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Nigerian music producer Telz, also known as Alli Odunayo, revealed that he made a vow to his friends in January 2020 that if he didn’t achieve success that year, he would die. Just seven days later, he had the opportunity to go to Burna Boy’s apartment with his friend Buju, leading to him producing Burna Boy’s hit song ‘Naughty by Nature’ and eventually becoming Burna Boy’s full-time producer. Telz shared this story on his podcast, reflecting on how taking opportunities when they came led to his breakthrough in the music industry.
Nigerian music producer, Alli Odunayo, who is popularly known as Telz, has disclosed how he vowed to his friends that he would succumb to the call of nature if he didn’t attain prominence in 2020.
According to his revelation, he made the vow on January 2020 and just seven days later Buju, who is currently referred to as BNXN, urged him to explore nature with him to Burna Boy’s apartment.
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During his latest episode of all Nighter podcast, the 26-year-old further disclosed that it was at this moment that he was opportune to produce Burna Boy’s hit song ‘Naughty by Nature’
He further produced Burna Boy’s Grammy Award-winning album ‘Twice As Tall’ which reformed him to become Burna Boy’s full-time producer.
“The first day of January [2020], something happened. I came back from church, I went to pick my friends up, not like I went to church. I came back and I was like, ‘Yo guys, if I don’t blow this year, I will die.’
“They said, ‘Guy, why would you say that?’ Seven days after, we were at this Ijoya camp, and then Buju [BNXN] is like, ‘Yo Telz, I’m going to Burna Boy’s house, do you want to follow me?’ I was like, yeah, sure.”
“We went there. It was me, him and Tomiwa his manager and then Sess the producer. Obviously, Sess was the main producer and me, I’m just Buju’s guy who is a producer. Normally, when you go and see celebrities, they come out maybe like one or hours after, but as we opened the door, Burna was smoking. And I was like, wow! Burna Boy.”
“From there, him [Burna Boy] and Sess were working on some stuff. Then me I was just there. I would take opportunities when they come. They wanted to get some food. So, Buju and Sess they left. Me I was just there. He [Burna Boy] now said, ‘Guy, you be producer?’ I said yes, I have some beats. I played these beats, we did ‘Naughty by Nature’ that day.”
