Africa’s rave of the moment, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has eventually bared his mind on the controversy comparing him with the legendary Afrobeat king, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Burna Boy without mincing words, confessed and said; “Fela is my inspiration and my childhood hero, so if you think comparing me to Fela is honorable, it’s actually not.”
“It actually makes me feel weird. Fela was Fela, and if it wasn’t for Fela, there probably wouldn’t be any me, so I don’t understand the comparison.”
However, speaking on his journey to stardom, the singer said; “Unlike a lot of other people, I’ve had to go through never-ending steps to get here, whereas other people have taken the elevator up.”
“I’ve always been too heavy for that kind of elevator, so I had to take the stairs. Now I know every floor and everything on every floor.”