Burna Boy has paid tribute to Wizkid’s mum Jane Dolapo Balogun, who passed away on Friday.
Since her death was announced, celebrities and public figures have flooded the social media space with condolence messages to singer, Wizkid and his family.
However, Burna Boy took it to a new level after pausing his set at the Afronation Fest in Detroit, United States, to pay tribute to the late Mrs. Balogun.
He commanded the crowd to observe a minute silence for the late mother of the Starboy boss, before proceeding to sing a line from his collaborative song with Wizkid, ‘Ginger.’
His mother is seen as highly pivotal to Wizkid’s success as a global superstar. She was even often seen supporting her son’s music career by attending his concerts on occasions. The singer himself described her as a massive support in his song Joy.
The notable lyrics say, “When I was a little boy mama told me, ‘My boy chase your dreams and keep believing, and the sky will be your beginning.”
His mother was seen as an amazing woman by those who met her. Just last year, on August 26, fellow Afrobeats megastar Davido ran into her at an airport where he posed for a picture with her. He described her as an amazing first-class citizen when he posted the picture on his Twitter account.
In his tweet, he admonished her saying, “Such an amazing Woman … God bless you ma. D way I was carrying mommy’s bags today at the airport .. dem know say nah First class citizen.”
The nature and cause of her death is currently unknown, the singer has not released any statement regarding her passing.
Our thoughts and prayers remain with the singer and his family. May she rest in perfect peace?
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