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Why I’m jealous of Shallipopi’s success – Bloody Civilian

Notable singer, Emoseh Khamofu, aka Bloody Civilian, opens up about her jealousy of Shallipopi’ssuccess.

She made this known during a chat with the media personality, Susan Pwajok and others.

Bloody Civilian shared that she has a little secret jealousy for the success of her colleague, Shallipopi.

She expatiated further by revealing that the reason is because he is living the life that she deserves.

“I am Jealous of Shallipopi’s success, he is living the life I deserve,” she said and burst into laughter.

Reactions have followed …

rosythrone wrote: “At least she’s just being honest 😂 she’s the chubby version of Ayra starr😍”

cometh_quinci2 commented: “Shalipopi with his weed right now maintaining his steeze with zero panic 😂😂”

biggestfish__ remarked: “Shallipopi is bigger than davido in my book✌️”

djmagicbeatz opined: “She’s literally crushing on the guy not jealous 😂”

codesmr stated: “Is their fake laugh for me 🤦🤦”

tochi_lifestyle wrote: “You never ready to talk wetin you need from shalipopi 😂😂😂”

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I’m Taking Break From Smoking – Shallipopi Announces, Encourages Fans to Join Him

Singer Crown Uzama aka Shallipopi has revealed that he has taken a break from smoking.
He announced the decision during his vacation via a video on Snapchat.
He also urged fellow smokers to contemplate a break from the habit.
This move by Shallipopi follows a trend among Nigerian celebrities who have publicly chosen to quit smoking in recent years, including notable names such as Tonto Dikeh, Don Jazzy, Terry G, Faze, Dr Sid, and Kizz Daniel.
 
“No be every time you go dey smoke Igbo, sometimes take a break. I am on break now. I am feeling good,” he said.
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UK-Based Lady Shares Loved-Up Video With Singer Shallipopi After A Video Of Him At A Restaurant With Another Lady Trended

A woman based in the UK has posted a romantic video of herself with Shallipopi, following the circulation of another video showing the singer at a restaurant with a different woman yesterday.

At the restaurant, Shallipopi was caught on video kissing the yet-to-be-identified lady.

The same thing played in the video the lady shared. It however came with the caption, “After God, fear men”.

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Shallipopi’s New Album, Shakespopi Claims 1st-9th Position On Apple Music

Nigerian singer, Shallipopi has achieved a major feat in his career as his latest album, ‘Shakespopi’ takes over 1st to 9th position on the Apple Music chart within 48 hours of release.

This marks the second studio album from Shallipopi barely two years after his shine in the music industry.

Shakespopi contains nine tracks, all topping charts on Apple Music Naija Top 100, overthrowing Portable and Skepta’s ‘Tony Montana’ which has been on the chart for weeks.

The massive wave of the songs has since stirred speculations from music critics who suggested an artificial boost of the songs on Apple Music called ‘Farming‘.

See reactions as Shallipopi’s new album, Shakespopi tops Apple Music chart below;

kimberlyeloghosa said: “Don’t even talk about farm stream,cos nobody dey hear word for Benin since he dropped.they’re really supporting him here.”

nwaobianoziee noted: “This is sad… what happened to good music 💔.”

kennedyexcel stated: “Dem suppose arrest him before him go sing another one.”

big_tony202 wrote: “You think say nah play play 😂 Benin boys dey para oo ❤🔥.”

edofinestcut said: ‘Na our child. We Dey stream am non stop. We pass streaming farm for Benin.😂”

maleek_mandela said: “This no be farm streams ooo 😂 I no listen to any other song since when this album drop 🔥.”

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Where Did I Get Shallipopi, My Stage Name?

The well-known Nigerian singer Crown Uzama, better known by his stage name Shallipopi, has shared his origin story.

He said that Shaolin Popey, a 1994 Chinese kung fu comedy movie, was the source of the moniker.

The singer revealed that he tried using his birth name, Crown, and monikers like Drip Face as his stage name before deciding on Shallipopi in a recent interview with British media personality Madame Joyce.

He emphasized that his mother had purchased a Tom and Jerry CD for them, but when they put it in their DVD player, it turned out to be the movie Shaolin Popey, and he stated that he had discovered the film by chance when he was growing up.

“I was like, let me look for [stage] name.”

Shallipopi also made it clear that his style is called “afro-talk” rather than “afrobeats.”

As per him, he isn’t a rapper yet a talker.

