Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr has opened up about life in New York, weeks after she relocated from Lagos to the American city following a management deal with Roc Nation.

In a new Substack post titled ‘I’m not scared, I promise,’ Starr got candid about loneliness and cold in New York, describing her apartment as “almost-empty” and the city as “a walk-in freezer.”

The singer revealed that sometimes she struggles with the regret of relocating.

“It’s so cold it feels like the city is actively trying to unalive my motivation. It’s the kind of cold that makes you realize happiness was just a summer hallucination, and I can’t stop the tiny voice at the back of my mind sarcastically saying, ‘Who sent you work?’”

Ayra Starr added that she would have been enjoying Detty December with her fellow citizens in Nigeria but she is stuck in the cold and loneliness of New York because she took a rebellious risk.

The ‘Rush’ crooner said she is now in her “nobody gets me era,” stressing that she no longer cares about proving herself to others.