Outside' was more of a personal project. This, the 'African Giant', is more of an African project. Burna Boy More Quotes by Burna Boy More Quotes From Burna Boy I'm Nigerian. I'm African. I have a lot to say. Apart from what I say, though, is the feeling. People can relate to that feeling. It's a reciprocal relationship. They feed off me and I feed off them. Burna Boy feelingmerelationshippeople I'm from the south side of Nigeria, a place called Port Harcourt City... No one ever makes it out of there. I wanted to put it on the map. Burna Boy mapsidecityplace Fall Out Boy used to be my favorite rock band. Burna Boy rockboybandfall Most Americans don't even understand what I'm saying in my records, but they pick up on the vibe, the vibration. Burna Boy vibesayingunderstandup I'm just a human whose skill is making music. Burna Boy skillhumanjustmusic Way I see it, everyone plays their own role in the world, and no role is more important than the other. Burna Boy seeimportantwayworld You are only as rich as where you come from, and Nigeria has a lot of poverty. Burna Boy onlyyourichpoverty I can guarantee you that at least 90% of my people that are my age group in Nigeria - who are considered the youth - had no clue about how Nigeria, the real origins of Nigeria. Burna Boy youyouthagepeople For me, every project is different, and it serves a different purpose. Burna Boy projectmedifferentpurpose I don't plan stuff. I don't believe in planning. I just believe in doing your best at what you do best at all times and everything else is everything else. Everything else is a plus. Burna Boy doingbestyoubelieve In 2012, I dropped a song called 'Like To Party,' and that just took me all over the world. Burna Boy mepartysongworld My dad used to play reggae and Afrobeats. Every Sunday, we used to have these records, vinyls. And he would just play all of them - Super Cat, Ninja Man, Buju Banton. Burna Boy mansundaydadplay My genre of music is called Afro-Fusion because I fuse different types of music into a ball. Burna Boy ballbecausemusicdifferent To be honest I don't really feel like I'm a part of the industry. I don't get awards because the powers that be don't really like me. I'm not like everyone else, I won't do what everyone else does. Burna Boy everyonefeelmeawards When something happens in Africa, an artist will sing about it and stuff. We have all the records; we have everything. Free Mandela records and all that. Burna Boy africawillfreeartist Going onstage - that's my joy. You know like when you're in school and you're just waiting for the bell to go off so you can leave the class and go and play outside? That's me in life. Burna Boy meyouwaitinglife I'm 28 years old. In my country, that's considered very young. It's almost like the youth don't matter to the up-and-ups. Burna Boy likeyouthmattercountry At the end of the day, everything you chase will run. Burna Boy end-of-the-dayenddayyou If I had children, as soon as I have them, I'm teaching them everything I know. I don't want to feed you fairytales. Fairytales are nice. But they come to an end, and then you have to face reality. Burna Boy faceyouchildrenreality Funny enough, you know who I used to really like in Lion King? It was Scar. Burna Boy lionkingyoufunny
