Burna Boy released his fifth studio album, ‘Twice as Tall‘, on the 14th August. The project is 14 tracks long and is available to stream on all platforms.
‘Twice as Tall‘ is titanic. It opens amongst a Jazzy blaze of drums and trumpets, with the inspiring tracks ‘Level Up (Twice As Tall)‘ and ‘Alarm Clock‘. The opening tracks represents a shift into authentic beats, which draw upon actual instruments to create a full-bodied sound. Hip-hop legend Diddy produced the album.
The album is a journey, which travels across genre and tone on a smooth sea of Afro-infused exploration. It breaks into a procession of vintage Burna Boy Afro-beat bangers. The tracks ‘Baby‘, ‘Onyeka‘ and ‘Naughty by Nature‘ all capture the essence that propelled the artist to world-fame.
‘Twice As Tall‘ reaches its crescendo in its final tracks. Burna calls upon Coldplay’s Chris Martin, to create ‘Monsters You Made‘. The unlikely contribution produce the album’s most commercial track. The Nigerian superstar then collaborates with Stormzy on the heart-felt ‘Real-Life‘, which is the album’s crowning glory.
Burna Boy also released a visual comic, alongside the album. The six-minute clip details the spiritual aspect of the artist’s music, as it details meetings with different deities throughout his career. His Grand-Father, Benson Idonije, narrates the clip. Idonije is Nigerian musical royalty in his own right, having managed Afro-beat pioneer Fela Kuti.
Burna Boy was already a giant. However, he now stands ‘Twice as Tall‘. The impending success of his new studio album means that his influence will scrape the sky, and it will cement his position as one of the biggest artists in modern music.
