Burna boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, was born on July 2, 1991, in Ahaoda, Rivers State, Nigeria, as the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Ogulu.
Benson Idonije, his grandfather, served as Fela Kuti’s manager. Burna Boy began creating music when he was ten years old.
For music production, he used FuityLoops software from his peers.
In his second year of high school, Burna Boy started a band that played live shows. He moved to London to finish his schooling, but he left early due to his love of music.
Burna Boy’s mother was able to arrange him an internship at a radio station since she saw his love of music.
Burna boy became famous in the music industry in 2012, after he released the hit single ‘Like to Party’ from his debut album L.I.F.E.
They sold 40,000 copies of the album L.I.F.E. on the first day of its debut.
Without wasting your time, here are 28 Burna Boy Quotes that will inspire you
1. I can guarantee you that at least 90% of my people that are my age group in Nigeria – who are considered the youth – had no clue about how Nigeria, the real origins of Nigeria. – Burna Boy
2. In 2012, I dropped a song called ‘Like to Party’, and that just took me all over the world. – Burna Boy
3. The UK has no input in Afrobeat. Let me make myself very clear. The UK has no influence in the creation or naming or anything that has to do with Afrobeat’ roots or beginnings. – Burna Boy
3. My genre of music is called Afro-Fusion because I fuse different types of music into a ball. – Burna Boy
4. Going onstage – that’s my joy. You know like when you’re in school and you’re just waiting for the bell to go off so you can leave the class and go and play outside? That’s me in life. – Burna Boy
5. My dad used to play reggae and Afrobeats. Every Sunday, we used to have these records, vinyls. And he would just play all of them – Super Cat, Ninja Man, Buju Banton. – Burna Boy
6. Most Americans don’t even understand what I’m saying in my records, but they pickup on the vibe, the vibration – Burna Boy
7. I don’t plan stuff. I don’t believe in planning. I just believe in doing your best at what you do best at all times and everything else is everything else. Everything else is a plus. – Burna Boy
8. If I had children, as soon as I have them, I’m teaching them everything I know. I don’t want to feed you fairytales. Fairytales are nice. But they come to an end, and then you have to face reality. – Burna Boy
9. I can guarantee you that at least 90% of my people that are my age group in Nigeria – who are considered the youth – had no clue about Nigeria, the real origins of Nigeria – Burna Boy
10. Funny enough, you know who used to really like in Lion King? It was Scar. – Burna Boy
11. Most Americans don’t even understand what I’m saying in my records, but they pickup on the vibe, the vibration – Burna Boy
12. I’m from the south side of Nigeria, a place called Port Harcourt City… No one ever makes it out of there. I wanted to put it on the map. – Burna Boy
13. Lol. NOBODY paved shit for me. Everybody dey finds them own. I bin Out here if you knew the way they made us look weak by begging and paying the western world to like us you will see that no table was set and I’m the one that brought you the Respect you currently enjoy. – Burna Boy
14. Going onstage – that’s my joy. You know like when you’re in school and you’re just waiting for the bell to go off so you can leave the class and go and play outside? That’s me in life. – Burna Boy
15. We are all still the same even with the fact that we are all so different – Burna Boy
16. For me I’m someone that’s too heavy for elevator, so I always take the stairs – Burna Boy
17. You are only as rich as where you come from, and Nigeria has a lot of poverty. – Burna Boy
18. I’m Nigerian. I’m African. I have a lot to say. Apart from what I say, though, is the feeling. People can relate to that feeling. It’s a reciprocal relationship.
They feed off me and I feed off them – Burna Boy
19. I’m 28 years old. In my country, that’s considered very young. It’s almost like the youth don’t matter to the up-and-ups. – Burna Boy
20. I would find myself being inspired by things that I’ve heard as a kid: Nigerian music or African music, some French music or some Jamaican music. When it’s time for music to be made, it’s almost like my ancestors just come into me and then it’s them. – Burna Boy
21. I’m from the south side of Nigeria, a place called Port Harcourt City.. No one ever makes it out of there. I wanted to put it on the map – Burna Boy
22. Fall Out Boy used to be my favorite rock band. – Burna Boy
23. Going onstage – that’s my joy. You know like when you’re in school and you’re just waiting for the bell to go off so you can leave the class and go and play outside? That’s me in life. – Burna Boy
24. To be honest I don’t really feel like I’m a part of the industry. I don’t get awards because the powers that be don’t really like me. I’m not like everyone else, I won’t do what everyone does. – Burna Boy
25. If I had children, as soon as I have them, I’m teaching them everything I know. I don’t want to feed you fairytales. Fairytales are nice, but they come to an end, and then you have to face reality. – Burna Boy
26. Nipsey Hussle is a representation of a complete man, and that’s the kind of thing I respect” – Burna Boy
27. I can’t say anything is long overdue any more because as i grow I realize that life makes it own time for things – Burna Boy
28. At the end of the day you have to go and find yourself and your ancestral greatness – Burna Boy Quotes
29. First of all I’m making music for myself, for me, that l like, for me to listen to, that’s the point – Burna Boy
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