Grammy-winning Nigerian artist, Burna Boy, has stirred controversy in the Afrobeats industry after declaring that he writes all his songs by himself.The “City Boys” crooner made the bold claim during a Thursday Twitch livestream with Plaqueboymax, stressing that he has never used ghostwriters and that his music is a deeply personal reflection of his life experiences.
ccording to Burna Boy, songwriting is a sacred part of his artistry and not something that can be outsourced or faked.
“I write everything myself. My music comes from my soul — it’s my story, my experience. Nobody can tell it better than me,” he said.The Afro-fusion star also took a swipe at what he described as the growing trend of outsourced songwriting” among Nigerian artists, contrasting it with what he observed in Los Angeles,