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Nigerian singer Timaya who is popularly hailed as the Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa, and is till today one of the most successful artistes to come out of the South South region of Nigeria, is opening up in an interview now about why he left the city he was born and raised in, Port Harcourt, and advised other artistes like himself do the same and also leave that city. Here's what Timaya said and the reason he says he made the decision and gave such advice.

https://loudgist.com.ng/why-i-left-port-harcourt-and-told-burna-boy-to-do-same-timaya-opens-up/

Speaking about why he left Port Harcourt after he blew up, and also adviced other people like Burna Boy to leave, Timaya said:

TIMAYA: I'm born in Port Harcourt but from Bayelsa. I was born and raised in Port Harcourt. Funny enough, I never lived in Bayelsa. I grew up in Port Harcourt all my whole life.

When I left Port Harcourt, I told a lot of people, even Burna Boy, I told him bro, you have to leave here. Because, it's not like it's -- at some point, I think when you grow up and blow up from a place, you've gotta get out of that place. Because the dream is to get to Hollywood, not to buy back the block. And that's why the people, the rappers, like see Nipsey Hussle, he died in the block. You can help people from afar. There's a lot of envy, and all that. I was almost killed in Port Harcourt after I blew up. So I'm like there's too much envy. I know my childhood friends that were my guys and they see me doing fine, they'll just think you're posing. You feel me? So it's better to just dey hail from far. Like, I love you but I can love you from afar. Na him be dey your dey [laughs]. Do you understand? So at some point, you've got to understand that not everybody got to go to that next level with you.

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That's All.

Love from afar makes sense.

Those days, you said you love PH more than Lagos cos in Lagos you can't move freely. But in PH you can walk on street and buy corn as a celeb and no noise. Are you not contradicting yourself now ?

Is he on drugs again?

otipoju:
Love from afar makes sense.

Makes real sense.. no love o! Even some blood siblings aren't spared. Run from them as far as possible. Make dem no share my property when I de 6 feet.

Always talking crap as he gets older

Burna na aye boy but grow up for aro city, how him take survive sef ......?

Indirectly telling him to move to the city of celebrities (LAGOS)

vastolord4:
Makes real sense.. no love o! Even some blood siblings aren't spared. Run from them as far as possible. Make dem no share my property when I de 6 feet.

I tell you. I don gok myself until recently that I saw some signs that made me think twice.

bro too much envy dey this part of the world,once you are sucessful just become an introvert isolate yourself from the rest,even pastor dey envy pastor because of annointing talkess of ordinary people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh3FbxejDlQ?si=hP59QYuyIY-t0DTL

vastolord4:
Makes real sense.. no love o! Even some blood siblings aren't spared. Run from them as far as possible. Make dem no share my property when I de 6 feet.

True true .. this I have seen

If Timaya remained in Port Harcourt, he would not have blown.

Do you know the difference between Duncan Mighty and Timaya, one remained in PH and the other moved to Lagos.

Ordinary endorsement, which major brand will come to PH and look for you?

In entertainment today, for you to make it, you must come to Lagos and eat amala. Shikena

God bless yorubaland.
God punish non-yorubaland

Kennyswag:
God bless yorubaland.

God punish non-yorubaland

u dey ok so?

Wearetheugliest:
u dey ok so?

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