Singer's 'Ojuelegba (remix)' named as 12th best song of 2015 by FADER

Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba (remix)’ has been named as the 12 best song of 2015 by international magazine FADER.

Released off the pop star’s sophomore studio album , The original ‘Ojuelegba’ was a huge hit in 2015 – and it got even bigger when Drake

Now, Fader Magazine has named ‘Ojuelegba Remix’ the 12 best song of the year in a list led by Skrillex and Diplo’s ‘Where are you now’ featuring Justin Bieber. Wizkid’s song lands on number 12 after Drake’s Hotline Bling (4) and Kendrick Lamar’s Alright (11).

Describing the song, Fader says:

“Let’s get what we all already know out of the way: Drake hopped on this song from Nigerian artist Wizkid for a remix, generously making the song more famous (at least in America) than it might’ve been on its own in 2015. But let me state this clearly and definitively: the song never needed him. No matter the celebrity, you can’t improve on perfection, even if the Skepta verse that accompanied Drake’s on the remix was pretty great. No,  is best on its own, a graceful slice of rhythm that does not need cultural translation. Like Popcaan’s “Everything Nice,” the iconic global jam from last summer, it has a message of grace, thankfulness, and happy perseverance that resonates in every home. And that beat? It’s got a shoulder-shrugging momentum so joyful, how could it not have wound its way all over the world? —Alex Frank”

Wizkid was recently recognized by Pulse Music as the 3rd hottest Nigerian artiste of 2015, after a year which has seen him earn a string of achievements including 'Ojuelegba' remix.

"Hit single ‘Expensive shit’, and the more recent ‘Baba Nla (final)’ has ensured that his musical brilliance is intact. Also, his good work internationally has been a revelation. Wizkid worked with Grammy winner , recorded a hook with Coldplay’s for pop star . A performance with Chris Brown was in the works also in South Africa at the ‘X Tour’, so was another recording with UK star , and Norwegian pop icons .

But the bread and butter of the entire affair came with the blessing of arguably the hottest rapper in the world, , who rolled off a verse to remix ‘Ojuelegba’ with . That move added extra spice to his year," wrote Pulse Music editor, Joey Akan.

Watch the video for 'Ojuelegba' below.