Burna Boy. A man who has pushed the boundaries of success so much, you’re torn between thinking he’s maxed out and he can do so much more.
A man with an awareness of his talent level creates a soft landing for his creative expression. No wonder he soared to the top of the game and dominated globally, selling out stadiums and arenas on the journey to a defining legacy.
From the days of Like To Party to his last release titled Higher, there has always been an element of supremacy and the extra in his music. Today, it could be the lyrics, tomorrow; the delivery, last month; the flows and pockets and two years from now his sampling skill.
Whatever the case, he shows you why he is amazing at what he has chosen to do. Imagine my surprise reading comments from music listeners that Burna Boy is now monotonous, and has adopted the now familiar recycling policy of warming Eba.
Questions arising over Burna Boy’s sound direction
All of these started when Burna Boy announced he’d be dropping a new album at midnight today and previewed a snippet from the album titled Empty Chairs.
— 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦
Burna Boy premieres “Empty Chairs” off his new album “NO SIGN OF WEAKNESS”.
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Fans and Stan accounts belonging to different fan bases began to accuse Burna Boy of being monotonous and rewarming his sound while drawing comparisons between the snippet and his last single. The timeline on X became a mess, as fans and enemies began to go back and forth on Burna’s sound direction.
If anything is interesting about Burna Boy, it’s his range. The wide array of topics he speaks on and the level of excellence he delivers. From praying for life on Higher, speaking of the past on Level Up, romancing his baby on On The Low, giving assurance on Bank On It, addressing political issues on Monsters You Made to the difference in sound pattern across numerous singles and albums.
Heaven’s Gate and Alone contradict themselves in musical sources and style. He’s Trapping on Link Up with Phyno and MI but enters into heavy pop elements with Ed Sheeran on For My Hand.
Vanilla and Last Last sound like they were made by different artists.
There’s no need to educate you. He switches cloaks easily. He’s a gangster on Cloak and Dagger with Jhus, he’s an afrobeats superstar with Kilometre. He’s vulnerable on Pree Me, but cold on Wetin Dey Sup. He’s a man of many auras.
Walai burna boy "HIGHER" is back to the no1 spot on the naija apple music chart.
— BIGGY THA 7TH (@Biggytha7th) July 30, 2024
And I swear it sounds exactly like the new "Empty Chairs" snippet.
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An obvious agenda play is at hand, negatively impacting people’s genuine desire to consume music and shaping narratives in an ugly way while at it. The gift of impartiality and logic has shot us in the foot. People now deny facts to push false narratives in the name of stanship. To what end, I ask?
In the snippet, he said “My enemies are no longer on the streets or the road. They’re now on the internet, blogs and in my sold-out shows looking for empty chairs.” Well, some of them are on X, lying about the genius of the sound level of one of Africa’s greatest exports, in any field.
Anyways, let us share the grace in fellowship.
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