Nigerian Grammy award winner, Burna Boy, revealed the share of revenue that American RnB singer, Toni Braxton cuts his well-accepted hit track, Last Last, as a result of record’s sampling.
On Million Dollaz Worth of Game Podcast with American media personalities Gillie Da King and Wallo Peeples, Burna Boy disclosed that Braxton receives a 60 percent cut of the song’s revenue because the instrumentals of Last Last sampled her song, He Wasn’t Man Enough.
https://twitter.com/itzbasito/status/1543912121179709442
Nigerians began the trolls on Twitter as they call out on Burna Boy in reaction to the revelation. Some says he is desperate for a hit song. While on the other hand some criticized him for not able to create an original hit.
See some reactions below……
Tony Braxton 60%
Atlantic 30%
Burna 10%This is what you get when you’re desperate.
Sample man 😭— BASITO (@itzbasito) July 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/breezyIzback/status/1543917763781169152
Burna is a star, he should reduce this sampling..
They are becoming to much for a big star like him— your orakle ⚕️ (@yourOrackle) July 4, 2022
To be honest music business is very crazy & its only gona get worse. Burna is talented but the fact he has to sample like this worries me but it works for him so its fine 👍
— Chief Nomso 👑 (@Odogwu_Nomso) July 4, 2022
Burna boy;Toni Braxton gets 60% of Last Last Royalties cos of the sample.
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Fela; pic.twitter.com/qlDb6yyiQ5— STARBOY GUCCI🖤🦉🖤 (@GucciStarboi) July 4, 2022
RE: Burna Boy, Last Last, Toni Braxton.
The music business is broken and no one really knows how to fix it. Too many hands in the pie are required for proper creativity and global amplification.
The real money is in shows. You perform, sort your manager, and band (if any).
— Joey Akan (@JoeyAkan) July 4, 2022