Burna Boy rejecting $5m because he can’t smoke is a media stunt – ID Cabasa [VIDEO]

• ID Cabasa has reacted to Burna Boy’s claim of rejecting a $5m offer because he was told not to smoke.
• Speaking on a podcast, the producer stated that he can’t relate because he doesn’t smoke, and even if he did, he’d still take the gig for a lesser amount.
• Cabasa added that he felt the Singer’s claim is most likely a stunt.

Veteran record producer Olumide Ogunade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, has said Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy’s recent claim that he turned down a $5 million offer to perform in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, because Emirati law prohibits smoking in public, was probably a “media stunt.”

ID Cabasa spoke in the latest episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, co-hosted by media personality, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, aka Nedu.

Nedu, the co-host, had asked: “Burna Boy rejecting $5 million because he cannot smoke in Dubai. Does it mean he has gotten to the point where he is so addicted to it and cannot do anything without smoking?”

ID Cabasa replied:

“When I saw that stuff online, two things came to my mind and I will be truthful. I felt that it was a media stunt. That thing was not true. It’s $5 million we are talking about here.

“And if it’s actually true, Burna Boy is an adult, that is his own decision. But if I were the one that was offered $5 million―I don’t even smoke―don’t give me $5 million, just give me $3 million, I will even come to the show with extra artistes.”

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WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that Burna Boy during a rehearsal with his band, Outsiders, claimed that he rejected $5 million to perform in Dubai because he would not be allowed to indulge in his favorite vice while performing at the highly anticipated event.

In a video circulating on social media site X, Burna Boy performed a freestyle during a rehearsal with his band.

He claims he declined the offer since smoking marijuana in Dubai would be prohibited.