In a post shared on social media, the artiste said his personal “sacrifice” made it easier for today’s musicians to openly use cannabis in music videos.

He wrote: “No hard feelings, it’s all love, but no forget say if no be my sacrifice, none of your fav go get liver to smoke Igbo for screen.”

However, his claim has drawn mixed reactions, with fans and critics pointing out that legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was publicly known for smoking marijuana both onstage and on screen long before Terry G’s emergence.