Burna Boy Declares Fela Kuti the Only African Artist Greater Than Him

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, has stirred up controversy after boldly claiming that the Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, is the sole African artist whose musical stature surpasses his own.

Dependable NG reports that the ‘Last Last’ crooner made this self-assured declaration during a recent livestream conversation with popular Australian streamer, Playboymax. The statement has quickly elicited mixed reactions and widespread debate across social media, with many critics labeling the claim as overreaching.

During the session, Burna Boy made his position unequivocally clear, stating, “He [Fela Kuti] is the king. He is the only one [African artist] who is greater than me. He is the only one,” the singer boasted confidently. While Burna Boy currently holds a position as one of the biggest and most globally recognized artists to emerge from Africa in recent times, the definitive hierarchy of the greatest African artists in history remains a persistent and highly subjective debate among music fans and critics alike.