Nigerian afrobeat star, Burna Boy, has revealed that he recently turned down a $5 million deal to perform in Dubai.
According to the Grammy award winner, he declined the offer because smoking marijuana is illegal in the luxurious city.
“Just now I turned down Dubai money, 5 million dollars na small thing cos me I no dey like to dey go where dem no go gree allow me smoke igbo,” he said
Burna Boy made this revelation during his freestyle while rehearsing with his band, Outsiders, in a video making the rounds on social media platform, X.
Raising some eyebrows when he revealed that he turned down $5 million for a show in Dubai all because he can’t smoke weed in the United Arab Emirates, UAE.
Receiving comments from Netizens who expressed their disappointment in the rapper
“Turning down $5M because you can’t smoke weed sounds like a problem more than standing for something”
“Imagine being that addicted to weed that you turn down $5 million dollars … that’s what you call a real addict man”
“Same Burna boy that said he made 100 million dollars last year, Nigga thinks he’s Elon”
