It is common for a lot of Nigerian Artists to have signature emoji that fans use to identify and for Rema, it’s a bat.
Rema has disclosed why he uses bats as his signature emoji and why they accompany all his messages and visuals.
He explained that bats are a constant reminder of his hometown, Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria.
The Mavin Records/Jonzing World top act shared this via his Twitter page on Thursday, the 3rd of June 2021.
He explained that back in Benin City when you look up in the sky in the evening, the only thing you can see is bats flying.
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The “Bounce” Crooner also says that this is the reason why he uses bats as his signature emoji, as a reminder of where he’s from. In his words;
“In Benin city, when you look up the sky in the evening all you see is bats flying and that’s why its my signature emoji, a constant reminder of where I’m from” ????
“In Benin city, when you look up the sky in the evening all you see is bats flying and that’s why its my signature emoji, a constant reminder of where I’m from” 🦇 pic.twitter.com/vcGP2RF37q
— REMA (@heisrema) June 3, 2021