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Almost just as she was publicly announcing her conversion to Islam late last week, one of Sierra Leone’s most prolific rappers, Natasha Beckley, did something that’s against that religion.
Beckley promoted gambling on 1XBET, a gambling forum, as she seemingly urged her throng of supporters, others to get 200% on their first deposit by using her promo code named after her.
But Beckley defended her action by hinting that she doesn’t yet have full knowledge of the religious dos and don’ts of Islam – a religion that strictly prohibits gambling.
“I’m learning slowly,” the lyrically acclaimed triple-threat hip-hop, rapper and Afrobeat artist told TV-News24 in a WhatsApp text message Saturday night.
About her conversion to Islam, the ‘Bout The Money’ hit maker confirmed that news breaking on social media Saturday, about her becoming a Muslim, was true.
But she didn’t elaborate.
“Definitely, I converted Friday. It’s a short story I’ll tell soon,” Beckley told TV-News24.
Although Beckley didn’t say specifically the religion she once belonged to, it’s believed she’d converted from Christianity.
This’s because, and although Sierra Leone is a secular country, Christianity and Islam dominate the society.
Beckley, widely known as Swadu, is a humble emcee, who won three awards at the fifth National Entertainment Awards last December.
Those awards included best female artist, and best female afro hip-hop artist of the year.
Publicly announcing her migration to Islam, the ‘Warn Dem’ rapper shared a Facebook screenshot of the announcement to her WhatsApp status.
And it stated: “I converted to Islam this Friday. I’ll explain about the journey later. I have been battling with this decision for one year and one month. This Friday decided to take the leap and get started. I Know that it will take a while to understand everything, but I’m willing.”
Despite this new journey, it appears the rapper isn’t ready to quit music – as she advertises her songs on her WhatsApp status.
In fact, when announcing her conversion to Islam, she implicitly addressed – and answered – that question.
“PS: The music is still savage, the religion is a personal journey,” Beckley concluded her announcement, stressing the word ‘savage’ in capital letters.
Notwithstanding all her journey with music and her recent converting to Islam and promoting gambling, Natasha admits she doesn’t yet fully comprehend the Rreligion’s rules.
