Grammy Award-winning singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has expressed his admiration for 2Baba, Timaya, D’banj, Larry Gaaga, and Wande Coal, stating that they are the only veterans in the Nigerian music industry whom he respects.
According to the self-acclaimed ‘African Giant,’ they are
the only legends who have impacted his life and career.
Burna Boy stated this while reacting to veteran producer ID
Cabasa’s recent call on Nigerian singers, urging them to respect legends.
During a recent Instagram live session with fans, he said:
“The only OGs who have impacted my life; number one, Timaya, because he is the
one who showed me that achieving stardom was possible. I’m going to respect him
for the rest of my life.
Burna Boy lists Timaya, D’Banj, 2face, Wande Coal and Larry Gaaga as the ONLY OG’s that have imapacted him one way or the other. says any other person isn’t an “OG” to him except them! 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/cSE6vntLGR
— benny. (@benny7gg) May 15, 2024
“D’banj also supported me back then. He paid for ‘Wan Da Mo’
video. These are two people I don’t joke with. It’s not like n*ggas don’t have
respect, no, n*ggas have just been through a lot and we only remember the
people we saw in the dark times. People like Larry Gaaga. He stood by me back
then. So these are people I will respect for the rest of my life.
“When you’re talking about OGs, as far as I’m concerned,
those names are the only ones in addition to 2Face based on musicality and the
fact that he did a feature with me when he didn’t have to back in the days.
These are OGs to me. Any other person isn’t an OG to me. ID Cabasa, you can
meet Olamide and you can be an OG to him [laughs]. We’ve all been through stuff
differently and we all see life differently.
“I can’t forget Wande Coal, too. At a point in time, we were
so close.”