Born in Rivers State, in the heart of the Niger Delta, Wosa Chioma Godpower grew up surrounded by rhythm in its most organic form: the way people spoke, in the flow of daily life and a breathtakingly beautiful landscape. That natural cadence now bleeds into his art, shaping the sound and storytelling he now offers the world.
For him, arriving at his debut EP “Love and Tears” was never simply about putting songs out. It was the journey toward seeing himself clearly as a person, but most importantly as an artist for the first time “It wasn’t just about creating songs,” he admits. “It was about learning who I am.” That balance of honesty and discovery defines every aspect of this project.
G Smart’s earliest encounters with music came through writing and small performances, little spaces where he began to realize his voice was great beyond the performances and more a form of healing and a bridge to people. His embrace of Afro-fusion fits naturally into this vision as a path to freedom, not to fit into a box. “It’s blending my roots with modern sounds, my emotions with rhythms, and creating something that speaks across cultures. It’s my way of saying I belong.”
The music on “Love and Tears” indeed carries that freedom, yet never loses its intimacy. Opening with “Oyema” is an uptempo track that simultaneously feels like joy and a vulnerable confession. He describes it as “dancing through the pain,” an acknowledgement that love can be both a lift and a weight. On “Lies,” his decision to slip into indigenous language grounds the emotion further. “My language carries emotions that English can’t capture,” he says simply, proudly honouring where he comes from.
“For You” lingers for its layered backgrounds, voices swelling and folding until they echo the intimacy of reassurance. By the time the project closes on “Hold Me Down,” Chioma’s vulnerability sits bare and unashamed. It is a journal entry disguised as a song, where longing meets comfort, and strength meets the quiet plea for grounding. “I’ve grown more comfortable admitting that I need love, grounding, and support just as much as I give it,” he confesses. “I’m strong, but I’m human too.”
Love and heartbreak form the spine of the EP, but never as clichés. For G Smart, it’s part lived experience, part empathetic imagination. He borrows from what he has endured, what he has observed, and what he dares to picture for others. That fusion of real and imagined makes “Love and Tears” feel bigger than one person’s story, while still retaining its raw honesty.
What he hopes, however, is simple: that someone listening will feel less alone. “I want them to find both comfort and release, to cry if they need to, to dance if they want to, and to heal through it all.”
Already, G Smart is looking ahead. He sees his sound growing bolder, textured with experimentation but still tied to that emotional core. “Each project will reflect where I am in life,” he says, “but it’ll always carry that honesty and soul that started with “Love and Tears.” If his next chapter continues this one, he believes it will be about growth after heartbreak, finding strength, rediscovering joy, and stepping into new versions of himself.
And when time stretches far from this moment, when people look back at his debut a decade from now, his wish is not for them to remember perfection or polish. He wants them to remember that he entered the scene with honesty first. That “Love and Tears” was not only an introduction but a promise of a voice willing to evolve, but never willing to lose its truth.
