The dancehall and reggae-infused "Omo" interpolates I Wayne's "Can't Satisfy Her" the track has been described as "a love letter to his girlfriend Stefflon Don". The Zlatan-assisted track "Killin Dem" is a blend of Burna Boy's Afro-fusion and Zlatan's cock-sure rap bars. The song's instrumental is composed of percussion and sensual jazz sax. "Gum Body", a duet with British singer Jorja Smith, is a love ballad that fuses Afrobeats and R&B. The song is named after Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote and is an angry indictment of poverty in Nigeria. "Dangote", a track recorded in Yoruba, Nigerian pidgin and English, is composed of Fela-jazz horns and African-inflected dancehall its lyrics stress the importance for ordinary people to hustle. The track "Wetin Man Go Do" addresses Nigeria's inner-city struggles. Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre praised the song's melody and said Burna Boy's best attribute is his vocal versatility. "Anybody" contains a sample of Angelique Kidjo's "We We". On the album's opener and title track "African Giant", Burna Boy portrays himself as the poster boy in the fight against oppression.
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Composition Īfrican Giant is an Afrobeats, Afrobeat, dancehall, pop and hip hop album.
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The album's artwork also contains other symbolic elements, including serial style numbers representing his date of birth, images of him as a baby with his father and grandfather depicting generational transition, and a stack of gold coins suggesting a single African currency backed by gold. The artwork was inspired by Nigeria's first 10 naira note, which features Nigerian educationist Alvan Ikoku. In the same month, Burna Boy unveiled the album's artwork and release date.
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His inclusion into the program was accompanied by a Beats 1 interview with Julie Adenuga and a short documentary. In July 2019, Burna Boy was disclosed as Apple Music's Up Next artist. African Giant was initially announced as a 16-track album to be released in August 2019. Photos and videos from the listening session were shared on social media. Burna Boy held a private listening session for the album in Los Angeles. The album's title was derived from Burna Boy's infamous outburst at Coachella's organizers regarding the placement of his name in a small font. African Giant was mixed in Los Angeles and London by Jesse Ray Ernster, a mixing engineer known for his collaboration with Kanye West. It features guest appearances from Jorja Smith, Jeremih, Damian Marley and Future, among others. The album was produced primarily by Kel P, along with production from Benjamz, Dre Skull and Skrillex, among others. Burna Boy told Billboard magazine the album is his most personal yet, and would touch upon themes of Nigeria's political climate and violence in the region. The tracks "On the Low", "Gbona", "Omo", and "Spiritual" were all recorded on the same day. The M.anifest-assisted track "Another Story" was recorded at a hotel in Ghana. He said that they spent six weeks in a Lagos hotel room recording 23 songs for the album.
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The latter told Revolt TV that he met the singer through a mutual friend in August. It was supported by the African Giant Returns tour, which commenced in Toronto in August 2019.īurna Boy recorded songs for African Giant with Kel-P between August and November 2018.
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African Giant won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. It was included in the year-end lists issued by several publications, including Billboard, Complex and Pitchfork.
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The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who called it cohesive and praised Burna Boy for not diluting his sound. It was supported by eight singles, including "On the Low", which won Viewers' Choice at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, "Killin Dem", which won Song of the Year at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, among other awards and "Anybody", which Burna Boy performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The album features guest appearances from Jorja Smith, Jeremih, Damian Marley, Zlatan Ibile, Angelique Kidjo, Serani, M.anifest, YG and Future. It was produced primarily by Kel P, along with production from Benjamz, Dre Skull and Skrillex, among others. The album is a mixture of Afrobeats, Afrobeat, dancehall, pop and hip hop. It was released on July 26, 2019, by Spaceship Entertainment, Atlantic Records and Warner Music. African Giant is the fourth studio album by Nigerian singer Burna Boy.