wizkid toured london in 2012 and performed at the hmv apollo on 4 june 2012. he worked with banky w., skales, shaydee and niyola to record e.m.e's compilation album "empire mates state of mind" (2012). following the album's release, e.m.e acts toured the united states. the tour kicked off in july and ended in september 2012. eme acts performed in several different cities, including houston, dallas, toronto, vancouver, new york city, providence, calgary, atlanta, washington dc and chicago. on 12 november 2012, wizkid performed at the bbc radio 1xtra live 02 academy in brixton alongside trey songz, tulisa, kendrick lamar and angel.