Ycee Credits Wizkid for Early Career Boost on Carter Efe Live Stream

Ycee was on Carter Efe’s live stream to have fun. He ended up telling a story that said a great deal about how things really work behind the scenes in Nigerian music.

The singer opened up on Wednesday night about a pivotal early moment in his career, revealing that Wizkid had quietly played a significant part in helping him get his start. According to Ycee, before a trip to London, he introduced a friend to Wizkid, and the Star Boy responded by personally calling promoter Smade on his behalf. Smade moved quickly, arranging four shows for Ycee at a stage in his career when opportunities like that were not easy to come by. It was the kind of behind-the-scenes intervention that rarely makes headlines at the time but ends up mattering enormously to the person on the receiving end of it.

Ycee did not let the moment pass without acknowledging it properly. He used the live stream to publicly thank Wizkid, framing the gesture as an example of the kindness and support the superstar has quietly extended to other artists throughout his career, often without any public credit attached.

The rest of the stream stayed true to Carter Efe’s usual energy. He kept up his long-running, tongue-in-cheek feud with Wizkid throughout the session, joking about being blocked and about stolen spotlights in a bit that has become one of his signature recurring gags with viewers. Ycee matched the mood, freestyling and playing several of his own tracks live for the audience, turning what began as a casual hangout into one of the more entertaining streams Carter Efe has hosted recently.

Beneath the humour, though, the story Ycee told carried real weight. It is a reminder that some of the most important moments in an artist’s rise happen quietly, away from the cameras, built on relationships and goodwill rather than headlines.