Posted by Samuel on Wed 03rd Dec, 2025 - tori.ng
Recall that Bella Shmurda released Cash App, which featured rappers Zlatan and Lincoln, in 2020.
Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, the famous Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Bella Shmurda, has disclosed why he wrote his hit song, ‘Cash App’, for internet fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo boys.
Recall that Bella Shmurda released Cash App, which featured rappers Zlatan and Lincoln, in 2020. The song became an instant hit in Nigeria and across Africa.
Speaking on the inspiration behind the song during a recent interview with Clout Africa, Shmurda explained that internet fraud is stressful and comes with many challenges.
According to the singer, sometimes it is good to cater for Yahoo boys by making them happy.
The host asked, “What inspired Cash App? Were you?
Shmurda replied, “It is Yahoo in the sense that they [Yahoo boys] have to dance. These people that are hustling, you have to make them happy. Because internet fraud is stressful. It has a lot of challenges.
“The truth is, when it comes to inspiration, you don’t have any story behind it. It is natural, it just comes. It is God-given. So, Cash App is divine.”