Nigerian musician Yinka Lawanson has narrated an experience in which Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy once broke down in tears after popular Port Harcourt-based musician Duncan Mighty turned him down for a feature.
The singer, speaking in a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast, disclosed Burna Boy’s early struggles, stressing that the Grammy-winning singer needs to grant more podcast interviews to share his experiences.
He said that despite initial rejections and untold struggles, Burna Boy eventually made it to the top of the music industry.
In his words: “Burna Boy needs to do a podcast, but don’t ask him about the cars, the glamour, and all that. Ask him about deep things like his belief system, because he is very big on belief. Recently, there was a story on social media that Burna Boy once cried after Duncan Mighty turned him down for a feature. He reportedly told Duncan Mighty that he would ask for the same feature from him one day.
“Burna Boy is sitting on a level of mastery that is not being talked about. Aside from King Sunny Ade, Fela and the other legends, Burna Boy is the first artist that I started studying. It is not about the hit songs but his musical mastery,” the singer explained.