Popular Nigerian Afrobeats artist, Bella Shmurda, has opened up about quitting marijuana use, citing anxiety as the reason behind his decision. Known for his hit song "Cash App," Shmurda revealed during a recent podcast appearance that he stopped smoking weed four years ago due to experiencing feelings of anxiety and fear about the future.
He, however, admitted that he still smokes cigarettes.

Speaking in the latest episode of the ‘In My Opinion’ podcast, Shmurda said: “I don’t smoke igbo [weed]. I used to but I started having anxieties smoking weed. I started getting scared of the future.

“So, four years ago, I stopped smoking weed. I just take cigarettes and liquor.”

He said contrary to claims that smoking weed boosts creativity, “it wasn’t helping the creativity in my case.”

“Everything I was doing when I was smoking weed, I was having anxieties. At a point, it was affecting me in the studio. I would just be lost in the middle. It wasn’t working anymore. I just have to stop. That was earlier in my career. It wasn’t helping.”