Usher recently featured Pheelz in ‘Ruin,’ the lead song of his latest album, and Burna Boy in the album titled track, ‘Homecoming’
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ace American singer, songwriter, and dancer, Usher Raymond IV better known as Usher has revealed that he wants to be a part of the Afrobeats rush after featuring Nigerian artistes, Burna Boy and Pheelz, in his album.
Usher became the latest Western artist to catch the Afrobeats wave when he collaborated with Pheelz in ‘Ruin,’ the lead song of his latest album, and Burna Boy in the album titled track, ‘Homecoming’.
Speaking in a recent interview with Apple Music, the ‘Standing Next to You’ crooner said Pheelz played a role in his collaboration with Burna Boy.
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Usher said: “I am all about collaboration and bringing African, you know, Nigerian culture to my own world. Their music is really popular now. I wanted to be part of it [Afrobeats], that’s why I went to Africa to make this album.
“I picked up things when I was in Ghana. I picked up things when I was in Nigeria. And working with Pheelz, he created the record [‘Homecoming’]. I just felt that Burna Boy would take it to a different level of credibility. I really do enjoy him as an artist. I just felt that this song would only be lifted better if he was part of it.”
