Nigerian singer Speed Darlington revealed in a recent interview with Hip TV that he didn't know who Burna Boy was until 2017.
He said that it was not until he discovered Burna Boy that he heard that he had been putting in the work as an artist prior to 2017.
"I heard the name Burna Boy not too long ago but I have come to realize that he has been putting in work for years. It's just that the industry didn't recognize him but I heard the name Burna Boy 2017-2018. There was a video he made and was basically giving me a hint, telling me let's do something. He was singing my slogan, "When I take a step, you hear bangs". So the video somehow found me in 2017-2018."
He continued by saying he thought Burna Boy was an American artiste because he had no idea who he was at the time. He said he had to ask someone to tell him who Burna Boy is in order to avoid being ignorant.
Speaking on the old and new cats debate which was started by singer Davido, Darlington said judging by the number of years he has known Burna Boy, six years is a long period of time to be considered new to the industry.
He said, "2017 till now is about six years. So if you've been in a business, any business for six years, you're no longer new. You'll be an old cat. Even AC (air conditioner), after one year is not new"
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He said that it was not until he discovered Burna Boy that he heard that he had been putting in the work as an artist prior to 2017.
"I heard the name Burna Boy not too long ago but I have come to realize that he has been putting in work for years. It's just that the industry didn't recognize him but I heard the name Burna Boy 2017-2018. There was a video he made and was basically giving me a hint, telling me let's do something. He was singing my slogan, "When I take a step, you hear bangs". So the video somehow found me in 2017-2018."
He continued by saying he thought Burna Boy was an American artiste because he had no idea who he was at the time. He said he had to ask someone to tell him who Burna Boy is in order to avoid being ignorant.
Speaking on the old and new cats debate which was started by singer Davido, Darlington said judging by the number of years he has known Burna Boy, six years is a long period of time to be considered new to the industry.
He said, "2017 till now is about six years. So if you've been in a business, any business for six years, you're no longer new. You'll be an old cat. Even AC (air conditioner), after one year is not new"
See video here:
Video credit: Twitter @OneJoblessBoy