There Will Be No Room For Comparison After Burna Boy Drops 'Twice As Tall' Album - Illbliss
6 July 2020
By Cheloti Joshua
A question of who is the greatest Afrobeats artist today among Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid has always split opinions of music lovers across the globe.
It is a matter that is still not yet settled, but Nigerian rapper/hip-hop recording artist and stage performer Illbliss, stylized as iLLBLISS says it will be settled after Burna Boy releases his fifth studio album later this month.
Commonly reffered to as the 'African Giant' his fourth album, Burna Boy is preparing for the release of a new album he has titled it 'Twice As Tall'.
According to Illbliss who is also a businessman and owner of the talent managing outfit known as 'The Goretti Company', Burna Boy gave him a chance to listen to the upcoming album and his conclusion was "after this album drops, there will NEVER be room for comparison."
The rapper, also popularly known as Oga Boss, further noted that once the album is released, Burna Boy's position in the Nigerian music industry will be clear.
"So @burnaboy gave my brother @chukaobi and myself a listening few days ago. After this album drops, there will NEVER be room for comparison. Always thought he was a spaceship but nah... Burna is an entire Universe. E go hard to top this one. Period. Bless up my G!," Illbliss posted on his official Twitter handle.
"Never made a comment regarding Burna and his greatness. It’s being made now. When the new album drops in August, there will be absolute silence about his position in the game," he noted in another tweet.
After winning a back-to-back BET Award for Best International Act, Burna Boy, 29, dropped a first single off the 'Twice As Tall' album.
The single titled 'Wonderful' has been performing well with the video that premiered on July 1 with over 1.3 million views on YouTube, as at July 5.
Watch the 'Wonderful' Video:
Burna Boy's fourth studio album African Giant which was released in July 2019 won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
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