Burna Boy's 'No Sign of Weakness' fulfils his rock star dreams

While classmates dreamed of becoming teachers, doctors and professional athletes, Burna Boy was clear on his future aspirations.

- Associated Press

"They would hand out the papers and the question would be, 'What you wanna be?' ... I'd write 'rock star,” said the Afrobeats giant. “One of my teachers asked me, 'What do rock stars do?' I didn't really know what to say.” These days, the Grammy winner's music talks for him. Fresh off becoming the first African artist to sell out Paris’ iconic Stade de France in April, Burna Boy has been on an incredible run, and hopes it continues with his new album out on Friday.

"'No Sign of Weakness' is really like a celebration of the fact that that I'm still here throughout all these years and all the trials and tribulations,” explained the Nigerian artist. “I decided to intentionally make sure everyone on this project could comfortably and genuinely say they're a rock star.” Following 2023's Grammy-nominated “I Told Them...,” this project includes blockbuster features, like legendary Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, country hitmaker Shaboozey and hip-hop heavyweight Travis Scott.