Why I Finally Quit Sm%king — Singer Yemi Alade Opens Up

Afropop star Yemi Alade has revealed how she developed a short-term cigarette add+ction while in university but quit after it began harming her voice and required her to hide the habit in public.

During an interview with chude jideonwo, the johnny singer explained that her experimentation with sm%king as a teenager quickly escalated into a nightly routine before bed.

she said the need to conceal c+garettes when out in public created discomfort that ultimately led her to stop. alade also noted the negative impact on her vocal health, a critical concern for her career.

“Some people say i don’t sm%ke, i don’t this, i don’t that. when i was in the university i tried sm%king. I did not work out. But before it did not work out, it worked out a bit too much. I started needing to sm%ke before I go to bed. I was getting add+cted to that lifestyle. but also, in public, I would hide the cigarette.

“So, i was like, ‘what’s this life; the discomfort that i can’t go to bed without sm%king and then when i go out, i am going to hide the c+garette? as a teenager in the university trying to figure out life, i also made certain decisions for myself that if i’m going to hide to do something, i will not do it. because i like to be aware of my environment and my decisions. and i just said i don’t think c+garettes are for me.

“They are not for me. and they harmed me, they affected my voice anyways. so i stopped. sm%king for me did not last up to a year,” she stated.