Burna Boy asserted that despite being the highest paid artist in the African continent, his desire to acquire more money has not waned
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigeria Afrobeats star, Damini Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, has rated himself as the most valuable and highest-paid artist ever to sing in the African continent.
The 30-year-old Grammy Award winner expressed this via a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, on Saturday morning.
He asserted that despite being the best artist in the African continent, his desire to acquire more money has not waned.
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According to him, he doesn’t get satisfied easily, hence his quest to continue chasing more money despite all he had earned.
He wrote, “I said money doesn’t satisfy me and it’s my truth but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m the highest paid artist in the history of African music. Believe it or not.”
Burna Boy rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing his song ‘Like to Party’, and signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States thereafter.
He was awarded the African Artist of the year at the 2020 VGMA’s. In 2020, his album ‘Twice as Tall’ was nominated for the same category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making him the first Nigerian with back-to-back nominations at the Grammys.
In 2021, Burna Boy’s ‘Twice as Tall‘ won the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.