Iyanya Recounts How He Couldn't Afford $200,000 To Feature Nicki Minaj

 

Popular Nigerian singer, Iyanya, has revealed that he almost featured American rapper, Nicki Minaj but couldn't afford $200,000 for the collaboration.

Following the acceptance of the song 'Ur Waist' after 'Kukere' shot Iyanya to limelight, Ubi Franklin suggested Nicki Minaj to him to get that international recognition that will make his career grow.

Iyanya and his team decided to travel to the United States, and met Nicki Minaj to make his dream come true. Unfortunately, he could not afford the $200,000 for the collaboration.

‘Ur waist’ was so massive we decided it should go international and we needed the right artiste to help with that journey. Ubi Franklin suggested Nicki Minaj and I asked how we’re gonna pay for that, he laughed and said “if your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough”.

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We started making contacts to who will get us Nicki Minaj and we found someone Who had direct contacts and he asked that we fly to Atlanta for a meeting with him and then he will take us to meet Nicki Minaj for the collaboration. And I flew straight to Atlanta and we started meetings that will lead to the reason when we were in Atlanta.

“Omo na so them start to carry us go club to light bottles to show say money Dey. Omo no be person tell us to wise o,” he disclosed.