African Giant Burna Boy Dropping New Album This Month

Afro Beats artiste Burna Boy has revealed his second studio album will be out on July 26. This album is following his 2018 effort Outside.

The album African Giant is well anticipated as his following has snowballed in recent months with songs like “Gbona” and “Ye” a mainstay on charts around the world. Burna Boy, who is a Nigerian artiste, is influenced by a wide array of music. In a recent interview with Apple Music’s Beats 1 Up Next, he explains how he was influenced by the likes of Naughty by Nature, Super Cat, and of course another African legend, Fela Kuti.

That would explain his dynamic approach to his music and why it touches such a wide range of people. His use of Jamaican patois is very frequent in his music, which he owes to spending time in the U.K. This familiarity with Jamaican culture has led to many Jamaicans falling in love with his music.

This should show local Jamaican artistes how influential the culture is; this should point the way forward. He is winning on the international stage with our language, yet we use our language as a scapegoat for not being international. Take notes from Burna and go back to the drawing board my people our culture and style are enough; there is no need to borrow from our hip hop counterparts as much as we do.

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