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Published 19 May 2021
Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems , is undeniably one of Nigeria’s biggest breakthrough artistes this year as she is still breaking grounds into the global music industry.
The Afro-beats singer and producer has been placed on the number one spot of the Billboard Next Big Sound chart today. The position, which is a projection for the third week of the month (starting from May 22), places her above the likes of Korean girl group ― Fromis 9 and Cherry Bullet ― Joshua Bassett, Blaqbonez, among others.
Recently, digital billboards featuring Tems on the cover of Apple Music Africa Now were sighted in four cities in the United States ― Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Miami and Lagos.
Whenever
B-Red and
Shina Rambo would host them. At the time, B-Red also played drums in a Jazz band. In 2009, a 17-year-old Davido was so driven that he pitched himself to legendary Nigerian rapper,
Modenine. At the time, the UK-born rapper was recording his critically acclaimed album,
Da Vinci Mode.
MI Abaga on the resulting record.
(Davido s Uncle) then led me to where the Children were. As we were going, we passed the kitchen which was a building on its own (laughs). We went upstairs and the first person I saw was Shina Rambo who was and still is respectful towards me. The same thing with Davido - that s why I respect myself around them.
In July 2019, Burna Boy flew into Lagos for a listening party. The subject was African Giant, his seventh studio project. He was all smiles, calm and collected. Whenever he smiled, it was full and with teeth.
The smiles were of contentment and genuine happiness. Dressed in all-black, he was even joined by his grandmother. Word was that a night before, he had just performed a stop on his African Giant Tour.
He was not only winning professionally, his personal life was popping - his girlfriend is British rapper,
Stefflon Don. She wasn’t there on the night, but her spirit hovered above the room, whispering his lovely tunes.
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