9ja New artist Burna Boy Biography

Burna Boy is known for his smooth
Patois-influenced Dance-hall
crooning, and most especially for his
hit singles"Abeg Abeg Abeg", "Party
Wit Me", "Firewood", "Touch Your
Toes", "Like To Party" and the
Davido-assisted "Trumpet".
But, he wasn't always a party starter,
Burna Boy was born Damini Ogulu on
2nd July, 1991. Hailing from Ahoada,
Rivers State, he was born and raised
in the Garden City, Port Harcourt;
attending Montessori International
School for his primary education
before moving to Lagos. He went to
Corona, Agbara for his secondary
school education, after which, while
furthering his studies in the UK,
found his true calling to be music…
So, from the city who brought us
such massive successes as Timaya
and Duncan Mighty, let me introduce
you to the christened Port Harcourt's
Next Son… Burna Boy.
Burna Boy's grandfather, Benson
Idons was the manager of Afrobeat
legend, Fela Kuti. So, it's no surprise
what his early influences to music
were or the type of music frequently
played in the Ogulu residence.
Burna Boy officially broke into the
music industry in December 2010
when he moved back to Nigeria from
London, and has since been bringing
in the hits bumping speakers all over
Port Harcourt. But, It wasn't until
June, 2012, when he made a cross-
over to the Lagos music scene with
his mid-tempo Summer Jam, "Like To
Party" that the budding star got the
media sphere in a serious buzz.
Burna Boy is a splendid vocalist and
he oozes versatility as his unique
sound blends Dance-hall, Afrobeat,
R&B and Hip-Hop into one tightly
knit package. His songs span from
ballads full of depth, sometimes to
controversial subject matter as well
as, as his Dance-hall tendency
implies, songs that are just meant to
get you in the mood for the groove.
Signed to Aristokrat Records and,
more often than not, teaming up
with their in-house producer, the
acclaimedLeriq; Burna Boy has been
able to churn out two hot mixtapes –
"Burn Notice" and "Burn Identity"
back in April and November, 2011
respectively. "Burn Notice" produced
the catchy anthem "Abeg Abeg
Abeg"; the soulful "Sweetest Girl"
featuring Leriq and the dance-hall
candy, "Wombo Lombo Something".
While "Burn Identity" showed a
more mainstream quality to his
music as he experimented with
Reggae, some Afro Pop and more of
his prevalent Dance-hall influenced
sound.
Here, he jumped on Frank Ocean's
"Novacane" to tell his sojourn into
the music industry on "My Journey";
featured the likes of Davido,
Korkormikor, L.O.S, P.R.E. (of Twisted
Mindz), Sauce Kid and Shank, and
produced such bangers as
"Firewood", "Trumpet" Feat. Davido,
"Wickedest Luv" Feat. L.O.S. and
"Friend Like Me" Feat. Shank.
Having created such a buzz in the
industry, Burna Boy headlined his
own Industry Nite this year, 2012 and
has performed in a large catalogue
of massive concerts, from – Rhythm
Unplugged, the New Edition concert
in Port Harcourt; CarniRiv and Calabar
Carnival, to – his own Burna Boy Live
in Port Harcourt.
Currently he's still working on his
debut album "L.I.F.E." which stands
for "leaving an impact for eternity".
But, for now, he's singles "Touch
Your Toes", "Wickedest Luv",
"Trumpet", "Firewood" and "Like To
Party"are on constant rotation, #
occupying the airwaves.