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Burna Boy Discusses His Experience Working With Angelique Kidjo, others

Krystal — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:09:01 +0000

Burna Boy talks about his experience collaborating with Angelique Kidjo and Youssou N’dour and others.
Burna Boy Reveals His Experience Working With Angelique Kidjo, others on his “Twice As Tall” album.

Burna Boy Discusses His Experience Working With Angelique Kidjo, others

Burna Boy discussed his experience working on his award-winning album ‘Twice As Tall‘ with music superstars such as Angelique Kidjo, Youssou N’Dour, and Chris Martin, among others.

Burna revealed in an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show that working with the biggest stars in the African music industry and other countries astounded and amazed him.

The singer admitted that he finds it to be a strange experience most of the time.

In his words;

“These are people that I watched on TV when I was in pampers. You know? Like seeing them in real life and actually making music with them and getting the love sometimes it feels kind of weird.”

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In other news, Angelique Kidjo has showered praises on Burna Boy, revealing what makes the African Giant special and sets him above his peers.

During their recent Instagram live session, Angelique Kidjo lavished admiration on Burna Boy, giving him an insight into what makes him special.

Kidjo, a multiple Grammy winner, says she went wild with excitement when she heard a sample of her song on Burna Boy’s record.

It gives her goosebumps, she adds, to see someone touch her song and elevate it to a level she could never have envisioned.

She also applauded the Nigerian singer for being a good performer, revealing she was amazed when she watched him on stage in Paris.

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How Burna Boy’s Grammy win opened door for other Nigerian artistes

Amosflash — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:41:01 +0000

This is how Burna Boy’s Grammy win paves the path for other Nigerian artistes

Believe it or not, Burna Boy triumph won at the 63rd ceremony of the Grammy Awards, with his album Twice as Tall on the Best Global Music Album opened door to other Nigerian artistes and help introduce new listeners to Afrobeat.

How Burna Boy’s Grammy win opened door for other Nigerian artistes

However, it is his first GRAMMY win in his career, Burna Boy was the first winner of the newly renamed Best World category, which was previously known as Best World.

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Also, many people associate Afrobeat with the audacious, flaming, talented multi-instrumentalist and founder of the genre, Fela Kuti.

The Grammy Award is a household name in the United States, It was made to honour American music, not to please the entire globe.

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While the category of ‘Best World Music Album’ may be exclusive and make the Grammys appear snobbish, it has also served a purpose that centres on the global music community.

African performers are dissatisfied with the elitism of the Grammy Awards.

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The argument for altering the name of the award to “Best World Music Album” is that the word “world” implies that America is not only apart from the rest of the world, but also superior to it.

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Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records, where it all started in 2017, on this notation, we’ll highlight the records that edge him towards the threshold of the biggest afrobeat artiste of this generation.

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Burna Boy released his fourth studio album titled African Giant on July 26, 2019, by Atlantic Records, Warner Music and Spaceship Entertainment.

The album features guest appearances from Damian Marley, Jeremih, Jorja Smith, Future, Zlatan Ibile, and others.

Burna Boy

The 19-tracks project was championed by 8 singles, including ‘On the Low’, Killing Dem, and ‘Gbona’ amongst others, he performed “Anybody‘ at Jimmy Kimmel Live! an American late-night talk show.

Burna Boy

One year later, he released his fifth studio album titled ‘Twice as Tall‘, a combination of Afrobeats, Afrobeat, dancehall, pop and hip hop, which enlisted guest appearances from Youssou N’Dour, Naughty by Nature, Sauti Sol, Stormzy and Chris Martin.

Executive produced by an American singer and songwriter Diddy and Bose Ogulu (Mama Burna)

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Burna Boy earned another Grammy nomination with twice as tall making him the first Nigerian with back-to-back nominations at the Grammys.

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Burna Boy who is the first Nigerian artiste to earn back to back Grammy nominations will also be the first-ever afrobeat act in history to perform at the event.

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Top 5 award-winning international collaborations by Nigerian artistes

Amosflash — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 14:21:53 +0000

Top 5 international collaborations by Nigerian artistes that won awards.

