However, not only that Burna Boy sample from Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s songs, all the four Burna Boy songs in the content created to celebrate Fela’s 84th posthumous birthday were all hits tracks.
Burna Boy’s hit song “Ye” which was released in 2018 from the “Outside” album was sampled from Fela’s “Colonial mentality” which was released in 1977.
Burna Boy’s hit song “Dangote” from the African Giant album which was released in 2019 was from Fela Kuti’s “Trouble sleep yanga wake am” released in 1972.
Burna Boy’s hit song “Collateral Damage” from the African Giant album released in 2019 was sampled from Fela Kuti’s “Sorrow, tears & blood” released in 1977.
Burna Boy’s verse in the hit song “Temper Remix” released in 2017 featuring Skales was sampled from Fela Kuti’s “Sorrow, tears & blood” in the year 1977.
Other songs in the list are; “Jaiye Jaiye” by Wizkid (2013) sampled from Fela “Lady” (1974), J. Cole’s “Let Nas Down” 2013 from Fela’s “Gentleman” (1973), Missy Elliot (2021) “What’cha Gon do” from Fela “Colonial mentality” (1977), Mos Def “Fear not of men” (1999) from Fela “Fear not for men” 1977.
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