Grammy awards winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy, has debunked rumours about his mother being one of the dancers in the band of the late music legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
The musician replied to the rumours by laying a curse as his New Year message to his adversaries.
Speaking candidly during a New Year jig in Lagos, Burna Boy addressed rumors that his mother had performed for the late Afrobeat musician (Fela).
According to him, he continues to perform in the nation despite the numerous accusations leveled against him.
In a social media video that went viral, the musician, who appeared saddened by the rumors, cursed his detractors, warning them that God would punish them for their unloving behavior.
Burna Boy stated that “I am here after you all said that I killed someone in Cubana and after saying my mother used to dance for Fela. No wahala. I am still here because I still adore you. God will punish you if you do not love me.
“National TV talks like f*ck. You all are still laughing while not understanding what is seriously happening. They can take my life away for being full of crap.”
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Burna Boy rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing “Like to Party”, the lead single from his debut studio album, L.I.F.E (2013).
In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album, Outside, marked his major-label debut.
In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and was announced as an Apple Music Up Next artist. His fourth studio album, African Giant, was released in July 2019 and won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for a Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
He was awarded the African Artist of the year at the 2020 VGMA’s. Burna Boy released his fifth studio album, Twice as Tall, in August 2020, which was nominated for the same category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making him the first Nigerian artist with back-to-back nominations at the Grammys.
In 2021, Twice as Tall won the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
In July 2022, Burna Boy released his sixth studio album, Love, Damini which also became the highest debut of an African album on Billboard, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France.
In October, Burna Boy was given the award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic for his achievements in music.