A few years ago, getting featured in a song by popular foreign artistes and vice versa was a symbol of a thriving music career and success, and here are the top 5 award-winning international collaborations by Nigerian artistes

Lately, the partnership in music between foreign and African artists has become common especially in the Nigerian music industry.

Local and international award bodies have recognized some albums and singles, taking international music collaborations differently.

Top 5 award-winning international collaborations by Nigerian artistes

This article will discuss the Top 5 significant collaborations that got nominations and won awards.

Brown Skin Girl by Beyonce, Blue Ivy, and Wizkid

The song Brown Skin Girl is a track by American singer Beyonce from the 2019 Album ‘Lion King’:The Gift

Beyonce

The song, co-owned by Nigerian celebrity singer, Wizkid, Beyonce’s 9year old daughter, Blue Ivy, featuring Saint JHN [Guyanese Rapper], was released July 23, 2019.

The track broke the internet with the tag #BrownSkinGirl topping the trend list on all social platforms and winning the Soul Train’s music award for Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s award

Wizkid and Beyonce

After the track’s success, Beyonce released ‘Brown Skin Girl music video on August 24, 2020.

Twice As Tall by Burna Boy Featuring Cold Play’s Chris Martin, Youssou N’dour Stormzy, Sauti Sol, and others

August 14, 2020, acclaimed African giant Burna Boy released a 14 track album “Twice as Tall” featuring both local and international musicians Sauti Sol, Stormy, Chris Martin, and Youssou N’dour.

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“Twice as Tall” album created an evolutionary version of African music.

Burna Boy was nominated during the 62nd annual Grammy awards 2019, but he lost to Angelique Kidjo.

Burna Boy

After Twice As Tall was released, Burna Boy was nominated and won the 63rd Annual Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album of the Year.

Burna Boy, Chris Martins and Others

The album hinged on representation for all Africans. At the end of the premiere, Burna Boy performed songs from the Twice as Tall album.

Essence by Wizkid Feat Tems and Justin Bieber.

Released on October 30, 2021, the song Essence is from Grammy winner Wizkid Made In Lagos album and is the 11th track.

Wizkid, Justin Biebier and Tems

The song Essence is written by Wizkid and Tem, who featured on the track. A music video was released, April 9, 2021, and produced in Ghana.

The Afrobeat, R&B, and Afropop song, Essence is the first in Nigerian history to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200.

An interesting remix of the song by Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber further increased the accolades from fans across the globe.

Wizkid

Wizkid’s Essence was recently nominated for best music collaborations at the Soul Train Music Awards.

“Made in Lagos” was named “song of the summer” after it slashed its way to number 1 in the US on Shazam.

Wizkid

Placing Wizkid above 10 artists in the US(Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, etc) on August 30 2021.

You can call it a milestone, but between July and now, both the original and remixed version of Essence boasts 54million streams on Spotify.

Blow My Mind by Davido Feat Chris Brown

Davido, son of Nigerian Billionaire Adedeji Adeleke, featuring American R&B star Chris Brown was released on July 26, 2019, as the fourth single from Davido’s album “A Good Time”.

Blow my mind cover

The Afro-pop song ” Blow my mind” achieved a thrilling view of 10million in the first 3 weeks of its release.

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Selling over 40,000 copies at Platinum in South Africa, it peaked on Billboard’s Top Triller Global Chart on August 9, 2019, at no 3.

Davido and Chris Brown

In 2020, Blow my mind was nominated for Best Collaboration at the African Entertainment Awards USA.Best Collaboration at the African Entertainment Awards USA.

Blow my mind by Davido featured Chris Brown. The track was nominated for Best Collaboration at the African Entertainment Awards USA.

One Dance By Drake Feat Wizkid and Kyla

Officially the biggest song on the planet in 2016, according to Global Music Report, Drake’s piece had the highest number of streams and the best selling album record of 2016.

Drake and Wizkid

Unsurprisingly a smashing hit in every country, “One Dance” featured Nigerian star boy, Wizkid and British singer Kyla.

The song had a long winning streak with 12.5million views.

