Burna Boy dey trend for No. 10 position on X for Nigeria, as trends24.in show, and talks around am don centre on im new sneaker move with Swiss brand On and im handshake with Davido for Lagos.
WWD report say Burna Boy debut On sneakers dey offer diverging monochrome choices. Billionaires.Africa report say di Nigerian music star launch $180 sneakers with On, di brand wey Federer back. Both reports focus on di sneaker launch.
On and Burna Boy still unveil ‘No Giant Stands Alone,’ one footwear-led campaign wey WebWire report. According to WebWire, di campaign celebrate creativity, community and di people wey shape Burna Boy journey. Footwear dey centre stage, with Burna Boy showing two On signature silhouettes in exclusive colorways. Di campaign dey built around simple notion: ‘No Giant Stands Alone,’ and e celebrate shared ethos say journey to success dey strengthened by people around you.
WebWire add say di campaign spotlight family, friends and collaborators. Campaign imagery shot by Ronan McKenzie place Burna Boy alongside people wey help shape im journey. Di stills feature im sister Ronami and im mother Bose, both part of im management team, plus im dancers, vocalist and band The Outsiders, some wey don work with am for more than decade. Directed by Bafic, behind-the-scenes documentary-style films offer closer look at relationships and creative process inside Burna Boy inner circle. Di launch features Cloudmonster BB in tonal Sienna limited-edition, according to WebWire.
Another reason Burna Boy dey trend na im handshake with Davido. Pulse Nigeria report say Burna Boy and Davido were filmed shaking hands for Lagos club on Thursday night. Dem meet for Zlatan Ibile bachelor party, and videos of di handshake spread widely online. Pulse Nigeria report say fans dey call di moment end of feud wey run for years. Di report also note rumour say dem lock themselves inside upstairs room to talk while members of both camps wait at door. That detail never independently confirmed, and neither singer don comment publicly.
Zlatan, wey set to marry Davita Lamai on Saturday, close to both men. Pulse Nigeria recall say he feature on Davido’s ‘Osanle’ in 2018 and on Burna Boy’s ‘Killin Dem’ di following year, record wey win Best Collaboration at The Headies. Di report say Davido and Burna Boy once friends and don work together as far back as 2013. Davido appear on ‘Trumpet’ from Burna Boy debut project Best of Burn Series Vol. 1, and Burna Boy feature in video for Davido breakout hit ‘Dami Duro.’
Pulse Nigeria add say things sour publicly around 2020 when cryptic posts from Burna Boy were read as shots at Davido. That September, Davido’s ‘FEM’ include line ‘Tell Odogwu say we like to party,’ which fans take as reply to Burna Boy. Davido later tell Ebuka Obi-Uchendu say di two na brothers and di line na invitation to call am.
Elsewhere, Punch Newspapers report say US Consul General host Burna Boy for Lagos, with photos from di meeting. Di report no
