{"id":8693,"date":"2021-07-26T01:16:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T00:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refinedng.com\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2021-07-26T01:16:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T00:16:52","slug":"wizkids-essence-feat-tems-breaks-new-record-on-billboard-hot-100-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refinedng.com\/wizkids-essence-feat-tems-breaks-new-record-on-billboard-hot-100-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizkid\u2019s \u201dEssence\u201d Feat Tems Breaks New Record on Billboard Hot 100 List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Wizkid\u2019s \u201dEssence\u201d Feat Tems Breaks New Record on Billboard Hot 100 List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/refinedng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c992a233-wizkid-and-tems-1170x694.jpg\" alt=\"Wizkid\u2019s \u201dEssence\u201d Feat Tems Breaks New Record on Billboard Hot 100 List \" class=\"wp-image-8591\" width=\"1106\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refinedng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c992a233-wizkid-and-tems-1170x694.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/refinedng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/c992a233-wizkid-and-tems-768x456.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Wizkid\u2019s \u201dEssence\u201d featuring Tems has peaked at No. 72 on this week\u2019s Billboard Hot 100. It is the first fully Nigerian song to chart on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The Hit track by Wizkid and Tems, \u201cEssence\u201d recently debuted at N0. 82 on the Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 list, making it Tems first chart appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">&#8220;Essence,&#8221; off Wizkid&#8217;s 2020 album\u00a0Made in Lagos, is primarily sung in English but includes lyrics in Yoruba, an African language mostly spoken in Southwestern Nigeria. \u201dEssence\u201d is the first song featuring vocals in Yoruba to grace the Global charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/refinedng.com\/congratulations-to-wizkid-and-tems-as-essence-tops-billboard-hot-100-and-debuts-at-n0-82\/\"> Congratulations to Wizkid and Tems as \u201cEssence\u201d Tops Billboard Hot 100 and Debuts at N0. 82<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This rise in Nigerian talent onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/chart-beat\/9605110\/wizkid-tems-essence-global-200-chart\">Billboard\u2019s Global 200<\/a> is not just a breakthrough for the country but continues a burst of chart activity from Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Global chart action from the continent has mostly been limited to &#8220;Jerusalema&#8221; by Master KG featuring Nomcebo Zikode (both from South Africa) and Burna Boy, which has spent 45 weeks on the Global Excl. U.S. chart so far, peaking at No. 18 in October.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This is a huge feat for both singers. 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