One Dance song featured Afrobeat singer, Wizkid and British singer Kyla

Drake, Wizkid and Kyla

Placed at number 1 in 15 countries and sitting on number 3 on Rob Sheffield’s list of “50 Best songs of 2015”, ” One Dance” featuring Nigerian celebrity Afrobeat star, Wizkid, won several awards 11 years after its release;

Billboard Music Award For Top R&B Collaboration(2017)
Echo Award Song of the Year(2017)
Billboard Music Award For Top R&B Song(2017)
Billboard Music Awards For Top Streaming Song (2017
iHeartRadio Music Award for Most Thumbed Up Song of the Year

In the wake of these awards, Wizkid released his album,’ Sounds From The Other Side.’ The ‘Come Closer’ track featuring Drake won the Headies Award for Viewers Choice and Best Music Video. It also got nominated for Headies Award Best Collabo.

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Burna Boy reacts as Sauti Sol receive Grammy certification for “Twice as Tall”

Krystal — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:39:33 +0000

Kenyan afro-pop band, Sauti Sol have finally received their certification for their participation on Burna Boy’s Grammy-winning album, “Twice as Tall“

Burna Boy reacts as Sauti Sol receive Grammy certification for “Twice as Tall”

On the 11th of October, Sauti Sol took to their Instagram to post a picture of the certification they received from Grammy.

They were awarded the certification as being part of the production squad for Burna Boy’s Grammy award-winning album, “Twice as Tall“.

Sauti Sol was part of the artists featured on “Twice as Tall” on the song, “Times Flies” which they also co-produced alongside Andre Harris and Hassan Jokolo.

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Burna Boy reacting to the news on Twitter hailed them as his brothers and stated that they deserved it.

“Well deserved my brothers”

Burna Boy released “Twice as Tall” in 2020 and the 16-tracks project featured guest appearances from Youssou N’Dour, Naughty by Nature, Sauti Sol, Chris Martin and Stormzy.

The album had Diddy and Mama Burna Bose Ogulu serving as the record’s executive producers.

At the beginning of 2021, the album earned Burna his first Grammy award.

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A Rundown of Burna Boy’s biggest Achievements

Krystal — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:13:57 +0000

Since his rise to fame in 2012, Burna Boy has stamped his legacy in the music scene, with his achievements proving him to be the “African Giant.”

A Rundown of Burna Boy’s biggest Achievements

Burna Boy, who turned 30 on July 2, 2021, has been in the music industry for a long time but didn’t the deserved recognition until recent times when his achievements began more prominent.

Furthermore, The versatile artist has in today times become of one Africa’s influential artists and the face of Afrobeat.

Not only has he conquered the Nigerian Music Market but he has been able to represent his homeland on the global stage.

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To honour his 30th birthday, Mp3bullet.ng has gathered a list of achievements Burna Boy has materialised in recent times;

Grammy win

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His album, Twice As Tall, won a Grammy for Best Global Album in 2021 giving the self-styled Odogwu another chance after he lost to Angelique Kidjo the previous year.

He became the first Nigerian and the first Afrobeat artist to do so making this is a historical win.

3-time winner of BET Best International Act award:

Burna Boy wins his third BET award in a row.

Burna Boy won the award for Best International Act at the recent BET Awards, impressing the country for the umpteenth time. This was his third victory, and he became the first African act to receive three BET nominations and win in a row.

Achieving a Billion streams with “African Giant”

Burna Boy- African Giant

Burna boy released his game-changing album, “African Giant” in 2019 and while it didn’t win the Grammys Best World Album category in 2020, it was a critical success.

In 2020, Burna celebrated the one year anniversary of the album and revealed that the album achieved one Billion streams making it one of the few albums by an African artist to achieve this.

The only other Nigerian artist who has topped this record is Davido with his “A Good Time” album.

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The first African artist with three albums that have 100 million streams each on Spotify;

Burna Boy becomes African artist to have three albums with at least 100 million streams each on Spotify

In 2021, Burna Boy broke another record after he became the first African artist to have three albums with 100 million streams each on Spotify

The albums to achieve this feat include his three last albums; Outside(2018), African Giant(2019) and Twice as Tall(2020).