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Make Money Before Chasing Women – Shallipopi Educates Men

Nigerian singer, Shallipopi has urged men to ensure they make money before going after ladies.

The singer counselled men to acquire money before pursuing a woman, not the other way around.

He went on to inquire about the possibilities of sustaining a girl in the absence of money.

He said: “Get the funds and chase the girl. Don’t chase the girl before you get the funds. And if you chase the girl and you get the girl, how are you going to sustain the girl when there’s no funds.”

 

See Video Below;

Check out some reactions below;

Oloye Okanlomo wrote: “When you get funds, they’ll chase you. You don’t need to stress.”

Balox noted: “Broke people shouldn’t have a girl”

C.O.A said: “He should face his secondary school anthems and !gbo. No one needs his advice.”

fowosere1 wrote: “Must u chase girl if u get d funds, na bcs of girl u won chase funds?? Better change ur dealer guy 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️”

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Zlatan Ibile Changed My Story, Introduced Me to Dapper – Shallipopi (Video)

Nigerian rapper Shallipopi has revealed how fellow rapper Zlatan Ibile helped his career.
According to him, Zlatan was instrumental in making him famous.
He opened up in a recent interview.
Shallipopi discussed the life-changing influence Zlatan Ibile had on him. He described how Zlatan helped him connect with Dapper, the CEO of Dvpper Music, and his former label boss.
Shallipopi remembered reaching out to a number of artists to remix his popular song Ellon Musk, but to his pleasant surprise, only Zlatan Ibile returned his message and agreed to meet in person at the studio.
In the video, the self-proclaimed Pluto presido revealed that he first met Dapper when they were both recording in the studio, which initiated their collaboration.
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Music Money Is Like Ritual, If I Stop Singing, Money Will Keep Coming – Shallipopi

Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Shallipopi, has given an insight into how profitable the music industry is.

The ‘Obapluto’ crooner described the returns as that from ritual practices.

In a recent interview on Zero Conditions podcast, the singer was asked how he copes with balancing his income and expenditures amongst demanding family and friends.

“How do you find a balance between giving to family members, saving for yourself and knowing when to draw the line?”
 the show host asked.

In response, Shallipopi revealed that music returns are very bountiful in such a way that his pocket can never run down no matter how much he gives out.

He stated that he never knew how profitable it was until this year following his hit singles.

“You will never understand music money. Music money is like ritual, there’s too much money in music that you cannot understand at all. Even if you’re a artiste that came out in one month and your song is just big, no worry.

Me now, I no dey balance anything; if my family request, I dey give because I know that, the music will not stop. Even if I stop singing, the music I’ve dropped will continue giving me money,” he concluded.

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Young Thug’s Music Saved Me From Depression – Shallipopi

Nigerian singer, Shallipopi has revealed how he escaped depression.
According to him, the music of Young Thug, the US rapper, saved him from depression.

In a recent interview on the ‘Is This Seat Taken’ podcast with Chinasa Anukam, Shallipopi recalled how he was in a depressive state at some point in his life due to financial constraints and lack of love.
He said the music of Young Thug, whom he described as his “best artiste” and that of Dablixx Osha, the late Nigerian rapper, helped him through depression.
He added that while he was going through the depressive state, he understood their lyrics better and it saved him.
“I listen to Young Thug, he is like my best artiste. Not only Young Thug, you know Dablixx Osha? The artiste that died like two years ago? I would say they saved me from depression,” he said.
“Because there was a stage in my life when I was depressed, not because of love, o, no, because of love too. Everything was making me depressed. No love, no money… and, you know, you have to be in a certain situation to play a song to understand the lyrics of the song, so like they saved me from that depression stage of my life.”
Shallipopi rose to fame after releasing his first single titled ‘Elon Musk’.
His songs have garnered a positive reception since he gained recognition.
In August, Shallipopi disclosed that he does not write his lyrics but records freestyles in the studio.
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Zlatan Ibile Gave My Career Life – Singer Shallipopi

Sensational singer, Crown uzama, aka Shallipopi has made a revelation.
He revealed that rapper, Zlatan Ibile gave life to his career.
The 23-year-old disclosed this via his Instagram story recently.
He wrote, “Big shoutout to Zlatan Ibile. Bro literally gave my career life. He didn’t ask for anything in return.”
 
Recall that Shallipopi became an internet sensation after his song ‘Elon Musk’ went viral.
He later remixed the song with Zlatan Ibile and Fireboy DML which solidified his stardom.