I Am The Best After Fela, Burna Boy Declares; Nigerians React

Grammy-nominated Afrobeat singer Burna Boy hailed himself as the best Nigerian musician after the legendary Fela Kuti.

Taking to his verified Twitter handle, the self-acclaimed African Giant said that he had always known that he was ‘the best’, adding that every other person thought to be the best knew he was actually the best.

https://twitter.com/burnaboy/status/1227656161433989124

Shortly after Burna’s tweet, the Nigerian Twitter space went into flames with reactions to the “Ye” crooner’s tweet.

While some attacked the singer for appearing to have disrespected his older colleagues, others backed his claim.

Reacting to one of the fans who insisted that the Grammy nominee was not the best but that the best paved the way for him to shine, Burna Boy maintained that nobody paved way for him.

https://twitter.com/burnaboy/status/1227662763566211074

See some other reactions to Burna’s tweet below:

https://twitter.com/__Mbah/status/1227698409202733058

https://twitter.com/SmithVinci/status/1227695676219428864

You are a big fan of Zlatan Ibrahimović and his arrogance on and off the pitch but it becomes a big problem to you when Burna exhibits such. 🤡🤡🤡

— Mazi Olisaemeka C. Esq ™ (@OlisaOsega) February 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/AsiwajuLerry/status/1227700107887464448

https://twitter.com/iSlimfit/status/1227698157099868167

Where Burna Boy will get me angry is when he will say he’s the BEST thing that has come out of Nigeria, better than bread and beans. I will be pissed 😡

— MONITORING_SPIRIT (@Sonjoe_Kutuh) February 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/dreadnstyn/status/1227694892211736576

Burna’s actually the BEST . It’s a FACT Burna shldnt be saying though . And to be fair , in my opinion, Eazi has done / is doing a lot for the culture and he doesn’t even get a quarter of the credit he deserves

— John NetworQ (@JohnNetworQ) February 12, 2020

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