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Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu Rex, known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E. 

2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album Outside marked his major-label debut. In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards and was announced as an Apple Music Up Next artist. His fourth studio album African Giant was released in July 2019; it won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. 

In 2010, a young Burna was reportedly involved in a gang-related stabbing in London that left one person dead. He was tried as a minor, found guilty and sent to jail. Eleven (11) months into his sentence, the singer was released on parole on the grounds of good behavior. But he reportedly floated the terms of his parole and traveled back to Nigeria to pursue his singing career. As a result, Burna Boy wasnt welcome in the UK for several years. And even though he went on to become a reputable artist in his home country, the travel restriction contributed to his inability to become even bigger which he has now overturned as he is already one of the biggest artist out of Africa.

Burna boy later traveled back to the UK but was arrested at the airport and deported to Nigeria. He was barred from the UK for 15years at that time. 

When he came back to Nigeria, he subsequently signed to Aristokrat Records.

Burna Boy now is one of the most important and influential artists in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Who would have thought a great artist like Burna boy had such a dirty past.

The moral of this article is just all about not giving up on your dreams, doesn't matter what happens in the past, let it be in the past, and focus on the future.