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Podcast Appearances
Got it.
So perfect.
That's the perfect way to explain it.
And how much not to take out to keep it authentic as well.
They have to love it.
Exactly.
Oh, fuck.
That was a challenge.
That was a challenge.
Did you connect with Burna Boy around this time?
Well, Burna, he was young at that time, too.
Because we're talking 2008.
Yeah, Burna was just, like, he was probably trying or thinking about being an artist at that time.
Wow.
But he wasn't at that level, nowhere near it.
Is there a moment?
When WizKid actually popped, that's when I realized, okay, we got him.
Because it took a while.
And when I came to the U.S.
and I was shopping Wiz, they thought it was reggae.