Usman “Sojaboy” Umar from the 90 Day Fiancé franchise is a multi-talented reality star who has been part of multiple controversies over the years. The 34-year-old Nigerian man debuted on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 4, during which he married a much older American woman, Lisa “Babygirl” Hamme. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out between the couple, and he returned to Before the 90 Days season 5 with another United States resident, Kimberly Menzies.
Usman interacted with Kim on social media and expected her to be another fan of his rap songs. However, he soon developed feelings for her, which led him to showcase his second relationship on Before the 90 Days. During Usman’s second gamble at discovering love with another American woman, he showed major skepticism throughout the season. As a result, he treated his relationship with Kim very differently from the one he had with Lisa. In 2022, the Nigerian rapper returned with Kim on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? season 7, during which he asked her to make many sacrifices, from accepting polygamy to adopting a child. However, Kim felt that Usman had been disrespectful to her, leading to the couple’s dramatic breakup in the finale.
90 Day Fiancé's Usman Umar Is A Musician & Entertainer
Usman is popular for his career as a musician in Nigeria. When he debuted on the show, Lisa revealed that Usman told her he was an entertainer, rapper, and celebrity in his home state, and that people called him "Sojaboy." Even before TLC fame, Usman had over 23K followers on Instagram, and had mentioned he was “a Musician and Movie Actor" in his bio. Now, the 90 Day Fiancé franchise star is now sitting at close to 300K followers, has multiple sources of income, his own web series, and claims to be one of the most popular TLC stars on Cameo.
90 Day Fiancé's Usman Umar Attempts To Adopt His Brother’s Son
Usman is known for surprising 90 Day Fiancé viewers with his antics on the show. During Happily Ever After?, he claimed he was ready to skip the idea of having another wife to have children. Usman contended that he could adopt his brother’s son, Mahadi, to keep his mother happy and eventually move to the United States to be with Kim. But the reality star was accused of using Mahadi and Kim because he could not get a Green Card in the United States if he were polygamous. Seeing Usman’s appearances in different seasons, it appears that he uses older women to get to America and advance his career.
90 Day Fiancé's Usman Umar’s Popularity
When Kim debuted on the show, she revealed that Usman was known in other countries and was an international superstar. However, a few clues suggest that Usman has lied about the level of his popularity to build a striking image in front of TLC viewers. The trailer for Usman’s latest web series got a low amount of views, despite him boasting over 32K subscribers on his Soja Boy YouTube channel. According to a Reddit thread started by u/[deleted], some Nigerian music fans say Usman is “about as famous as the fly” compared to real African musicians like, “burna boy, davido, tiwa savage, yemi alade, etc.” Regardless of what people say, the 90 Day Fiancé franchise alum has always claimed he’s a popular Nigerian star.
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