Popular Nigerian artist, Temilade Openiyi aka Tems has revealed that she was ready to make the ultimate sacrifice when she decided to establish herself as an R&B artist rather than pursuing Afrobeats.

Tems made a choice to go against the popular trend of Afrobeats in Nigeria's music industry. She prioritized her own message, not caring about conforming or becoming someone specific.

She made this known to American rapper, Kendrick Lamar, in a recent interview for Interview Magazine.

The Grammy-winning artist said, "I was prepared to die. I believed in myself so much that I didn’t really care if I never became anything or anyone. I just wanted to get a message out. I wanted to get my frequency out."

Tems shared that everyone she sought advice from urged het to do Afrobeats saying, "The only way you can do this is Afrobeats. It’s not that your music is bad, it’s just that it doesn’t fit in Nigeria. Nigerians don’t like this."

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