According to Nigerian artist Ceeza Milli, he was instrumental in identifying and developing his colleague Ayra Starr’s musical success.
In a recent interview with Yanga FM Lagos, Milli said that he met Ayra Starr while dating a woman who was her schoolmother.
Additionally, he asserted that he had made accommodations for Ayra Starr, highlighting the fact that the “Rush” hitmaker cannot dispute his influence on her success.
“When I discovered Ayra Starr, I wasn’t really paying attention to keeping artists, but I like to watch artists grow… She can’t deny my impact on her career. I discovered her at a very young age.
“She was still in school then. She was my ex-girlfriend’s school daughter, so she was even staying at my place a point,” he claimed.
Ayra Starr came into the spotlight with the release of her self-titled debut extended plays in January 2021 through Mavin Records.
Starr has previously revealed that Mavin boss, Don Jazzy contacted her in December 2019 after discovering her Instagram page where she shares her music.
Ceeza Milli has revealed that he went to jail at some point in his career.
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The singer, who did not disclose what led to his imprisonment, said the experience affected him psychologically.
“I went through a depressive stage, I went to jail. I suffered in Nigerian prison,” he stated in a recent interview with Yanga FM Lagos.
Milli said he still trying to fully recover health-wise.
He, however, explained that he is only working on losing weight for health reasons and not because of Internet trolls.
He added that he is not bothered by critics and trolls.
Ceeza Milli expressed gratitude to his colleague Wizkid for collaborating with him years ago and boosting his career.
He noted that Wizkid couldn’t have done more for him because he had active deal with record label then.
“Wizkid tried for me, he gave me collaborations that made me feed my family,” the singer stated.