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Other achievements by Burna Boy includes;

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“Ye” becomes certified gold in the US and France.
“On Low” is one of the two Nigerian songs to have surpassed 200 Million views on Youtube.
He is the first Afrobeat artist to perform at the Grammys, BET, and BRIT Award shows.
His songs ‘Ye” and “On The Low” are two of the three Nigerian Songs to have surpassed 100 Million streams on Spotify.
In 2020, he was nominated for the Music of Black Origin Award in the Best International Act category, which he won.
His list of international collaborators includes Beyonce, Sia, Justin Bieber, Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Chris Martins, Naughty by Nature, Diddy, Future, Becky G e.t.c

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Burna Boy, the first Afrobeat artiste to perform at these award shows

Tolu Oke — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:50:40 +0000

Burna Boy emerges as the first Afrobeat artiste to perform at these three popular award shows, Grammys, BET, and BRIT.

Burna Boy, the first Afrobeat artiste to perform at these award shows

African giant isn’t just a compliment, but a title Burna Boy has earned, as he emerges as the first Afrobeat artiste to perform at the Grammys, BET, and BRIT Award shows.

On the 2nd of March, Grammy announced the performers of their forthcoming ceremony, and to everyone’s surprise, Nigeria’s Burna Boy has been certified as one.

While he holds the title of the first Afrobeat artiste to be nominated for Grammy back to back, Burna will also be the first Afrobeat artiste to perform at the event.

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Likewise, in 2020, he performed both at the BET and BRIT Awards.

Alongside Burna Boy, Stormzy Sizzles & Tiana Major9 performed at the 2020 Brit Awards.

After Stormzy performed his song, Burna Boy joined him on stage to perform their hit “Own It“.

Also, in a bid to spice things up, Burna later performed his energetic “Anybody” hit single.

Later that year, on Oct. 27, 2020, Burna Boy performed at the BET Hip Hop Awards.

He performed a groundbreaking performance with his single “Monsters You Made” featuring Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

However, in the virtual form because of the COVID 19 pandemic, but it was still an epic performance.

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Top 6 Burna boy’s Achievement in 2020

Tolu Oke — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:02:50 +0000

Burna Boy has achieved so much in a few years, and 2020 is no doubt an exceptional and good one for him, racking win after win.

Top 6 Burnaboy’s Achievement in 2020

Started gaining prominence in the music industry in 2010, the Soke singer worked his way to the top in two years with back to back hits, carving a niche for himself in Afrobeat and putting Nigeria on the world map.

No doubt, he has a unique singing style, voice and charisma on stage, Burna Boy has used these qualities to become a force to be reckoned with among world’s best music act.

Mp3bullet has decided to compile a list of his 2020 achievements so far.

Grammy Nomination:

Afrobeat’s Super star, Oluwa Burna is on the list for the 2021 awards by the Recording Academy.

Burna boy’s recent album, ‘Twice As Tall’ got the nod.

The singer was nominated under the World Music Album alongside other entertainers like Antibalas, Bebel Gilberto, Anoushka Shankar and Tianariwen.

This is the second year in a row that Burna boy is getting a nomination in this category.

Best World Album at Edison 2020:

Grammy-nominated singer, Burna boy has just won the ‘Best World Album’ award at the just-concluded 2020 Edison Awards.

His win makes him the first Nigerian to win the award, and the third African with Youssou N’Dour bagging it first in 1994 and Angélique Kidjo in 2018.

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Highest Charting Project (Twice as Tall):

Burna Boy’s fifth studio album, Twice as Tall, released on 14 August 2020 became his highest-charting project so far, debuting at number 54 on the Billboard 2020.

This without a doubt is a huge achievement for the Afrobeats living legend.

Headies Awards Nomination 2020:

Burna boy, being the African Giant that he his is among to few artistes to have many nominations in the Headies Awards 2020.

Here is a list of his nominations;

Artist of the Year
Album of the Year
Best Pop Album (African Giant)
Songwriter of the Year (Way To Big)
Best Recording of the Year
Headies Viewer’s Choice

Best International Act MOBO 2020:

Burna Boy emerged winner the “Best International Act” at the 2020 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, having captivated the local and global audience with his signature sound and undeniable charisma.

The Album Twice as Tall:

The Nigerian superstar Burnaboy, doubles down on his landmark 2019 album African Giant with his fantastic styles and big-name guests that amplify his own compelling voice.

