Both Burna Boy and Wizkid seem to be working on new tracks with dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel.
Jamaican dancehall and Nigerian afrobeats are like long-lost musical cousins.
They’re not identical twins, despite what mainstream radio, with their tendency to lump the two genres together into one all-encompassing “foreign and black” category, might have you believe. But they do, perhaps, share some DNA.
This might be why they work so well together on “Personally,” a recently leaked track from Burna Boy and self-proclaimed “Dancehall Hero,” Vybz Kartel.
Dancehall production and dashes of patois have been consistently present in Burna’s music. His afro-dancehall sound is given a major co-sign in the form of Vybz's guest verse.
There’s even more Vybz on the way. A recent tweet from Wizkid confirms that a collaboration from the two artists is soon to come.
Vybz kartel x Wizkid 2017!! Gazaaaaa forever!! ???? ?
— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) January 19, 2017
It was only a matter of time before some of afrobeats and dancehall's biggest stars were formally introduced through a collaboration, my only complaint is that it didn't happen sooner.
Listen to and download "Personally" below via NotJustOK.
