I would have still been at LASU wining and dining with carryovers – Bella Shmurda reflects on breaking into the Nigerian music scene

By Samantha Allen

Published: January 26, 2022 | 2:37 PM GMT

Bella Shmurda took to Twitter to reminisce on her journey to fame in Nigeria’s music business.

The singer said that he would still be at Lagos State University, where he was an undergraduate student, wining and dining with carryovers and stuck with nothing in his pocket, had he not discovered that he now has 550 million streams across all platforms.

Bella added that he is forever glad that he did “his thing”.

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