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‘Olamide Has Helped Me More Than My Mother’ – Bella Shmurda
<p><img width="1000" height="525" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bella-Shmurda-and-Olamide.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Bella Shmurda and Olamide" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bella-Shmurda-and-Olamide.jpg 1000w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bella-Shmurda-and-Olamide-300x158.jpg 300w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bella-Shmurda-and-Olamide-768x403.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p> <h2>Nigerian singer, Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, popularly known as <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/bella-shmurda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bella Shmurda</a>, has expressed gratitude to veteran Nigerian rapper cum YBNL Nation boss, Olamide, over the contributions made to his musical career.</h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> recalls that the singer gained prominence after he featured Olamide in the remix of his song' Vision 2020,' which became a hit.</p> <p>Speaking on the latest episode of the London 90 podcast, the 'Adura' crooner said that if his children asked who helped him, he would mention Olamide before his mother.</p> <p>Shmurda noted that Olamide is the only successful African artiste who still supports African award shows.</p> <p>According to him, many Nigerian singers do not support the Headies Award but spend millions to attend the Grammys.</p> <p>He said,<em> "If my children ask me who helped me, I'll mention Olamide first before I mention my mother.</em></p> <p><em>"Olamide is the only top artiste that is successful internationally and still supporting African music awards.</em></p> <p><em>"Others won't want to come for Headies Award but they can spend millions to go to the Grammys." </em></p> <h2 class="mvp-post-title left entry-title"><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/04/why-i-quit-smoking-weed-bella-shmurda/">Why I Quit Smoking Weed </a></h2> <p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://naijanews.com/topic/bella-shmurda/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bella Shmurda,</a> has stated that he stopped smoking marijuana due to anxiety.</p> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that Bella Shmurda detailed that he stopped smoking weed four years ago because he was “scared of the future.”</p> <p>He further disclosed that he, however, still smokes cigarettes.</p> <p>He stated that, in contrast to assertions that marijuana use fosters creativity, it wasn’t fostering his own creativity.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/04/03/olamide-has-helped-me-more-than-my-mother-bella-shmurda/">‘Olamide Has Helped Me More Than My Mother’ – Bella Shmurda</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>