Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning musician, has stated that the only Nigerian music business veterans he respects are 2Baba, Timaya, D'banj, Larry Gaaga, and Wande Coal.



According to the self-proclaimed 'African Giant,' they are the only legends who have had an impact on his life and career.

Burna Boy expressed this in response to renowned producer ID Cabasa's recent demand for Nigerian musicians to respect legends.

During a recent Instagram live session with fans, he stated: "The only OGs who have touched my life; number one, Timaya, since he showed me that gaining stardom was achievable. I will respect him for the rest of my life.

"D'banj also helped me back then. He paid for the '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.

We've all gone through different things and have different perspectives on life.


“I can’t forget Wande Coal, too. At a point in time, we were so close.”