Singer Burna Boy has left out his senior colleague Eedris Abdulkareem as one of the veterans who paved way for him in the industry.
The Grammy Award winner and Eedris engaged in a messy fight in February, when Eedris, during an interview, said it was stupid for Burna Boy to say that no one helped him in Nigeria.
Eedris described his statement as a “stupid talk”, claiming that he was the one who spearheaded the revolution that led to the global recognition of Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, and other artistes, especially after his alleged clash with American rapper 50 Cent.
Burna Boy hit back at him, blaming the people who donated money for his hospital bills when he needed a kidney transplant.
However, Eedris was found missing when Burna Boy finally released the names of those who paved the way for him.
During an Instagram live session on Wednesday he disclosed that 2Baba, Timaya, Dbanj, Larry Gaga and Wande Coal are the only veterans he respects in the music industry. He stressed that they were the only legends tremendously impacting his life and career.
He said: “The only OGs who have impacted my life, number one, Timaya because he is the one who showed me that achieving stardom was possible. I’m going to respect him for the rest of my life.
“D’banj also supported me back then. He paid for the ‘Wan Da Mo’ video. These are two people I don’t joke with. It’s not like niggas don’t have respect; no, niggas have just been through a lot, and we only remember the people we saw in the dark times. People like Larry Gaga. He stood by me back then. So, these are people I will respect for the rest of my life.
“When you’re talking about OGs, as far as I’m concerned, those names are the only ones in addition to 2Face based on musicality and the fact that he did a feature with me when he didn’t have to back in the day. These are OGs to me. Any other person isn’t an OG to me. ID Cabasa, you can meet Olamide, and you can be an OG to him [laughs]. We’ve all been through stuff differently, and we all see life differently. I can’t forget Wande Coal, too. At a point in time, we were so close.”
