Tems declares love for Kanye West

Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has expressed her admiration for the famous American rapper, Kanye West.

Speaking in the latest series of the Shopping the Sneakers podcast, the Mr Rebel crooner said she loves Kanye West, stressing that she relates with him sometimes.

“I love Kanye West. I relate to him sometimes,” she remarked.

Tems also opened up about her relationship with American R&B star Brent Faiyaz. “Brent Faiyaz is my very good friend. I have known him since like 2021. He is a real one. He is always supportive. I have a couple of artists I’m close to, and he’s one of them,” she said.

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Tems rosed to the limelight after being featured on Wizkid’s 2020 single Essence. This peaked her at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She also did a remix version with Justin Bieber. The song earned her a Grammy Award nomination. That same year, she was featured on the song Fountains by Canadian rapper Drake.

Meanwhile, Tems has become the first female Nigerian artist to reach the 1 billion solo streams mark on Spotify.

She achieved the feat following the release of her much-anticipated debut album, Born in the Wild. This album features melodious tunes like Burning, Love me je je, Ready, and others.