Burna Boy’s latest album “Twice as Tall” will be out on Aug. 14. Image: Instagram/@burnaboygram
Out August 14, “Twice as Tall” is executive-produced by Diddy, Bosede Ogulu and Burna Boy.
The album, a follow-up to “Africa Giant”, was largely recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. The tracklist includes collaborations with Stormzy, Youssou N’Dour, and Naughty by Nature, and production inputs from Nigeria’s Spaceship Collective, as well as Mike Dean, Timbaland, and others.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin provides vocals for “Monsters You Made”, a political track that ends with a sample from a 1987 interview with the Ghanaian poet Ama Ata Aidoo.
“African Giant”, released in July 2019, won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards. Burna Boy also won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards.
The Nigerian-born singer recently released “My Oasis” with Sam Smith as well as “Odogwu”, neither of which features on the new record. He also appears on the remix of South African producer Master KG’s viral song “Jerusalema” and on the track “Ja Ara E” which appears on Beyonce’s “Black is King” and “The Lion King: The Gift” albums.
See the full tracklist for “Twice as Tall”, out August 14, below:
2. “Alarm Clock”
3. “Way Too Big”
4. “Bebo”
5. “Wonderful”
6. “Onyeka (Baby)”
7. “Naughty By Nature” [ft. Naughty By Nature]
8. “Comma”
9. “No Fit Vex”
10. “23”
11. “Time Flies” [ft. Sauti Sol]
12. “Monsters You Made” [ft. Chris Martin]
13. “Wetin Dey Sup”
14. “Real Life” [ft. Stormzy]
15. “Bank on It”. CC
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