Burna Boy has just released the 2nd installment of “The Burn Series” mixtape.He released the first a couple of months back which featured some good remixes of old classic tunes. This version sees him feature the likes of Sauce kid, Davido, Shank, LOS, PreTwistedMidz and Korkormikor.
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. Kel PWebsiteDamini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing 'Like to Party', the lead single from his debut studio album (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/ in the United States and internationally.
His third studio album (2018) marked his major-label debut. In 2019, he won Best International Act at the. He was also announced as 's Up Next artist. His fourth studio album was released in July 2019. Contents.Early life Damini Ogulu was born in, Nigeria. His father managed a welding company and his mother worked as a translator.
His grandfather once managed. Ogulu grew up in southern Nigeria and began making his own beats using. He completed high school near Lagos and relocated to London to further his studies. Career 2012–2015: L.I.F.E and On a Spaceship Burna Boy's debut studio album (an acronym for Leaving an Impact for Eternity) was released on 12 August 2013. It serves as the follow-up to his second mixtape Burn Identity (2011) and sold 40,000 copies on the first day of its release. Aristokrat Records later sold the album's marketing rights to Uba Pacific for ₦10 million.
The album's release was preceded by five singles: 'Like to Party', 'Tonight', 'Always Love You', 'Run My Race' and 'Yawa Dey'.Produced entirely by, L.I.F.E features guest appearances from,. Nigeria Entertainment Today ranked the album 10th on their list of the 12th Best Albums of 2013. The album's music draws heavily from the music of,. It received generally positive reviews from music critics, who applauded its production. It was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the. In August 2013, L.I.F.E peaked at number 7 on the Reggae Albums chart.In 2014, Burna Boy split from Aristokrat records.
In 2015, he created his own record label called Spaceship Entertainment.He released his second album On a Spaceship on 25 November 2015. In September 2016, he released the 7-track EP Redemption. Its lead single 'Pree Me' debuted on. 2018–present: Outside and African Giant In January 2018, Burna Boy was featured on 'Sunshine Riptide', a track from 's seventh studio album (2018).
He released his third studio album on 26 January 2018. Described as a mixtape, Outside consists mostly of,.
It features guest vocals from English musicians,. Outside was supported by six singles: 'Rock Your Body', 'Streets of Africa', 'Koni Baje', 'Sekkle Down', 'Heaven's Gate' and '. Its production was handled by, Baba Stiltz, Jae 5, Juls, Chopstix, Phantom and FTSE. The album received critical acclaim and was ranked by Pulse Nigeria and as the best Nigerian album of 2018. It won Album of the Year at the 2018.In February 2018, Outside debuted at number 3 on the Reggae Albums chart. The album's biggest single 'Ye' ended up atop most Nigerian publications year-end list as the biggest song of 2018.On 7 October 2018, Burna Boy performed before a sold-out crowd at London's. A day prior to the show, he held a pop-up event at Red by Little Farm and sold limited boxes of his Space Puffs cereal, as well as custom notepads, lighters and graphic tee-shirts.
On 9 October 2018, Burna Boy was announced as one of 's New Afro Hub Takeover Artist. The announcement coincided with him being named Artist on the Rise for 3 months.On 3 January 2019, he was announced alongside as one of the artists performing at the 2019. He won four awards at the, including African Artiste of the Year, Listener's Choice and Best Male MVP.On 21 March 2019, Burna Boy released a 4-track collaborative EP with -based duo, titled Steel & Copper.On 24 June 2019, Burna Boy won Best International Act at the. In July 2019, Burna Boy was announced as 's Up Next artist. His inclusion into the program was accompanied by a interview with and a short documentary.
He recorded 'Ja Ara E' (: 'wise up' or 'use your head') for 's and was the only guest artist with their own track on the soundtrack album.Burna Boy's fourth studio album was released on 26 July 2019. It has been supported by six singles: 'Gbona', 'On the Low', Killin Dem', 'Dangote', 'Anybody' and 'Pull Up'. He began recording the album in 2018. He told Billboard magazine that the album is his most personal yet. He first revealed plans to release the album in April 2019, and held a private listening session in Los Angeles. Photos and videos from the listening session were shared on social media. African Giant was initially announced as a 16-track album.
In order to promote the album, Burna Boy headlined the African Giant Returns tour, the second leg of his African Giant tour. Burna Boy recorded 'My Money, My Baby', a track that appeared on 's soundtrack album.
Described as an 'Afrobeat-tinged track', 'My Money, My Baby' contains a sample of 's 1972 song 'Shakara'. Artistry Burna Boy describes his music as, a genre that blends, riddims, reggae,. August Brown of said Burna Boy's sound is 'savvy and modern but undistracted by obvious crossover moves'. This list is; you can help. Galil, Leor (31 May 2018).
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