It is safe to say having Twice as Tall as an album is an achievement on its own. It included many international executive producers; Timberland, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Mike Dean, Ander Harris, Mario Winans, Skread, leriQ and Rexxie.

International artistes that were featured in the album are Stormzy, Sauti Sol, Naughty by Nature, Chris Martin.

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Top 5 trending Nigerian-International collaborations for 2020

Krystal — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 18:06:42 +0000

Top 5 trending Nigerian-International collaborations for 2020.

Top 5 trending Nigerian-International collaborations for 2020

With music from Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Adekunle Gold, Simi, Omah lay amongst others. Mp3bullet.ng compiles a list of collaborations between Nigerian Artists and their International Counterparts.

This list only contains songs that belong to Nigerian Artists who featured International Artists on it.

Davido ft Nicki Minaj – Holy Ground

Off his “A Better Time ” album, Davido teams up with Nicki Minaj on “Holy Ground”. In this Speroach Beatz-produced number, Nicki proves why she is the rap queen as she sings and rap on this upbeat Afrobeat.

Wizkid ft H.E.R – Smile

Released on his 30th birthday, Wizkid enlists American R’n’B singer, H.E.R on the Reggae/R’n’B groovy tune, “Smile“.

The song was the lead single for his “Made In Lagos” album.

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Burna Boy ft Stormzy – Real Life

Off “Twice as Tall” album, Burna Boy partners with his favorite international collaborator, Stormzy for “Real life”. On this track, Stormzy doesn’t rap but flawlessly holds his ground with the hook and Chrous.

In the Music Video, Stormzy recites a poem.

Burna Boy ft Chris Martin – Monsters You Made

When the tracklist for Burna Boy‘s “Twice as Tall” album was unveiled, one of the biggest surprises was him featuring the lead singer, Chris Martin of the Music group, Coldplay.

“Monsters You Made” is an emotional rollercoaster thanks to the flawless chemistry between Chris who handles the chorus and Burna Boy.

Adekunle Gold ft Nailah Blackman – AG Baby

While “Something Different” showed a different side of Adekunle Gold, it was “AG Baby” that gave us a real glimpse into his edgy side and his transition.

He enlists Trinidadian singer, Nailah Blackman who though doesn’t handle any verse but shines in her amazing delivery of the chorus.

Worthy Mentions

Fireboy DML ft D Smoke – Champion

“Champion” is a song that celebrates one’s achievement and Fireboy DML enlists American Rapper, D Smoke to give an amazing performance on the song.

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Omah Lay ft 6lack – Damn Remix

“Damn” was already a sweet song but Omah lay decided to make it sweeter by partnering with American Rapper, 6Lack on the remix

Tiwa Savage ft Sam Smith- Temptation

Tiwa Savage goes on a lust-driven journey with British Singer, Sam Smith on “Temptation”.

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Simi ft Ms Banks – There for you

Simi makes promises to her lover on the Ms Banks-assisted track, “There For You”.

Wande Coal ft Wale – Again Remix

Wande Coal enlists American rapper, Wale for a remix of his 2020 hit song, “Again”.

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Watch Burna Boy’s performance on the BET Hip Hop Award show

Krystal — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 08:34:04 +0000

Burna Boy was one of the many artists that performed on the BET Hip Hop Award Show that was held on the 27th of October, 2020.

Watch Burna Boy’s performance on the BET Hip Hop Award show

Burna Boy performed his lead single “Monsters You Made” off his recent “Twice as Tall” album.

The performance also features Chris Martin who though wasn’t physically present.

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In the video, his band wore shirts emblazoned with “EndPolicebrutality and Burna paid tributes to those that lost their lives to Police Brutality.

Watch the video below;

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Check out the Samples Burna Boy used for ‘Twice as Tall’ album

Krystal — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:03:54 +0000

Following the success of his Grammy Nominated album, African Giant, Burna Boy dropped another album, “Twice as Tall” on August 14, 2020.

Check out the Samples Burna Boy used for Twice as Tall

SEE ALSO: 5 Songs which Burna Boy used to address Political issues

‘Twice as tall’ which was birthed from Burna Boy’s loss at the 2019 Grammy Awards had Diddy as its executive producer alongside his mom, Bose Ogulu, and him.

