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Twitter inspired my forthcoming album ‘I Told Them’ – Burna Boy
Nigerian Afro-fusion superstar Burna Boy has said that Twitter served as the source of inspiration for his upcoming seventh studio album.
The Grammy-winning musician claimed on his official Twitter account that he went down memory lane and realized that he had once tweeted himself into existence, which is why he decided to name the album “I Told Them.”
In a conversation with American media outlet Complexan art, Burna Boy revealed details regarding the creation of his album.
He said; “Them’ in my album title, is anyone that ever didn’t believe [in me] at any point in time. The way the name of this album came up is because one random day, I just went on my Twitter [page], and I started scrolling down to my old tweets. I wanted to see what the first tweet I ever tweeted was, for some strange reason.
“And then it just sent me down this rabbit hole, where I’m just looking at everything I ever said. I’m like, wow! It’s crazy. I really did say all these sh*ts that is happening now. And that kind of made me to name my album, ‘I Told Them’.“
Friday, August 25, 2023, is the scheduled day for the album’s release. The project will have a sequel, which the self-described African Giant also revealed would be released later.