Burna Boy Talks About His Mom Managing His Career

Burna Boy, the Nigerian Grammy Award winner, has relieved his experience on how his mother’s manage him.

With his mother as his manager, ‘African Giant,’ as he is affectionately known, said it isn’t all peaches and flowers, but the experience has been incredible.

He stated that their professional relationship is fine, despite the fact that things do not always go as planned.

Burna revealed this during a recent interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show.

When asked about his working relationship with his mom as manager he said, “obviously it’s not all peaches and roses but it’s a lot of food and that makes me happy enough.”

Asked if there are cases where his mom proves to be an ‘African mom’, he said, “she used to do that but I stand my ground so she figured out some other ways by making me feel like it’s my decision.”

Going further, Burna queried why selling out Maddison Square Garden is perceived as special.

He said, “you know one thing I always wonder is how come when it is me, they always point out the fact that I am the first to do it like the first person that landed on the moon? Why when Rock bands perform in Tokyo, they don’t say the first American Rock Band to perform in Tokyo?”