In a new interview, Nigerian musician Brymo has escalated his long-running feud with Grammy-winning superstar Burna Boy, alleging that Burna Boy bought his Grammy award and claiming he was offered the chance to purchase a BET award for $10,000.
Brymo Speaks Out on NotJustOkay Interview
During an interview on the digital media platform NotJustOkay, Brymo shared his thoughts on his issues with Burna Boy. He insisted that Burna Boy's name would never appear in his songs, as he does not consider him relevant enough.
"I was surprised that he's flying so far, and he didn't realise how mediocre that was. I shouldn't be that important. I told him in the tweet, and I told him in the Bae U interview as well that his name will never appear in my songs," Brymo said, referencing a 2023 Burna Boy freestyle where he sang "hustle so you no go fall off like Brymo."
Allegations of Award Purchases
Brymo, one of Nigeria's most revered songwriters and vocalists, added that he does not consider Burna Boy to be at his level and that he does not care if he has won a Grammy because he believes the award was bought.
"Your name will never appear on my songs ever. You were given a Grammy; what is my concern? It was bought. I have been told to pay $10,000 before for a BET award," he added in Pidgin English and Yoruba. He questioned whether Burna Boy can write, sing, and perform, and stated that the Port Harcourt-born singer has offended him and he intends to take full revenge.
Background of the Beef
Since 2023, Burna Boy and Brymo have been at loggerheads in a beef that started when Brymo alleged that two songs – 'City Boy' and 'I Told Them,' off Burna Boy's 7th album 'I Told Them' – were sampled from his unreleased project 'Macabre', which he claims were privately fed to the Grammy winner.
In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Brymo accused Burna Boy of sending thugs to harm him, while also accusing Afrobeats megastars Davido and 2Baba of harbouring hate towards him.
Burna Boy's Response and Continued Feud
Burna Boy replied in a November 2023 rehearsal freestyle where he sang, "hustle make you no go fall off like Brymo." Since then, both stars have continued to trade words, with Burna Boy mocking Brymo for "making Yoruba proverb music" while Brymo recently fired at him and the rest of the Afrobeats big three, urging them to stop trying to be the biggest pop stars and go do something new with their careers.
With Brymo's latest statement and his declaration of intentions to exert revenge, the beef between the two appears far from over.
