'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.' - BurnaBoy
Burna Boy’s music is a reminder of the life he was able to leave. His career allowed him to escape Port Harcourt City in southern Nigeria, a town which, he says, few people ever escape from. “I was born inna the teaching hospital, the 2nd of July of 1991,” he sings on the autobiographical “PH City Vibration,” a standout from his late-January mixtape. He hasn’t curbed his Nigerian pride, however. Now, when he returns to his hometown, he can’t walk down the street without being mobbed by fans.
SCHUBE: What do you think it is about your style of music that’s so appealing to people across the world? BURNA BOY: Yeah, yeah. 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: Oh boy. Different, different, different, people. First of all, Fela Kuti. The rock side is crazy for me, too. We got The Clash, all of that stuff. There’s also the hip-hop side, the DMXs, the Tupacs, the Big Puns. There’s obviously the U.K. grime side, too. The old school ones. That’s the foundation. Wiley, Skepta, all of that.
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