Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, widely known as Basketmouth has given an explanation for why he disparaged award winning singer Wizkid despite appreciating Davido's wedding's social media impact.

When Davido and Chioma got married on June 25, the comedian bemoaned how hard it was to promote his Canadian tour since everyone was so focused on the wedding.

Basketmouth continued by saying that because everyone was preoccupied with Davido and Chioma's wedding, not much attention was paid to Wizkid's issue on social media.

Wizkid's admirers took exception at his shade at Wizkid and vowed to "cancel" him.

In an interview on the Backstage Banter with Isi Ijewere during his Canadian tour stop in Toronto, Basketmouth clarified that his jab at Wizkid was merely “a marketing technique.”

He said, “Wizkid is my guy…that was a marketing technique. But I knew it was going to be edgy.

“I knew it was going to hit people. I knew they were going to get upset and they did exactly what I wanted them to do. It worked.”

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