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Burna Boy’s producer, Telz says he vowed he’ll die if he didn’t blow in 2020
Telz, a Nigerian music producer, recently shared an inspiring story of how he made a promise to his friends on the first day of January in 2020.
He told them that he will die if he didn’t achieve stardom that year.
Remarkably, just seven days later, BNXN asked Telz to accompany him to see Burna Boy. While they were at Burna Boy’s house, Telz seized the opportunity to showcase his talent and ended up producing Burna Boy’s hit song, ‘Naughty by Nature,’ on the very first day they met.
The 26-year-old music producer revealed this inspiring journey while appearing on the latest episode of the All-Nighter podcast.
He said, “The first day of January [2020], something happened. I came back from church, I went to pick my friends up, not like I went to church. I came back and I was like, ‘Yo guys, if I don’t blow this year, I will die.’
“They said, ‘Guy, why would you say that?’ Seven days after, we were at this Ijoya camp, and then Buju [BNXN] is like, ‘Yo Telz, I’m going to Burna Boy’s house, do you want to follow me?’ I was like, yeah, sure.
“We went there. It was me, him and Tomiwa his manager and then Sess the producer. Obviously, Sess was the main producer and me, I’m just Buju’s guy who is a producer. Normally, when you go and see celebrities, they come out maybe like one or hours after, but as we opened the door, Burna was smoking. And I was like, wow! Burna Boy.
“From there, him [Burna Boy] and Sess were working on some stuff. Then me I was just there. I would take opportunities when they come. They wanted to get some food. So, Buju and Sess they left. Me I was just there. He [Burna Boy] now said, ‘Guy, you be producer?’ I said yes, I have some beats. I played these beats, we did ‘Naughty by Nature’ that day.”
Telz was indeed one of the producers who contributed to Burna Boy’s 2020 album titled “Twice As Tall,” which went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album. The album received critical acclaim and played a significant role in solidifying Burna Boy’s status as an international music icon. Telz’s production contributions on the album were an essential part of its success.
Watch the interview below: