Tems, the talented Nigerian singer, has opened up about her lifelong admiration for US rapper Lil Wayne.
In an interview with The Cruz Show, the ‘Love Me Jeje’ hitmaker shared her passion for hip hop and rap music, revealing how her brother introduced her to the genre at a young age.
The 29-year-old Grammy winner also recalled pretending to be Lil Wayne and expressed eagerness to meet him soon.
Hip-hop is my thing. I used to pretend to be a rapper when I was younger, she said.
I love Lil Wayne. I used to pretend to be him when I was younger. My brother actually is the one who introduced me to rap because he used to listen to a lot of rap.
He used to download songs off the internet like Lil Wayne’s and that is how I got influenced.
I haven’t met Wayne and I want to meet him so bad but very soon I know I am going to meet him.
Tems also mentioned her deep, slightly cringe-worthy rap voice. my rap voice is really deep and slightly cringe, she said.
This is not the first time Tems would have expressed her admiration for a US rapper.
In September, she said she loves Kanye West and relates to him sometimes.
Born Temilade Openiyi, Tems gained popularity in 2020, courtesy of her collaboration with Wizkid, the Afrobeats singer, on the song Essence.
The same year, she released her debut extended play (EP) titled ‘For Broken Ears’.
Tems has received several awards and broken several records.
The singer won a ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ Grammy award in 2023 for her collaboration on ‘Wait For U’ with Future and Drake.
Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artistes of his generation. He is also widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
