Alleged intellectual property theft: Portable tackles Burna Boy

Nigerian singer, Portable, has accused Grammy award-winner, Burna Boy, of intellectual property theft.

Portable levelled the accusation after Burna Boy did a TikTok video using his known slang, including: “Akoi, biza biza.”

Burna, who held what appeared to be “smoke”, said: “Akoi grace! Akoi mercy! Akoi blessing! Akoi space! Akoi Biza Biza. Blessing follow you. You’re blessed!”

Reacting, Portable in a video via his Instagram account on Wednesday, said: “Zazu, I don come with my wahala. Wahala dey look for trouble. Na jeje I sitdon o! Uncle Burna Boy, abeg, shey you wan help me abi you wan rip me?

“Abeg, I use God beg you. Shey make we sing ni abi you just dey use me dey do promotion?

“Na so you use my picture to promote your album. Now you come dey sing. Akoi grace! Akoi mercy! Blessing dey follows me.

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“Na me get am o! Na Zazu get am. Abeg, make we do song na abeg. Street ti take over. Make we link up. No be say kitikiti.

“No ripping o! Akoi grace! Akoi mercy! Blessing dey follow me. Uncle Burna, abeg make we collabo, abeg. Abeg I use God beg you. No ripping! No ripping!!

“I need to know what’s up…Letz link up Dis is not a Cruise matter @burnaboygram Street Ti Take Over Akoi Industreet letz give them 1 banger…Akoi Grace Akoi space Akoi mercy Akoi blessing Akoi Bizza Bizza. No ripping Zone.”