Great success affords people a voice, and Burna Boy is using his to celebrate the best of Africa and to denounce its worst. Through his lyrics and public pronouncements, it’s clear that he has a love-hate relationship with the continent, but his messages consistently convey a pride in the spirit and culture of Africans, as well as a hatred of corruption and graft. Anyone familiar with Burna Boy’s music (and can understand the mixture of Nigerian dialects he often uses in his lyrics) would be familiar with his stance on his continent. Many of his songs include Afro-centric messages, like the song “Another Story,” which gives a history of how Nigeria was colonized by the British. The 30-year-old believes that the only way African countries can get the respect he is looking for is if they join together. According to him, “it cannot be achieved by the way it’s been going … we’ve been falling for a long time so why not try something new?”
SOURCE: CNN
More Stories
Mobile “Play-to-earn” App Enables Gamers of Every Level to Earn Cash in every Match they Play
A Device Designed to Make Computing and Computers Accessible to all Africans
African Countries with the Highest Pension Fund Asset Growths
Kigali Hikes Up the Interest Rate
Tragedy Strikes Egyptian Church
Meet the 2022 BBC News Komla Dumor Award Recipient
Nigerians Encouraged to Use Mobile App to Report Oil Theft
Liberian Officials Sanctioned for Corruption
African States Need Policy Interventions to Grow the Market for Circular Plastic Products
William Ruto Declared Winner of Kenya’s Presidential Election
Top 5 African Travel Destinations To Visit This August
African Countries that don’t Require a Visa to Enter South Africa