Naija music scene dey buzz again as Ayra Starr, the young Afrobeats star wey dem know well-well, don open up about wetin she dey find for man. The singer wey dem call Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe for real life, talk say looks no dey matter for her at all. She yarn am during chat with media personality Diana Eneje.
“Just be very intelligent. That’s the Gemini in me speaking,” Ayra Starr talk. “Just be intelligent, motivate me, let me also motivate you. Let’s be motivating ourselves to make money. Looks don’t really matter.” The singer stress say emotional intelligence na key thing wey she need for relationship. She dey look for partner wey go fit motivate her, and wey she too go fit motivate back.
But that one no be the only gist wey cause wahala. The same Ayra Starr don drop another bomb wey dey make fans argue up and down. For different interview with Hot 97 FM, dem ask her to name her Afrobeats Big 3—the three greatest artists for the genre wey she sabi.
Instead to call the usual suspects wey fans dey expect, Ayra Starr mention Tiwa Savage, Wizkid and Rema. “My Afrobeats Big 3 would be Tiwa Savage, Wizkid and Rema. My solid Big 3,” she talk with confidence.
This one don cause plenty talk for social media. Normally, fans and critics dey regard Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy as the Afrobeats Big 3 because of their global influence and commercial success. But Ayra Starr list take different direction entirely. She put Rema and Tiwa Savage for inside, leave Davido and Burna Boy outside.
Fans dey debate the matter well-well. Some dey support her choice, say na new generation dey show face. Others dey wonder why she no include Davido or Burna Boy. The gist dey show how Afrobeats scene dey change, and how different generations of artists get their own influence.
Ayra Starr, wey dem know for hits like ‘Rush’, still dey make her mark for industry. Her talk about relationship and her Big 3 list don show say she no dey follow crowd. She get her own mind, and she no dey fear to talk am.
As the debate continue, one thing clear: Naija music no dey dull. Artists like Ayra Starr dey shape the conversation, and fans dey follow every move. Whether for matter of love or for matter of music greatness, her voice dey heard.
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