Hearing a Nigerian artist shout “turn the f**k up” in Sweden while the crowd screams back to City Boys, Ye, and It’s Plenty is still surreal to me. Years ago we were begging for recognition. Now he’s selling out arenas and people online are casually saying “first African artist to do it in 2026” like it’s normal.

What makes it crazier is that he teased new music just hours before stepping on stage, then casually hops on a flight to Morocco for an AFCON fan zone with Stormzy.

Say what you want about Burna, but moments like this remind you how far Nigerian music has traveled.