Nigerian artist Crown Uzama, known as Shallipopi, stated that he does not smoke, even though he appears with cigarettes in his photos and videos.

He explained that he uses cigarettes for visual appeal.

He shared this in a recent interview with Soundcity.

“One thing that my fans don’t know about me is that I don’t smoke. It’s just aesthetics,” he said.

On what inspired him to do music, Shallipopi said, “What influences me to do music is hardship. You don’t want to go through hardship in this country.”