Goya Menor, won the Headies Award for “Best Street Artiste,” and controversial singer Portable criticized him for not being popular.
Nigerian singer, Portable was nominated in the same category with Goya Menor but was disqualified after he threatened to kill other nominees if he did not win the award.
Over the course of the week, Portable and Menor had been attacking one another on social media.
The Hype man and Rapper, Goya Menor,though, asserted in a Saturday Beats interview that he was unaware of the singer and that he believed the name to be rat poison.
He said,
“Porta what? Is that the name of a rat poison? I don’t think I have heard that name before in my life. As for other artistes in the same category with me, shout out to them all; especially those that congratulated me.”
On how he felt winning the award, the Menor said, “I felt good. At least, there was a high level of transparency. In less than a year of being in the music industry, winning the Headies is a big one for me.”
On how he felt winning the award, the Menor said, “I felt good. At least, there was a high level of transparency. In less than a year of being in the music industry, winning the Headies is a big one for me.”
When asked if it was appropriate for artists to voice their displeasure on social media about matters that bothered them, the rapper responded, “Yes. That’s why it is called social media. That is where artistes, just like other celebrities, pass messages to their fans.”
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