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Ever wonder why outsiders are so proud of burna boy's talent?
Well here is a thread of burna boy's amazing musical prowess
Brace yourselves cos this is gonna be a long thread!!!
Well here is a thread of burna boy's amazing musical prowess
Brace yourselves cos this is gonna be a long thread!!!
1. Lyricism: Burna has Gold medals in all aspects of this. Right from rhymes & flows to bars & punchlines and even to depth. Burna spits lyrics that can be matched with that of rappers and has even bodied rappers in their own songs e.g phyno's link up or Abracadabra's lemme at em
Burna's lyrical depth can also not be overemphasized
Omo,leveling Damian Marley on a song no be beans
2. Vocals: one mistake many people make is thinking only people with high pitch voices are the vocalists.. Smh
Burna's vocal dexterity is something many vocalists wish for. Out
Omo,leveling Damian Marley on a song no be beans
2. Vocals: one mistake many people make is thinking only people with high pitch voices are the vocalists.. Smh
Burna's vocal dexterity is something many vocalists wish for. Out
Of the 5 basic categories of voices,burna can conveniently do 3(bass,tenor & alto) while most vocalists can only do a maximum of 2. This makes him a better vocalist than most musicians
Listen to Own It & all my life to see a bit of what burna can do with his vocal chords
Listen to Own It & all my life to see a bit of what burna can do with his vocal chords
3. Versatility & Range: Burna has always proved time & time again why he is the master of range. He can efficiently & effortlessly do different genres of music.
Rap/trap,hip-hop,dancehall, reggae,fuji,highlife, RnB,pop,afropop and even fela's proper afrobeat. This talent is...
Rap/trap,hip-hop,dancehall, reggae,fuji,highlife, RnB,pop,afropop and even fela's proper afrobeat. This talent is...
...extremely rare and sets him above everyone else
Twice as tall album is a testimony to this impeccable ability
4. Fusion: Apart from the fact that burna can do different genres, he can also fuse them into each other like how he rapped on a dancehall beat in heaven's gate or
Twice as tall album is a testimony to this impeccable ability
4. Fusion: Apart from the fact that burna can do different genres, he can also fuse them into each other like how he rapped on a dancehall beat in heaven's gate or
the way he switched flows from hip-hop to pop to dancehall back to pop in don gorgon
This is why he is the king of AFROFUSION!
5. Content diversity: Burna can sing about different topics and theme to fit into different mental spaces and also for different type of listeners
This is why he is the king of AFROFUSION!
5. Content diversity: Burna can sing about different topics and theme to fit into different mental spaces and also for different type of listeners
Unlike most artistes that prioritize love,sex and women
These themes range from motivation to love&sex to prayer to party songs to life experiences to activism.
And this is why burna's music is enjoyed by people from different walks of life
His whole discography boasts of
These themes range from motivation to love&sex to prayer to party songs to life experiences to activism.
And this is why burna's music is enjoyed by people from different walks of life
His whole discography boasts of
...these feat!
The last but not the least is
6. Samples & interpolation:
Many music illiterates think this is a weakness but rather it's a stronghold. The art of sampling is A very cogent & important part of music composition.
It's not only important but pretty hard to do
The last but not the least is
6. Samples & interpolation:
Many music illiterates think this is a weakness but rather it's a stronghold. The art of sampling is A very cogent & important part of music composition.
It's not only important but pretty hard to do
.. especially when it involves interpolating old school rhythms and melodies into modern sounds and making good music out of it.
Ur faves don't sample as much not because they don't want to but because they know how to.
Listen to "my money my baby" to know d beauty of sampling
Ur faves don't sample as much not because they don't want to but because they know how to.
Listen to "my money my baby" to know d beauty of sampling
I think with these few points of mine I have been able to establish the fact that DAMINI EBUNOLUWA OGULU aka SHOFFI QUIZ aka KING SOLOMON aka BURNA BOY is the most talented artiste in Africa and also one of the most talented in the world if not the most!!
Ifb
