Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has revealed that he was once accused of using voodoo, locally known as juju, because of his unshaved armpits.
Speaking in a recent interview with Apple Music, the Afrobeats star dismissed the claims as baseless and amusing.
Asked about a common misconception surrounding him, Burna Boy replied: “One is that I don’t like to shave my armpits. People think that it is like Samson in the Bible that [has] his power in his hair.”
He explained that some Nigerians have gone as far as suggesting his armpits are the secret to his success.
“There are some people that claim that my armpit is where my power is because I don’t shave. In Nigeria, you hear crazy things. There are some people that think that is some voodoo sht, like my power is in my armpits.”
Burna Boy added that the rumour was so bizarre that he once tried to investigate if such a belief could even be possible.
“I don’t even know how to explain it. It’s just some dumb sht that’s going on. I even tried to find out if it’s even possible,” he said.
