Popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, revealed that within Nigeria’s music industry, he reserves his admiration solely for Timaya, D’banj, Wande Coal, Larry Gaaga, and 2Baba among the veteran artists.
He emphasized that these individuals have had a profound influence on both his professional journey and personal growth as a musician.
This declaration came in response to a recent suggestion by seasoned producer ID Cabasa for Nigerian artists to show reverence to established icons.
Burna Boy shared his perspective during a live session with his fans.
He said;
“The only OGs who have impacted my life; number one, Timaya, because he is the one who showed me that achieving stardom was possible. I’m going to respect him for the rest of my life.
“D’banj also supported me back then. He paid for ‘Wan Da Mo’ video. These are two people I don’t joke with. It’s not like n*ggas don’t have respect, no, n*ggas have just been through a lot and we only remember the people we saw in the dark times. People like Larry Gaaga. He stood by me back then. So these are people I will respect for the rest of my life.
“When you’re talking about OGs, as far as I’m concerned, those names are the only ones in addition to 2Face based on musicality and the fact that he did a feature with me when he didn’t have to back in the day. These are OGs to me. Any other person isn’t an OG to me. ID Cabasa, you can meet Olamide and you can be an OG to him [laughs]. We’ve all been through stuff differently and we all see life differently.
“I can’t forget Wande Coal, too. At a point in time, we were so close.”
