{"id":41858,"date":"2019-04-02T18:26:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T16:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/burna-boy-and-djds-unveils-visuals-for-thuggin-darko\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:35:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:35:52","slug":"burna-boy-and-djds-unveils-visuals-for-thuggin-darko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/burna-boy-and-djds-unveils-visuals-for-thuggin-darko\/","title":{"rendered":"Burna Boy and DJDS unveils visuals for &#8220;Thuggin\/Darko&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"pam-featured-content\"  style=\"color: #333333;\"><iframe  class=\"pam-featured-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOF8AtTvqSk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>The collaboration between the Nigerian singer and LA producers gets an emotional music video.<\/h4>\n<p>March 22<span style=\"color: #333333;\">nd, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/burna-boy\/\">Burna Boy<\/a> and producer duo DJDS released a surprise EP titled &#8220;<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/burna-boy-djds-steel-and-copper\/\">Steel &amp; Copper<\/a>&#8220;, four tra<\/span>cks between pop and trap.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Now two of these tracks get visuals from director Daniel Regan and Nigerian fashion photographer Stephen Tayo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a very cinematic way, the first part of the video\u2014in black and white\u2014shows\u00a0melancholic family scenes and a street fight that\u00a0turns deadly for one of the men involved. &#8220;Thuggin&#8221;\u00a0depicts a Burna Boy facing up to a tough lifestyle. On the second part, for &#8220;Darko&#8221;, the visuals get more colorful.\u00a0Dancers religiously surround a young man, like\u00a0as if they are his guardian angels.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy is everywhere in 2019. YouTube Music just made a documentary on him. Previously, he released his sing<span style=\"color: #333333;\">le \u201c<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/burna-boy-dangote\/\">Dangote<\/a>\u201d and provided a track with\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/mr-eazi-burna-boy-miss-you-die\/\">Mr Eazi<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy will also be embarking on a US tour beginning April 1, which will see him play across the country including shows in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, as well as both weekends of Coachella.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Read next:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/sauti-sol-afrikan-sauce-nigeria\/\">Exploring Sauti Sol\u2019s relationship with Nigerian music<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23282\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-2-759x515.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-2-661x449.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-2-465x316.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-2-375x255.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23281\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-759x522.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-661x455.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-465x320.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-375x258.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23291\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-3-759x522.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-3-661x455.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-3-465x320.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Burna-Boy-DJDS-Thuggin-Darko-3-375x258.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The collaboration between the Nigerian singer and LA producers gets an emotional music video. 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