On Saturday, March 26, Nigerian singer and rapper Burna Boy (aka Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu) got on live on Instagram and gloated about him existing richer than compatriots Wizkid and Davido.
Through the live session, Ogulu correlated his income to additional artists of Nigerian origin.
The singer and rapper reportedly conceded to comment on his Instagram Live, which asserted that Wizkid is wealthier than him. Answering back to the comment, the 30-year-old artist told,
“Wizzy, get the cash to pass you.” he further added: “No, he doesn’t [sic].”
Examining Burna Boy’s estimated fortune
As per the Nigerian recreation portal The 360 Report, Davido is nowadays worth around $45 million. Meanwhile, the edition pegged Wizkid’s fortune at $38 million.
Nonetheless, The 360 Report’s analysis refutes Burna Boy’s assertions of being richer than Davido and Wizkid incorporated, as the edition totals that the singer is worth around $17 million.
It might be reasonable that Ogulu is worth less than Wizkid and Davido, as both artists had reportedly arrived in the entertainment industry before Burna Boy.
While Wizkid has been involved since 2001, Davido joined the experienced realm around 2009. Contrastingly, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu enlisted into the skilled music scene in 2011.
Still, Ogulu’s statements may be reasonable, as the artist approved a multi-record deal in 2017 with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records to allocate his music in the United States. Meanwhile, Warner Music Group acquired the agreement for international diffusion.
Davido and Wizkid had identical contracts in 2017, but with only one certificate label, Sony’s RCA.
Attending the release of two mixtapes, the artist debuted in August 2013 with his initial studio album, LIFE, which came out selling 40,000 copies in one day.
In the same month, the album entered the seventh position on the Billboard Reggae Albums graph. Ogulu has five albums, two mixtapes, and two EPs as of presently.
Burna Boy has had many achievements as a singer and rapper over the years. The artist is moreover the CEO of his entertainment firm Spaceship Entertainment, which is reportedly worth millions.