Oluwanishola Ogudu, the first baby mama of Afrobeats superstar Wizkid, has revealed that she has been turning down numerous show invitations for their son, Boluwatife Balogun, popularly known as Champz.\n<\/p>\n
Ogudu made this known in a statement posted on her X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, explaining that the decision was based on her son\u2019s age and the need to prioritise his development over premature exposure to live performances.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to say a Big Thank you for the countless show invitations and for considering Champz. Due to his age, we\u2019re prioritising development over live performances for now, and have had to decline show bookings. We truly appreciate the interest and understanding,\u201d she wrote.\n<\/p>\n
The mother of one emphasised that they were taking a measured approach to building the 14-year-old\u2019s budding music career, using a popular saying to illustrate their strategy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the saying goes, you walk before you run. We\u2019re building patiently and intentionally and look forward to future opportunities when the timing is right,\u201d Ogudu added. <\/p>\n
She, however, hinted at exciting prospects ahead, revealing that new music from Champz would be released in 2026.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMost importantly, we\u2019re excited for new music coming in 2026. Stay tuned,\u201d the post concluded.<\/p>\n
Boluwatife, the eldest son of Grammy-winning artiste Wizkid, has shown interest in following his father\u2019s musical footsteps, with videos of him freestyling and displaying his musical talents occasionally surfacing on social media.\n<\/p>\n
The youngster has amassed a significant following on social media after his debut EP Champion\u2019s Arrival in November 2025.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oluwanishola Ogudu, the first baby mama of Afrobeats superstar Wizkid, has revealed that she has been turning down…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-364910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}