After days of social media speculation and online exchanges, Grammy-winning artist Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has publicly addressed the controversy surrounding his alleged clash with DJ Tunez and members linked to his camp.
Speaking in an Instagram Live session with Shalipopi, Burna Boy insisted he was the only person directly involved in the incident and strongly denied claims that his associates participated in any physical confrontation. He described the framing of the event as a group attack as inaccurate.
“No be say my crew touch am. Na only me. I swear on my mama, if I dey lie, make Ogun carry my mama go anywhere wey Wizkid mama dey. Na only me. Na only me give am two slap. I tell everybody make nobody touch am,” Burna Boy stated, emphasizing that the altercation was strictly between him and DJ Tunez.
According to Burna Boy, he personally confronted DJ Tunez while actively preventing anyone from joining in. He claimed that DJ Tunez had arrived with a group of people but that no escalation occurred as expected, noting that his counterpart’s group fled when they saw him at the venue.
Burna Boy also drew a distinction between the two camps, stating that Wizkid and his team operate primarily through social media influence, while he and his circle possess what he described as “real-life power.” He confirmed that he slapped DJ Tunez twice during the encounter.
The controversy erupted after DJ Tunez alleged on X (formerly Twitter) that he had been attacked from behind, a claim that quickly went viral. The exchange escalated further when Wizkid, born Ayodeji Balogun, posted a message on X that many interpreted as a pointed reference to Burna Boy, fueling tensions between the two camps.
Both artists are leading figures in Afrobeats: Burna Boy has earned multiple international awards and headlined major global stages, while DJ Tunez, whose real name is Micheál Babatunde, is a central figure in Wizkid’s Starboy Entertainment and a prominent DJ shaping the international Afrobeats scene.
The Lagos incident has highlighted the increasingly public nature of rivalries in Nigeria’s music industry, with social media amplifying disputes between leading artists and their entourages.