In an interview with Adesope Olajide, DJ Maphorisa said that Starboy Wizkid was the one who first introduced him to the amapiano sound.
During the interview, he explained how Wizkid first heard about the sound from a DJ while they were out and inquired about what it was all about.
Maphorisa claimed that in order to get into the sound, he had to conduct some research on what it was all about.
According to him: (Wizkid put me on Amapiano)
Today, September 14, 2022, Wizkid released a new song called “Bad To Me,” and in it, he sampled the sound that got people thinking back to the DJ Maphorisa interview.
See video below: