Wizkid borrowed a bit of South African slang to tease his next move, and then the post vanished. On November 9, the Nigerian star wrote on X: “Porry said ke Dezemba!! New vibe dec 1st!!”
The phrase “ke Dezemba” comes from South African languages like Sesotho and Setswana and translates to “it’s December.” Read in full, the message comes out as “Porry said it’s December! New vibe December 1st!”
The tweet didn’t stay up long, but fans had already grabbed it. Wizkid gave no song title, no project name and nothing else to go on. Nobody knows yet if December 1 points to a single, a full album or something else entirely.
That’s the cautious read. A deleted post is not a release announcement, and as of now there’s no formal confirmation from Wizkid or his team that anything is actually dropping on that date.
The other read is that Wizkid rarely says anything about music without meaning something by it. Fans who have followed him for years know he tends to communicate in short, cryptic bursts rather than long promo campaigns, so a vague line on X is very much on brand.
The timing also lines up with his recent habits. His last three studio albums all arrived in the closing months of the year: Made in Lagos landed in October 2020, More Love, Less Ego followed in November 2022, and Morayo arrived in November 2024.
Morayo was a personal record, named after his late mother, Jane Morayo Balogun, who died in 2023. It leaned into softer, slower grooves and was received as one of the more reflective projects of his career.
Made in Lagos remains the album that pushed him furthest into the global mainstream. Its single “Essence,” featuring Tems, crossed over to American radio and became one of the defining Afrobeats songs of the decade.
December carries its own weight in the Nigerian music calendar. The festive stretch known as Detty December brings packed concerts, homecoming crowds and a rush of new releases in Lagos, so a December 1 drop would hit just as that season kicks off.
The South African phrasing adds another wrinkle. Dezemba” talk is tied to the festive season down south too, and some fans are reading the choice of words as a hint at the sound or audience Wizkid has in mind.
For now, the teaser sits somewhere between a promise and a passing thought. The date is three weeks out, the post is gone, and Wizkid FC is already counting down.