The album has been making waves and breaking records, even having the highest-peaking number on Billboard 200 for a Nigerian Album.

Since its release, the album has received glowing praise for its political consciousness, introspection, gut-wrenching honesty and fascinating experimentation with sounds, some originally devised and others sampled from Burna’s musical influences.

The artists featured on the album include Sauti Sol, Naughty by nature, Youssou N’dour, Chris Martin (Coldplay).

If you found the collaborations impressive, wait till you get into the samples and influences that made the album such a solid piece of work.

Here are the Samples Burna Boy used in the making of the album.

Song; Naughty by Nature ft Naughty by Nature

Sample; Jamboree(1999) by Naughty by Nature ft Zhane

“Naughty by Nature” sees Burna Boy tells us about his mischievous and rebellious nature which he reveals has been like that for a long time.

This is also a double entendre since the music group “Naughty by Nature” is featured on the song. The first song Burna every fully memorized was by them and it was a childhood dream to have a song with them.

The song samples the 1999 “Jamboree” song by Naughty by Nature. The similarity is amazing and interesting to hear as Burna gives the usual upbeat song an Afrobeat feel. Maybe that’s why he declares himself an Afrofusion artist.

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Favorite songs from Burna Boy

Song; Level up ft Youssou N’dour

Sample; Twice as Tall(1959) by Pat Boone

Level Up is the first single off the album, it features Senegalese singer, Youssou N’dour.

Burna samples Pat Boone’s 1959 Twice as Tall which plays as the intro before the song properly starts with Burna Boy’s vocals.

Song; Wetin Dey Sup

Sample; Nothing De Par(2006) by Rayan T, Kpakorokpa(2009) by Nigga raw ft Flavour

Wetin Dey Sup which is mostly sung in English and Pidgin samples Nothing De Par by Rayan T in the chorus and Kpakorokpa by Nigga Raw in the hook..

SEE ALSO: How Fela Kuti Inspired Most Of Burna Boy Songs.

Song; Onyeka (Baby)

Sample; Loi(1997) by Koffi Olomide

In ‘Onyeka’ Burna goes the Afro Highlife route.

He samples a bit of Congolese Soukous singer, Koffi Olomide’s hit song, ‘Loi.’

Song; Time Flies ft Sauti Sol

Samples; The Sweetest Taboo(1985) by Sade, I Need You (2002) by Marc Anthony, Pass The Dutchie(1982) Musical Youths, Bottom Belle by Omowummi ft Flavour (2012), Jah People(1991) by Majek Fashek

Time Flies features the Popular Kenyan group, Sauti Sol.

The song samples British Singer, Sade’s popular hits song, “The Sweetest Taboo” at the beginning with its Drum Snares.

It then borrows Marc Anthony’s ‘I Need You’ vibe for its chorus. The song also samples from Musical Youth’s “Pass the Dutchie”.

A bit of OmaWummi’s ‘Bottom Belle’ can also be heard. The “Ayo, Ayo, Ayo” lyrics Burna keeps singing in the song is sampled from Late Reggae singer, Majek Fashek’s ‘Jah People”.

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Song; Monsters You Made (Chris Martin)

Samples; Dirty Diana(1987) Micheal Jackson, Interview(1987) by Ama Ata Adoo, Boyloaf Interview(2009)

Arguably the best song from the album, ‘Monsters You Made’ is a political conscious song in which Burna tells leaders that people resisting against their rule is as a result of their longterm abuse of power and privilege.

The song features vocals from Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin.

The song samples a bit from Micheal Jackson’s ‘Dirty Diana’.

SEE ALSO: Here are the Five things Burna Boy revealed about ‘Twice as Tall’ on The Breakfast club

Song; Bebo

Samples; Gate Le Coin(1998) by Awilo Longomba,

Produced by Rexxie, Bebo has a Zanku like beat which is quite a signature to Rexxie who produced most of Zlatan and Naira Marley’s hit tracks.

On the chorus, Burna samples Awilo Longomba’s hit track, ‘Gate Le Coin’.

