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Burna Boy

Burna Boy is a Nigerian rapper and singer from Port Harcourt who emerged as a leading figure in contemporary Afrobeats and hip-hop. Known for blending introspective lyricism with production rooted in Afrobeats and dancehall, he has built a substantial international following through albums and collaborations that engage with themes of identity, social commentary, and pan-African culture. His work spans multiple production styles and has contributed significantly to the global visibility of Nigerian and West African music.

40 tracksAfrican· 2018–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Burna Boy is a moderate-energy with strong groove and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical African
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical African pocket.

How this compares to African

Across 40 analysed tracks, Burna Boy averages 43% energy — gentler than 56% of individual African tracks — and 61% groove, straighter than 56%.

Measured against 540 African tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 72–129 BPM with a median of 103 · predominantly minor keys (68% minor) · most common key: 9A (E Minor) with 8 tracks.

BPM spread
70–74
1
75–79
1
85–89
1
90–94
4
95–99
5
100–104
11
105–109
3
110–114
5
115–119
3
120–124
4
125–129
2
Key distribution
1A11B22A42B13A33B24A24B15A15B16A16B17A27B8A28B19A89B110A10B211A211B112A112B

Sound profile evolution

How Burna Boy’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical African tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2018–2022·24 tracks
2023–2025·15 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical African
What changed

Across Burna Boy's catalog, warmth has receded; tempos have climbed from ~104 to ~109 BPM; groove has thinned.

Release volume by decade

9
2010s
30
2020s

Tracks in catalog

40 total · sortable
City Boys album art
City Boys
Burna Boy
100 BPM · 6A · African · 45% Sustainer
African
100
6A · G min
45%Sustainer
2023
Ye album art
Ye
Burna Boy
101 BPM · 4A · African · 52% Sustainer
African
101
4A · F min
52%Sustainer
2018
It's Plenty album art
It's Plenty
Burna Boy
107 BPM · 10B · Hip-Hop · 36% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
107
10B · D maj
36%Sustainer
2022
Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy) album art
Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy)
Burna Boy, Jorja Smith
123 BPM · 9A · R&B · 39% Sustainer
R&B
123
9A · E min
39%Sustainer
2019
Last Last album art
Last Last
Burna Boy
88 BPM · 4A · African · 43% Sustainer
African
88
4A · F min
43%Sustainer
2022
Laho II album art
Laho II
Burna Boy, Shallipopi
110 BPM · 3A · African · 60% Builder
African
110
3A · B♭ min
60%Builder
—
Ginger album art
Ginger
Burna Boy, Wizkid
96 BPM · 9A · African · 35% Sustainer
African
96
9A · E min
35%Sustainer
2020
Gbona album art
Gbona
Burna Boy
94 BPM · 9A · African · 39% Sustainer
African
94
9A · E min
39%Sustainer
2018
On the Low album art
On the Low
Burna Boy
100 BPM · 12A · African · 46% Sustainer
African
100
12A · C♯ min
46%Sustainer
2018
Tshwala Bam (feat. S.N.E) - Remix album art
Tshwala Bam (feat. S.N.E) - Remix
Burna Boy, TitoM, S.N.E, Yuppe
112 BPM · 9A · Amapiano · 53% Sustainer
Amapiano
112
9A · E min
53%Sustainer
2024
TaTaTa (feat. Travis Scott) album art
TaTaTa (feat. Travis Scott)
Burna Boy, Travis Scott
124 BPM · 6B · African · 39% Sustainer
African
124
6B · B♭ maj
39%Sustainer
2025
Jerusalema (feat. Burna Boy & Nomcebo Zikode) album art
Jerusalema (feat. Burna Boy & Nomcebo Zikode)
Burna Boy, Master KG, Nomcebo Zikode
124 BPM · 3B · Dance · 44% Sustainer
Dance
124
3B · D♭ maj
44%Sustainer
2020
Talibans II - Bonus Track album art
Talibans II - Bonus Track
Burna Boy, Byron Messia
103 BPM · 9A · African · 47% Sustainer
African
103
9A · E min
47%Sustainer
2023
Higher album art
Higher
Burna Boy
117 BPM · 8B · African · 45% Sustainer
African
117
8B · C maj
45%Sustainer
2024
Simmer (feat. Burna Boy) album art
Simmer (feat. Burna Boy)
Burna Boy, Mahalia
92 BPM · 5A · R&B · 55% Builder
R&B
92
5A · C min
55%Builder
2019
Anybody album art
Anybody
Burna Boy
104 BPM · 11A · African · 52% Sustainer
African
104
11A · F♯ min
52%Sustainer
2019
Big 7 album art
Big 7
Burna Boy
95 BPM · 4B · African · 41% Sustainer
African
95
4B · A♭ maj
41%Sustainer
2023
B. D'OR (feat. Wizkid) album art
B. D'OR (feat. Wizkid)
Burna Boy, Wizkid
104 BPM · 9A · Hip-Hop · 42% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
104
9A · E min
42%Sustainer
2021
Miss You Bad album art
Miss You Bad
Burna Boy, Mr Eazi
125 BPM · 1A · African · 59% Builder
African
125
1A · A♭ min
59%Builder
2018
Collateral Damage album art
Collateral Damage
Burna Boy
102 BPM · 7A · African · 35% Sustainer
African
102
7A · D min
35%Sustainer
2019
Sittin' On Top Of The World album art
Sittin' On Top Of The World
Burna Boy
98 BPM · 3A · African · 42% Sustainer
African
98
3A · B♭ min
42%Sustainer
2023
Talibans II album art
Talibans II
Burna Boy, Byron Messia
103 BPM · 9A · African · 47% Sustainer
African
103
9A · E min
47%Sustainer
2023
Bundle By Bundle album art
Bundle By Bundle
Burna Boy
116 BPM · 9A · African · 42% Sustainer
African
116
9A · E min
42%Sustainer
2025
Kilometre album art
Kilometre
Burna Boy
77 BPM · 11B · African · 37% Sustainer
African
77
11B · A maj
37%Sustainer
2021
Change Your Mind (feat. Shaboozey) album art
Change Your Mind (feat. Shaboozey)
Burna Boy, Shaboozey
95 BPM · 2B · African · 46% Sustainer
African
95
2B · F♯ maj
46%Sustainer
2025
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Artists that mix with Burna Boy

