Musician and photographer, TY Bello, has celebrated her friend and former bandmate, Emem Ema, on her 40th birthday.
To celebrate the occasion, the 41-year-old photographer helmed a photo shoot for her rapper friend.
TY Bello shared several pictures from the photo shoot via Instagram on Monday.
“EMEM EMA at 40: One ways to know when a friend is good for you ? Watchout for what they do when your dream is still a whisper.. when your next idea hasn’t crystallized.. 20 years ago ..
“I ‘whispered’ about ‘maybe ‘ wanting to be a photographer.. @vzhun did the first big thing anyone ever did for my photography .. she gave me a photography book ..
“Her late dad was the famous artist Iyang Ema.. madam went into his library and found me a book on photography,” she wrote in parts
She also detailed how their relationship started and blossomed over the years, mentioning the best characteristics of her friend.
TY Bello clocked 41 on January 14.
She was a member of the defunct gospel band, Kush, during her time in University of Lagos.
Other members of the group included Lara George, Dapo Torimiro and rapper Emem Ema.
Kush gained popularity in the early 2000s with the single “Let’s Live Together,” the group managed to release an album before disbanding.