin Girl’ debuts at No. 76 on Billboard Hot 100

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The debut will mark Wizkid's second appearance on the charts after his feature on Drake's 'One Dance.'
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On July 19, 2019, Beyonce released her album, The Lion King: The Gift.

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On a song titled, 'Brown Skin Girl,' Nigerian singer, Wizkid featured alongside Beyonce and American artist Saint jHN. The song also features vocals from Beyonce’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.

For the week-ending Tuesday, August 6, 2019, the song debuts at Number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. It marks Wizkid’s second entry on the chart as a featured act. He first appeared on the chart as a featured act on Drake’s chart topper, ‘One Dance’ in 2016.

The Lion King: The Gift is to serve as soundtrack to the remake of live animated adventure film, The Lion King. The song appreciates the black woman and all her traits.

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Tracklist for The Lion King: The Gift featuring Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy and others. (Beyonce)
Tracklist for The Lion King: The Gift featuring Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy and others. (Beyonce)

The album, which caused uproar from East Africans over a lack of representation features other Nigerian acts like Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Mr. Eazi, Yemi Alade and Tekno.

Experienced A&R, Bankulli has three writing credits on the album while Nigerian producer, Northboi also has a production credit.

The Billboard Hot 100 charts is the definitive American singles chart.

This week’s Billboard charts also sees a record broken. Lil Nas X’s smash hit, ‘Old Town Road’ reigns at No. 1 on the charts for the 17th week. As such, it surpasses the previous record holder, Luis Fonsi’s ‘Despacito.’ 

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