{"id":22060,"date":"2023-02-26T12:14:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T17:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.damusichits.com\/?p=22060"},"modified":"2023-02-26T12:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T17:14:41","slug":"damusichits-artist-spotlight-burna-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.damusichits.com\/2023\/02\/26\/damusichits-artist-spotlight-burna-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Damusichits Artist Spotlight:  Burna Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_22061\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22061\" data-attachment-id=\"22061\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.damusichits.com\/2023\/02\/26\/damusichits-artist-spotlight-burna-boy\/burna-boy-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,360\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Damusichits Artist Spotlight: Burna Boy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Damusichits Artist Spotlight: Burna Boy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Damusichits Artist Spotlight: Burna Boy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Damusichits Artist Spotlight: Burna Boy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.damusichits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Burna-Boy-1.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Damusichits Artist Spotlight: Burna Boy<\/p><\/div>Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and musician. He was born on July 2, 1991, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy rose to fame in 2012 with his hit single &#8220;Like To Party&#8221; and has since become one of Africa&#8217;s most successful and influential musicians. He has released several critically acclaimed albums, including &#8220;L.I.F.E. (Leaving an Impact for Eternity)&#8221; in 2013, &#8220;On a Spaceship&#8221; in 2015, &#8220;Outside&#8221; in 2018, and &#8220;African Giant&#8221; in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy&#8217;s music is a fusion of Afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop. 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