Nigerian Afrobeats star Daniel Benson aka Bnxn has revealed how Burna Boy’s advice was responsible for the title of his new album, ‘Sincerely, Benson.’
In a recent chat with Apple Music 1’s Nandi Madida, Bnxn, who is formerly known as Buju, narrated how a meeting with Burna Boy helped him secure the title for his current album.
He said,
“I went out with Burna Boy. We were talking, this is around the period where I’d just changed the name and he’s like ‘yo, now you need to personalise that name, you need to make an emphasis on that name. This name? That has to be your album name. It has to be part of your album itself, you need to sell it with you.’”
Continuing, the 26-year-old songwriter and singer said he was more convinced when Burna Boy released his sixth album with his name on it.
“He told me that and it stuck to me so bad, but it was crazy because months after that he drops ‘Love, Damini’. You know, his real name! I was like ‘Ahhh my guy, I feel you!’… so yeah, that was one of the reasons that really inspired the name, the need to personalise and make an emphasis on the name, so people really identify me for what it is,” Bnxn said.
The ‘Best of me’ singer also explained that a personal heartbreak inspired his songwriting as well as the foundation for the new album.