Social Trends: Burna Boy says nobody can write songs for him

Nigerian artist Burna Boy asserts that no one writes songs for him, emphasizing that producers and featured artists are credited only for their specific roles and not as songwriters.

Any name you see credited on my songs are only producers of the songs or Featured artists NOT writers. But for some reason the western world considers producers as writers of the instrumentals and they just throw their names on there as writers. Nobody fit write for Odogwu.

— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) July 6, 2024

He criticizes the Western music industry for often crediting producers as writers of instrumentals.

“Nobody fit write for Odogwu”, but Peruzzi once wrote for him; Same way Wizkid wanted to form before he was called out. Nobody fit write for Odogwu, yet his biggest songs are samples. OK, Burna.

— Daniel Regha (@DanielRegha) July 6, 2024

This statement has sparked a debate among fans and critics, with some questioning the accuracy of his claim and pointing to instances where other artists have been credited as songwriters for his songs.

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Burna boy said no one has ever written a song for him, be like na only am get all these names😂 pic.twitter.com/MCReFGSYJY

— SEUN💫 (@_oluwaseun9) July 6, 2024