American singer and songwriter, Shaffer Chimere Smith, also known as Ne-Yo, has revealed that he would love to make some Afrobeats with Nigerian artistes like Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems and CKay.
He made his intentions known during an interview with Flytime music.
According to him, he has always wanted to make some Afrobeats but out of respect for the continent, he can not just go to the studio with his producer to make some beats.
He said instead, he would love to get a call from either of the names he mentioned.
Speaking at the conference, he stated that he never knew he had such a fan base in Lagos.
He said, “I remember being pleasantly surprised the first time I came to Lagos, Nigeria. I genuinely had no idea that I had such an amazing fan base here.
“For me to sit with producers and go and be like, ‘Let’s do some afrobeat today’, I’ll feel like an imposter.
“If I want to get into it, I want to be invited by an artiste who’s already there.
“Let me feature on an artiste who’s already there or I get an artiste who’s already there to feature on something of mine, so that’s authentic and real.
“I’ll love to collaborate with some African artistes. Wizkid is on the list, Tems is on the list, Burna Boy is on the list, and Ckay is on the list.
“I’m just waiting on a phone call basically. I don’t have anybody’s number for me to call. I’m waiting for them to call me.”