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5 Songs which Burna Boy used to address Political issues

Krystal — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:20:22 +0000

Burna Boy is quite unapologetic, he answers to no one but himself, probably this attitude of his is the main reason why he so successful. He is one of those few artists that can be a lover boy in one song, a political commentator in another.

5 Songs which Burna Boy used to address Political issues

SEE ALSO: Burna Boy’s Songs: The Love and hatred it has generated

Burna Boy is one of Nigeria’s most talked-about artist and he is as controversial as they come. He recently released his fifth studio album, “Twice as Tall”.

The album was his most personal yet as it sees him evolving beyond his comfort zone but not losing sight of the unique charm that separates him from the rest of Afrobeat artists.

If he is not in the news for dropping a song or getting an award, he is the news for making controversial statements.

He has his personal beliefs that stretch into his love life, political, and spiritual beliefs that can seems radical at times. I mean for a man who said Late Libya leader, Gadaffi was his mentor, what can you expect.

Apart from making great danceable songs that are always dominating the streets, he also speaks his mind on political issues through his songs.

A well respected political journalist on an article about Burna’s African Giant once wrote

“Burna Boy is in between the two sides. Though he leans heavily on the ‘party and bullsh*t’ ethos of Afrobeats, he once in a while offers realism in his work of art, a realism that is much needed.”

Here are the five songs that show and Burna Boy’s

SEE ALSO: How Fela Kuti Inspired Most Of Burna Boy Songs.

Soke (2015)

‘Soke’ was added as a bonus track on the album, “On a Spaceship”. Though the song isn’t heavily politically charged he however does the best he can to pass his message.

He goes from establishing his authority, boasting about the money has made to

One emotion present in the song is Empathy as Burna makes plain the plight of average Nigerians.

‘They ask me o, they want to know as things dey go, For my country o, E don kolo, People don kolo, Eji soro. Not easy, No money o, No light e o, Water nko? E no dey flow’ he sings.

Then he goes to talk about the police brutality and the lack of freedom of speech in the country.

‘If u vex e o, Dem go call Mopol, Dem go com o, Carry you go’

African Giant (2019)

Burna Boy kick-starts “African Giant” by giving the summary of the African struggle – “tell them Africa we don tire.”

The song isn’t a direct political message but the underlying theme is hope and confidence. Hope that one can be better despite the present situation.

Burna is oftentimes slammed by Nigerians as been arrogant and overly too confident in himself.

In this song, he addresses the criticism but also subtly makes it known that being victorious mentally equals physical victory.

He also made it known that winning a Grammy is a priority to him, quiet unfortunate that African Giant didn’t make that dream come true.

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Favorite songs from Burna Boy

Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage sees Burna blame the people for the problem affecting Africa. The song is a commentary on how the ruling class are our puppet master.

While they loot the treasury, they order us to fight ourselves, the classic divide and conquer strategy.

In the hook, he talk about how the leaders enjoy themselves while they control us and we let them do with no resistance.

In the first and second verse, he explains the major problem of Africa, ‘terrible Leadership and disunity among Africans’.

In Verse Three, he gets more direct with the blame game, slamming Africans for their fearful nature and refusal to fight back against corruption.

“My People sef they fear too much, we fear the things we no see, One day all of go die” Burna sings as he criticizes Nigerians.

“We always get reason to fear, Fight for your right o you go to fear, Police go slap you,you go to fear, Fight for your pikin dem no go to fear, You go to fear fear fear” he continues before going to the hook.

Another Story

Starting with a documentary clip revealing the shocking origin of Nigeria as a commercial entity, Burna Boy wails that Nigerians have been in pain since October 1st, 1960. “Shey we go dey cry forever?” he asks before borrowing lines from the unforgettable ‘E dey pain me gaga’ by Stereo Man.

In Verse one, Burna Boy refers to how the Nigerian government just wants everyone “enter one corner” which is a metaphor that represents “staying in your place.”

He then goes to talk about the corruption that has been existing way even before he was born. He also calls out Politicians for their failed promises.

M.anifest who was featured on the song comes in with his perspective on verse two.

