South African rapper AKA congratulates Burna Boy on Grammy nominations

Written by on November 21, 2019

South African rapper and songwriter, AKA has taken to Twitter to congratulate Burna Boy, as his album African Giant got a nod in the Best World Album category.

The Afrobeats star was nominated in the category alongside Altin Gün for Gece, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley for What Heat, Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet for Fanm D’Ayiti, and Angelique Kidjo for Celia.

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Well, for this, he has been congratulated by his one-time friend, rapper and South African nemesis, AKA.

The message reads:

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“CONGRATULATIONS … obviously.”

Coming after a fan asked AKA:

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“@akaworldwide Burna just got nominated for a Grammy, what do you have to say??”

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Burna Boy’s nomination coincides with the reported cancellation of his scheduled performance at Africa Unites Concert in South Africa. The concert was reportedly canceled due to the uproar from South Africans.

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They kicked up a fuss because of Burna Boy’s comments in the wake of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa earlier in the year.

 

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