- Basketmouth has opened up on the one thing that could prompt him to retire with immediate effect.
- The comedian claimed if he gets paid as much as Burna Boy for his show, he would not have another.
- Basketmouth revealed Burna charges 3-4 million dollars per show.
Nigerian comedian cum movie actor, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth has revealed what will make him retire from performing comedy.
This comment from Basketmouth comes after he got privy to the amount Grammy winner, Burna Boy is paid for each performance.
During a discussion on the Honest Bunch podcast, he claimed that although Burna Boy often receives a payment of three to four million dollars for a single music performance, he would never go to another show if they paid him that lump sum.
In Basketmouth’s words;
“Burna Boy is paid 3 to 4 million dollars for a single performance. If they pay me that for a show, that will certainly be my last show”.
This comes after the Afrobeats singer revealed that he earlier turned down a $5 million offer to perform in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
According to Burna, he rejected the deal because he would not have been allowed to smoke his favourite substance (weed) in the United Arab Emirates.
The self acclaimed African Giant made this known in a video that went viral on social media during a freestyle rehearsal with his band, Outsiders.
Emirati law prohibits smoking in parks, beaches and all public recreational areas in Dubai.
Recall Mr Jollof expressed shock that led him to conclude that Burna Boy has gone far.
The comedian cum show promoter said he and some investors reached out to Burna Boy’s team, offering N1.3 billion ($1m) performance fee but got rejected.