Nigerian hip-hop artiste Phenom has revealed that Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy received a $5 million advance payment before signing a recording deal with American record label Atlantic Records in 2017.
He claimed that Nigerian-American music executive Matthew ‘Baus’ Adesuyan, the owner of Bad Habit, an imprint of Atlantic Records, to which Burna Boy is signed, facilitated the payment.
The ‘Murder Dem’ crooner disclosed this in the latest episode of The Yarns podcast.
He also stated that he would return to rapping if presented with a $1 million advance payment offer from any record label.
