Former President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama has included music by Nigeria’s Burna Boy and Don Jazzy’s youngest signee, Rema, in his list of favourite songs for 2019.
Obama disclosed this on Twitter on Monday and tagged the annual list as a ‘favourite tradition.’
Both musicians are the only Nigerians on the list while their famous tracks were mentioned alongside 32 other songs.
Burna Boy’s ‘Anybody’ was featured on ‘Ballers’, a popular American TV series in September 2019.
The track is one of the songs off his ‘African Giant’ album released on the heels of his energetic performance at this years’Coachella.
Burna Boy’s album spunned hits like ‘Killin Dem’ featuring Zlatan, ‘Anybody’ and ‘Dangote’ and several international collaborations.
Back in August, ‘Iron Man’ by Don Jazzy’s youngest signee, Rema, made it to The Obamas’ 2019 Summer Playlist back.
Specifically, Burna Boy’s ‘Anybody‘ Rema’s breakthrough single ‘Iron man‘ both appeared on the list.
It would also be recalled that Obama had in August listed ‘Iron Man’ by 19-year-old Rema in his 2019 summer playlist back.
Obama revealed in his caption that the songs included on his list aided him through numerous activities in 2019.
These activities included driving, workout programs, etc.
“From hip-hop to country to The Boss, here are my songs of the year.
“If you’re looking for something to keep you company on a long drive or help you turn up a workout, I hope there’s a track or two in here that does the trick,” he wrote.
