Burna Boy, an Afrofusion singer, and Cubana Chief Priest, a Nigerian socialite, have gotten into a furiouss argument on social media.
The dispute began on Saturday, when Burna came to Instagram to criticize the socialite, labeling him as a low-budget Rick Ross.
“Don’t forget to say you’re Azaman. And don’t forget to mention that his name is Omo Igbo for ATL. And you’ll be next. “#OwerriRickyrozay,” he tweeted in Pidgin English.
Responding in a series of posts, Cubana Chief Priest said Burna Boy was dissing him out of jealously over his achievement.
He also claimed the singer winning a Grammy is linked to having a relationship with the embattled rapper Diddy.
“It’s so clear because how is it even possible that someone who brags to be so rich go dey live in so much pain? Wetin dey pain you? Shebi na you be African princess,” he wrote.
“Only you rush bend down collect Grammy only you still dey cry. Oil full your Grammy we know how painful it was that’s why you want everybody to feel the pain with you. You really suffer I understand you.”
In another post, the socialite recounted how he paid Burna N1 million to perform as a backup artiste for his birthday celebration in 2018.
He went further to describe Burna Boy as “beggi beggi”, meaning a beggar in local parlance.
Cubana claimed that he had been making money long before Burna Boy’s rise to fame, urging him to remain humble.
“Owerri Rick Ross. What a blessing! See where Dem dey rate me put. Me & Rosay #CpNosmall 2018. Na 1m Naira I pay you to perform as backup artiste for my birthday,” he wrote in pidgin English.
“I get pictures & videos where you dey perform for me. I go lie for you. We don dey chop this money before you meet us for queue be humble. Small boy.”
The cause of the rift between the two public figures is yet to be known.
