Simi, who is a mother of one, made the revelation on X, formerly known as Twitter on Friday
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular Afrobeats singer, Simisola Kosoko, better known as Simi, has said American rapper, songwriter and record producer, Jermaine Lamarr Cole aka J.Cole recently hailed her amazing songwriting skills.
The mother of one made the revelation on X, formerly known as Twitter on Friday, saying the Grammy-winning singer’s praise was a sign that she has “made it.”
Speaking via her social media page, Simi wrote, “JCole said my pen is lit. So yea. I made it mommy.”
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After her post made the rounds, a curious fan quoted it and asked if she would have disclosed the information if it were a Nigerian rapper who commended her.
The fan wrote: “If rugged man or mode9 or vector said this same thing to you…would you tweet it?” to wish Simi replied, “Probably not.”
Prior to this, Ace Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, had claimed J Cole told him during a studio session that he is on the same level as the late US hip-hop legend, Tupac Shakur.
The Grammy-winning artiste made the claim while featuring as a guest on the latest episode of the Rap Radar Podcast hosted by Elliott Wilson
Burna Boy said: “I don’t really know the dynamics behind how everything happened, but somehow I end up in the studio with J. Cole and a bunch of basketball players tall as hell. Before [recording] any music, we’re all just talking about real stuff, about life and everything.
“For me, I don’t really like to have conversations with people that don’t live with me. You know, I don’t have long conversations like that. So, I found myself just going off.
“And before we start [recording], he [J. Cole] just goes, ‘Bro, this n*gga is Tupac. And then I looked around to see who he’s talking about. It’s me he’s talking about. He’s like, this n*gga is like Tupac reincarnated in Africa.”
