Palestinian-American music producer DJ Khaled has revealed that Nigerian singer Burna Boy will be featured on his upcoming 14th studio album, titled “Till Next Time”.
32-year-old ‘Last Last’ hitmaker Burna Boy is set to be the first ever Nigerian artist the American record executive, and producer DJ Khaled is collaborating.
DJ Khaled, who is also a disc jockey and radio personality, said he was inspired by Afrobeats and would like to collaborate with Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated Nigerian singer Tems.
Speaking during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, DJ Khaled went on to dish out exciting news about his upcoming album, where he got people all excited and super eager after he mentioned he has a collaboration with Nigerian Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy.
According to him, he feels a similar “spiritual connection” to Afrobeats as he does to dancehall music, this led him to sort out and collaborate with the ‘I Told Them’ crooner who is among the top global faces of Nigerian mainstream music.
Burna Boy, however, isn’t a newbie in the game or new to Hollywood or international collaborations. The 32-year-old has worked with several international stars such as Ed Sheeran, Future, J Balvin, J Hus, and British rapper Stormzy just to mention a few.
On his 2023 album, ‘I Told Them’ Burna Boy collaborated with legendary rap duo GZA and RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. He also worked with 21 Savage and J Cole as he continues to build on his international success.
After the album dropped, DJ Khaled posted a video of himself listening to Burna Boy’s ‘I Told Them’ while also sharing videos of the two having dinner together on his Instagram account which sparked news of a possible collaboration and as per usual fans weren’t wrong with their speculations.
