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About Dance Hall Sensation, Burna Boy
Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy was born on July 2, 1991 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital to a wealthy family. He moved to Lagos after his primary school education than to Corona Secondary school, Agbor Delta State and later went to the United Kingdom (UK). It was during his stay in the UK that he found his true calling to do music.
The Afrobeat and Reggae dance hall sensation later returned to Nigeria to pursue his career in music and in 2010 he released the single ‘Like to Party’, which not only became a hit instantly, but also made him a household name in Nigeria.
In 2013 he gained more air play with songs like ‘Yawa Dey’, ‘Run My Race’, “Smoke Some Weed” which really enjoyed massive attention. These songs got him nominated for several big awards including the Headies in 2013/2014. During the award ceremony, Burna Boy was said to be very upset at losing the category of Next rated to singer Sean Tizzle, had he won, he would have been gifted a brand new car.
He was reportedly so angry that he walked out of the ceremony after Sean Tizzle was announced the winner. He has a number of albums to his credit including the famous ‘L.I.F.E’ and “On a Space Ship” which really helped propel his career to becoming one of the biggest music talents from Africa.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.