Burna Boy Earns 11th UK Certification with Gunna’s “WGFT”
Burna Boy continues to stretch the global reach of African music, this time earning his 11th UK certification through his appearance on “WGFT” alongside Gunna. The record has now officially been certified Gold in the United Kingdom after surpassing 400,000 units in sales and streams, according to reports.
Released as one of the standout collaborations from Gunna’s 2025 album ‘The Last Wun’, “WGFT” quickly became a fan favourite for its moody production, melodic bounce, and Burna Boy’s effortless Afro-fusion presence layered into Gunna’s glossy trap world. The record represented another example of Burna Boy’s growing comfort inside international rap spaces without diluting the texture of his own sound.
For Burna Boy, the certification is about consistency at a level no African artist has maintained in the UK market for this long. Over the last few years, he has steadily built one of the strongest commercial catalogues by any African act in Britain, with records like “Location”, “Own It”, “Ye”, “Be Honest”, and “Last Last” all becoming major certified successes.
What makes Burna Boy’s run particularly remarkable is how fluidly he moves between worlds. On one end, he remains rooted in African rhythm, identity, and storytelling. On the other, he has become a reliable collaborator within global pop and hip-hop ecosystems, appearing beside artists across rap, R&B, dancehall, and alternative music while still sounding unmistakably like himself. “WGFT” sits comfortably within that lineage: a transatlantic collaboration that is naturally stitched together by atmosphere and charisma.
The Gold certification also reflects the continued appetite for Afrobeats-adjacent collaborations within the UK, a market that has historically embraced African music earlier and more aggressively than many Western territories. Burna Boy has arguably become one of the defining figures of that movement, helping push African music from diaspora playlists into mainstream chart culture, arena tours, and award conversations.
At this point, milestones like these no longer arrive as surprises. They arrive as reminders of how durable Burna Boy’s global presence has become. Whether leading his own records or stepping into another artist’s sonic universe, he continues to turn collaborations into cultural moments, and “WGFT” is now the latest addition to a catalogue that keeps rewriting what international success can look like for African artists.
