I Turned Down $5m Dubai Gig Because I Won’t Be Allowed to Smoke Weed” – Burna Boy
Burna Boy, born Damini Ogulu, a Nigerian, has revealed that he recently turned down a $5 million deal to perform in Dubai.
Burna Boy declined the offer because smoking marijuana is illegal in the UAE
Emirati law prohibits smoking in parks, beaches, and other public recreation areas in Dubai.
“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,”
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.
Watch the video below;
“Hustle make you go fall off like Brymo” — Burna Boy 👀 👀 pic.twitter.com/XGnCojYMPc
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