{"id":8088,"date":"2026-07-06T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voxtrend.ng\/?p=8088"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:00:51","slug":"bnxn-says-nba-stars-make-far-more-money-than-nigerian-musicians-and-hes-dropping-an-album-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/bnxn-says-nba-stars-make-far-more-money-than-nigerian-musicians-and-hes-dropping-an-album-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"BNXN Claims NBA Stars Make Far More Money Than Nigerian Musicians, and He\u2019s Dropping an Album Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BNXN says his NBA friends earn far more than most Nigerian artists and teases a new album during a livestream, a candid look at fame, money, and the music grind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six hours into a livestream, BNXN dropped a line that had fans talking instantly. Nigerian musicians, he said, simply don&#8217;t have the kind of money NBA players do, and he&#8217;d know, because some of them are his friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>It&#8217;s the kind of comment that sounds casual but touches a nerve. For years, Afrobeats stars have been treated like local royalty, flaunting cars, jewelry, and lavish lifestyles online. So when one of the genre&#8217;s own says the wealth is exaggerated, people pay attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801\" class=\"wp-image-8097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801-860x688.jpg 860w, https:\/\/isokovibe.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tv_july2023-africasnewwave_bnxn_213334712965383895801.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BNXN, formerly known as Buju<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talking with streamer Ojo, BNXN didn&#8217;t hold back. He explained that his personal friendships with a few NBA players gave him a front-row seat to a level of wealth most Nigerian entertainers simply haven&#8217;t reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>He didn&#8217;t name names or break down numbers. But his point was simple: outside of football, basketball players are operating in a completely different financial league than musicians back home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2072957231193010368\">Watch here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not the first time the entertainer-versus-athlete money debate has surfaced. Global pay structures in sports, especially NBA contracts and endorsement deals, dwarf what most musicians earn from streaming and shows, even chart-topping ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BNXN didn&#8217;t stop at wealth talk. He also teased his next studio project, revealing plans to record across two very different locations: Ghana and Barbados.<br \/>His reasoning for Barbados was refreshingly practical. It&#8217;s visa-free for him, cutting out one of the biggest headaches touring and recording artists face when planning international work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BNXN, FOLA - Very Soon (Official Video)\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLQXZFdVglQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>No release date yet. But the idea of an &#8220;album camp&#8221; spanning continents fits a pattern several Nigerian stars have followed lately, chasing new sounds, easier logistics, or simply a change of scenery to spark creativity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BNXN says his NBA friends earn far more than most Nigerian artists and teases a new album during a livestream, a candid look at fame, money, and the music grind. Six hours into a livestream, BNXN dropped a line that had fans talking instantly. 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