Darlington Okoye, widely known as Speed Darlington, a controversial Nigerian rapper, has made a bold statement asserting that he does not know Burna Boy, the Grammy award-winning singer.
He went on to describe Burna Boy as an attention seeker, citing an incident where he filmed a video in the bathroom solely to grab Burna Boy's attention.
These revelations were made during a recent interview with Hip TV. Speed Darlington expressed his disinterest in collaborating with Burna Boy, as well as with other prominent Nigerian artists such as Wizkid and Davido.
He made it clear that he has no intention of pursuing any musical projects with them.
He said, “I don’t wanna do song with Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, none of those names. I’m not interested because tomorrow it will become, ‘We made you.’ You didn’t make me, I was trending before you met me. I didn’t even know you. You made a video to get my attention in a bathroom. So, who know who? I’m talking about Burna. You made a video to get. Who know who? You, come to me. Otherwise, let it fail. I’m not interested.
“I heard the name Burna Boy not too long ago. But I’ve come to realise that has been putting in work for years. It’s just that the industry didn’t recognise him.
“I heard the name Burna Boy, I think 2017/2018. There was a video he made and he was basically giving me a hint; let’s do something. The video so how found me. This was 2017/2018. First of all, I thought he was an American artist. I had no idea who he was.”
