Self-acclaimed African Giant Burna Boy has stated that the only industry veterans in Nigerian music that he respects are Timaya, D'banj, Wande Coal, Larry Gaaga, and 2face Idibia.

The Grammy award-winning singer claims that these are the only legends who influenced his life and profession.

Burna Boy made this statement in response to seasoned producer ID Cabasa's recent appeal for Nigerian musicians to honour legends, Burna Boy made this statement.

Explaining his reasons, he said 2face Idibia offered him a chance to collaborate when he had no reason to, and that D'banj kindly paid the costs for his song video.

In addition, Burna Boy praised Larry Gaaga for his sincerity and commitment to real craftsmanship, opting to stick to his trade rather than follow conventions.

He said: “The only OGs who have impacted my life; number one, Timaya because he is the one who showed me that achieving stardom was possible. I’m going to respect him for the rest of my life.

“D’banj also supported me back then. He paid for ‘Wan Da Mo’ video. These are two people I don’t joke with. It’s not like n*ggas don’t have respect, no, n*ggas have just been through a lot and we only remember the people we saw in the dark times. People like Larry Gaaga. He stood by me back then. So these are people I will respect for the rest of my life.

“When you’re talking about OGs, as far as I’m concerned, those names are the only ones in addition to 2face Idibia based on musicality and the fact that he did a feature with me when he didn’t have to back in the day. These are OGs to me. Any other person isn’t an OG to me. ID Cabasa, you can meet Olamide and you can be an OG to him [laughs]. We’ve all been through stuff differently and we all see life differently.

“I can’t forget Wande Coal, too. At a point in time, we were so close.”

Burna Boy lists Timaya, D’Banj, 2face, Wande Coal and Larry Gaaga as the ONLY OG’s that have imapacted him one way or the other. says any other person isn’t an “OG” to him except them! 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/cSE6vntLGR

— benny. (@benny7gg) May 15, 2024