In his verse, he explains how he loves to travel to Europe to escape the toxic environment his country has become. Adding that the same problem that plagues Nigeria also plagues Ghana, his home country.

He calls out the traffic situations in both countries due to lack of roads and organization, the Politicians for their flashy lifestyle especially their cars, and their failed propaganda which he reveals people are tired of.

SEE ALSO: Top 10 Burna Boy Songs With Most Viewed Music Videos

Monsters You Made

“Monsters You Made” is Burna Boy’s most political song yet. The song is a commentary on the aftermath of colonization, racism, and resistance.

He features Chris Martin, the lead singer for the popular international music group, Coldplay.

The song opens up with a commentary by Ex-Niger Delta militant Ebikabowei Victor Ben who says that refusal of the Government to stop the marginalization and develop regions would lead to the next generation being more brutal with power.

Chris Martin comes in with the chorus where he makes it known that he doesn’t agree with leaders calling people who stand up in resistance monsters and fake.

Burna enters with a description of the troubling environment in the south-south region of Nigeria. Burna Boy references the spate of militancy in his native Niger Delta region.

He also addresses the treatment of activists and people who speak out against the corrupt practices of politicians in Nigeria. Nigerian politicians have been known to be very violent in their dealings with popular activists in the country.

“You know we come from a place, Where people smile, but it’s fake, How could they smile? If you look around, they surrounded by pain” here he references Fela Kuti’s “Suffering and Smiling” song.

“It’s like the heads of the state, Ain’t comprehending the hate, That the oppressed generate When they’ve been working like slaves, To get some minimum wage” he refers to the constant battle between the Nigerian Government and Civil Servants who are paid peanuts.

In Verse two, Burna becomes more vocal with his dislike for the ‘whitewashed history’ that has been fed to Africans.

He even goes to call for people to boycott schools as they teach what colonial masters fed to us.

When interviewed for the cover of NME, Burna expressed his frustrations with the school curriculum and its attempts to ‘brainwash’ the youth.

The schools in Nigeria would rather teach you another man’s history than your own. […] Our subconscious, our inner man, was telling us: ‘Bro, you’re being brainwashed.’

He tells people to fuck Mango Park, the British explorer who is credited for discovering River Niger by historians.

He brings the attention of people to the fact before Mungo Park came to Africa, people already knew the River Niger but by another name so Park couldn’t have discovered something that was already inhabited.

The song closes with part of Ghanian Author, Ama Ata Aidoo’s 1987 interview on how Europeans have robbed Africa of its Natural resources and indigenes and in return brought sickness and poverty to the continent.

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Burna Boy’s ‘Monsters you Made’ hits 3 Million views in one week

Krystal — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 13:57:29 +0000

Burna Boy’s “Monsters You Made” is topping charts as it records over 3 Million views on Youtube a week after its release.

Burna Boy’s ‘Monsters you Made’ hits 3 Million views in one week

SEE ALSO: Here are the Five things Burna Boy revealed about “Twice as Tall” on The Breakfast club

“Monster You made” is off Burna Boy’s latest body of work, “twice as Tall” and features Chris Brown, the Lead singer for the American band, Coldplay. He premiered the music video on the 27th of August.

During the premiere, he spoke with Youssou N’dour, Diddy amongst others. The video as of 4th of September has more 3 Million views.

Twice as Tall was released on the 14th of August and contains 17 songs. The album had help from Diddy, Timbaland, Mike Dean and Anderson .Paak.

SEE ALSO: How Fela Kuti Inspired Most Of Burna Boy Songs.

3 million Views!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you .🦍

Burna Boy – Monsters You Made [Official Music Video] https://t.co/68J1uuIDO9 via @YouTube

— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) September 4, 2020

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5 Songs which Burna Boy used to address Political issues

Burna Boy is quite unapologetic, he answers to no one but himself, probably this attitude of his is the main reason why he so successful. He is one of those few artists that can be a lover boy in one song, a political commentator in another.

Soke (2015)

African Giant (2019)

Collateral Damage

Another Story

Monsters You Made

Burna Boy’s ‘Monsters you Made’ hits 3 Million views in one week

Burna Boy’s “Monsters You Made” is topping charts as it records over 3 Million views on Youtube a week after its release.