Burna Boy opens up about living in London
16 July 2025, 08:30 | Updated: 10 October 2025, 10:10
The African Giant, Burna Boy, joined Capital XTRA Breakfast this week and spoke to Robert Bruce and Shayna Marie about his latest album ‘No Sign of Weakness’, as well as his time living in London.
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Burna Boy joined Capital XTRA Breakfast’s Shayna Marie and Robert Bruce this week, talking all-things his latest album ‘No Sign of Weakness’ as well as reminiscing over his time living in London.
The Afrobeats superstar actually lived and studied in the UK when he was 17, coming to study music and media communication.
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He spoke to the Breakfast hosts about his time in Brixton, a.k.a the ‘mini Jamaica’ of the capital.
Whilst he is well known for being the African Giant and super proud of his Nigerian heritage, he actually claims that it was the city of London that made him feel more Jamaican than Nigerian at one point!
He said: “My crew of people, there were only like two Nigerians.”
He continued: “I considered myself more Jamaican at the time. Simply because of the fact that everyone around me was Jamaican and Caribbean.”
The star has a huge love for Caribbean culture, professing his love for the country in his most recent trip in 2022.
But let’s not forget his love for the capital of the UK, which he listed as one of his top cities to perform at in the world.
His album, which he listened to with Capital XTRA presenter Manny Norte, was released on the 11th of July.
He has an intimate gig for special fans at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on the 16th July, which is set to be a night to remember.
Watch the full interview here on Global Player to hear him discuss more about his music-making process, as well as his blind ranking of some of his biggest songs.
