Burna Boy’s Command to Backup Singer to "Shut Up" Draws Attention

• Top Nigerian musician Burna Boy is in the news for controversial reasons over a recent interaction with a backup singer
• The Grammy-winning musician was captured on video shouting a rude order at him
• Burna's actions raised a series of mixed feelings from netizens, with some showing amusement and others reprimanding him

Famous Nigerian star Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has sparked an online debate after interacting with a backup singer while on stage.

A video made the rounds online of the musician instructing his backup singer while performing to a large crowd.

It all began when Burna Boy started singing Wizkid's Ginger song on stage and the backup singer lent his voice to the performance. The music star did not seem pleased by the interruption and told the backup singer to "shut up."

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Burna Boy's comment was followed by laughter and screams from the audience. The Grammy-winning musician then signalled for his team to play his hit song, Ye, instead.

See the video below:

Reactions as Burna Boy shuts down backup singer

The musician's interaction with his backup singer soon became a topic of discussion on social media, with netizens sharing their thoughts. Read some of their comments below:

Hunchman__:

“Man is too good and rude.”

funnynewton101:

"You want to ruin the song right in front of him..."

mhowziz:

“He didn’t pick the song well, he went pitchy. Burna has good ears.”

wizkidayo_affairs:

“Funny how no one here understands he’s downplaying the song, he brought it up just so he could let them know his initial intention was his to play his own songs!"

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leponky doesn't see a problem with Burna Boy's treatment of his team member:

“Savage, Burna. I love him.”

Burna Boy postpones concert in Mzansi

Briefly News also reported that Burna Boy's concert in South Africa had been postponed due to low ticket sales. Some netizens celebrated the news, comparing Burna Boy to local rapper Cassper Nyovest, who successfully filled the stadium in 2017.

Other fans were disappointed and their reactions had the internet in stitches.

Source: Legit.ng