Boy, in which he stated that he is the best since Afrobeat legend, Fela
Anikulapo Kuti, and that no one paved a way for him.
Burna Boy who lost out in winning an award at the 2020 Grammys, had earlier tweeted this
FACT! I always knew I was and I am THE BEST. Everyone you think is
the best KNOWS I’m BEST since Fela Kuti. But @timayatimaya told me
something a long time ago that made me not care about being the best.
“The World can do without the Best” the world will still spin
regardless.
A twitter user who felt this was a diss to his seniors in the
industry, asked where he was when afrobeat was “crawling” between
2010-2018. In response, Burna Boy said that nobody paved the way for
him. He added that Nigerian singers were begging and paying the western
world for their songs to be heard before he brought Africans the respect
they now have.
See their exchange below
Some Nigerians on Twitter however disgaree with his assertion. Read the reactions below.