We scored every transition between Burna Boy’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 60 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Adekunle Gold

26 of the 720 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.1. They come from 18 different Burna Boy tracks.

On the Low → Make It Easy · 12A → 1A · +2 BPM · 86 chemistry

Chris Brown

27 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 13 different Burna Boy tracks.

Simmer (feat. Burna Boy) → Go Crazy · 5A → 5A · +2 BPM · 87 chemistry

Ckay

50 of the 840 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.8. They come from 23 different Burna Boy tracks.

Onyeka (Baby) → nwayi · 10B → 9B · −2 BPM · 87 chemistry

Davido

26 of the 760 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 17 different Burna Boy tracks.

TaTaTa (feat. Travis Scott) → Dami Duro · 6B → 6B · +1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Oxlade

26 of the 600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.4. They come from 14 different Burna Boy tracks.

Onyeka (Baby) → PIANO · 10B → 10B · +4 BPM · 87 chemistry

Rema

44 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 22 different Burna Boy tracks.

Update → BENIN BOYS · 2A → 2A · +2 BPM · 89 chemistry

Tems

23 of the 680 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.9. They come from 15 different Burna Boy tracks.

Wonderful → Isaka II (6am) [with Tems, Omah Lay, Thukuthela, Jazzworx, Lekaa Beats] - 6am · 1B → 3A · −1 BPM · 86 chemistry

Wizkid

65 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 27 different Burna Boy tracks.

Onyeka (Baby) → Anoti · 10B → 10A · same BPM · 88 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Burna Boy by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Burna Boy, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Wizkid
100%
34 tracks in catalog · African
Asake
99%
4 tracks in catalog · African
Davido
95%
19 tracks in catalog · African
Bnxn
86%
1 track in catalog · African · no artist page yet
Olamide
84%
7 tracks in catalog · African
Fireboy DML
79%
5 tracks in catalog · African
Odumodublvck
73%
2 tracks in catalog · African · no artist page yet
Omah Lay
72%
13 tracks in catalog · African
Rema
71%
23 tracks in catalog · African
Shallipopi
69%
3 tracks in catalog · African
Joeboy
68%
3 tracks in catalog · African
Victony
67%
4 tracks in catalog · African
Ruger
67%
7 tracks in catalog · African
Kizz Daniel
63%
2 tracks in catalog · African · no artist page yet
Young Jonn
63%
10 tracks in catalog · African

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Burna Boy play at?+

Burna Boy's tracks in our catalog range from 72 to 129 BPM, with a median of 103 BPM. Across 40 tracks, the most common range falls in the 105–110 BPM bucket.

What key are Burna Boy's tracks in?+

Burna Boy's tracks are mostly in minor keys (68% minor across 40 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 8 tracks.

What artists mix well with Burna Boy?+

We scored every transition between Burna Boy's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 60 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Adekunle Gold, Chris Brown, Ckay are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: On the Low into Make It Easy, 12A to 1A, 86 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Burna Boy?+

Burna Boy sits closest to Wizkid, Asake, Davido in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Burna Boy most active?+

Our catalog has Burna Boy releases spanning 2018 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2020s.