Afrobeats superstar, Burna Boy has sparked outrage online by harshly criticizing fellow musician Davido in response to an unwarranted remark from one of his fans.
The incident occurred when a 30BG (30 Billion Gang, Davido’s fan base) supporter posted a photo of Davido as their profile image on social media, mocking Burna Boy for losing all four Grammy nominations.
The Twitter user whose profile included Davido’s photo launched a direct attack on Burna Boy, calling him an ‘ode’.
“Ode, “Bottled 4 Grammys,” the Twitter user wrote.
Instead of getting angry with the 30BG fan, Burna Boy shifted the attention to the fan’s profile picture choice.
Burna Boy wrote: The actual Joke is in your Display Pic.”
The cryptic response has triggered mixed reactions on social media.
Recall that both superstars lost all categories nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards.
South African diva, Tyla beats Nigerian Asake, Davido Ayra Starr, and others to win the Grammy for the Best African Music Performance with her global viral hit, Water.
Davido, who was getting his first-ever nomination for the prestigious award, was nominated for ‘Best Global Album’ for his latest album, ‘Timeless’. Others are ‘Best African Performance’ for his song ‘Unavailable’ and ‘Best Global Music Performance’ for his track ‘Feel’.
He also lost the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ to ‘Pashto’ by Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia, and ‘Best Global Album’ to Shakti’s ‘The Moment’.
Burna Boy got four nominations and lost all. ‘City Boys’ was one of his four nominations which he lost to J Cole’s All My Life featuring Lil Durk. Others are: ‘Sittin’ On Top of The World’ feat. 21 Savage – Best Melodic Rap-, ‘I Told Them’ – Best Global Music Album, and ‘Alone’ – Best Global Music Performance.
