I’m not a Nigerian artist, I don’t make money here – Burna Boy

<p>Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy has said he does not make money as an artist from Nigeria.</p>, <p>Burna Boy said this on Tuesday while responding to a tweet from a fan on Twitter.</p>, <p>According to him, he lives in Nigeria because he loves his people but doesn’t make money from the country.</p>, <p>The fan @Iampetu asked, “ You promote African culture and you dey deny your own motherland, all na showbiz as usual.”</p>, <p>Responding, Burna Boy said: “ I’m from here and I live here because I love my home and my people, e no pass like that.</p>, <p>“I don’t make money from Nigeria. Na only cruise dey here.”</p>, <p>The Grammy award winner went ahead to say he is not a Nigerian artist.</p>, <p>“Me wey no be Nigerian artist,” his tweet added.</p>, <p>His comment has continued to stir reactions from Nigerians on Twitter. His fans did not take his comment lightly as some went online lamenting about the number of times they streamed Burna’s music and attended his concerts.</p>, <p>Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter;</p>, <p>@Enacruzly “ You are indirectly saying, we the fans in Nigeria streaming your Music are not adding anything to your growth.”</p>, <p>@Bright_r “ Burna Boy says he’s not a Nigerian artiste but can’t make a hit song without stealing lines from Fela music. The irony. Someone should remind him that 60% of his biggest songs came from Fela.”</p>, <p>@ DavidRegha “ Burna Boy you are still a Nigerian artiste, winning a Grammy and having collaborations with foreign artistes won’t change that; Nigerians are the reason you are thriving in the music industry so stop feeling pompous. This attitude is the reason a lot of people dislike your personality.”</p>, <p>@Iamcandychief “ Does that mean the person that said your success is tied to Atlantic is right? If you don’t make money from Nigeria, so why the naija concerts?If you don’t make money from Nigeria so why are you using Afrobeats to make money?</p>, <p>@DekingKudos “ If that’s the case, I think you should just make your next alb