Burna Boy’s sister Ronami Ogulu has described the intense dynamic behind their work together.
Speaking in an interview with On, she said the relationship can shift quickly.
“Some days it smooths like butter, and some days we want to kill each other,” Ronami said. 
Yet, she presented the conflict as part of their creative process. Bose Ogulu, their mother and Burna Boy’s manager, backed that view.
“I see two people working together as a team to make each other better,” Bose said.
Ronami said there are few boundaries between the siblings when they are working. She is often in Burna Boy’s ear, telling him to stick to the script. He ignores her advice half the time, she added. As a result, she joked that his visible frustration on set may come from her shouting instructions. Their mother defended Ronami’s contribution.
“He knows that she knows what she’s doing,” she said.
The exchange shows how family trust overlaps with professional responsibility. Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ogulu, has built a global career through “Ye” and “On the Low.”
His catalogue also includes “Last Last” and “City Boys.” Ronami is not just his sister. She is also a co-manager and chief operating officer of Spaceship Collective.
Burna Boy‘s sister Ronami Ogulu joined the family business in 2018 after working in finance and supporting him as a stylist. That role has connected her to campaigns around “African Giant”, “Twice as Tall” and “I Told Them”.
However, she said the work can take far longer than expected.
“We try to get things done, even though it takes 10 hours when it should take 10 minutes,” she said.
Bose summed up the unusual arrangement simply.
“They’re brother and sister when they’re working,” she said.
For Burna Boy and Ronami, that closeness appears to be both the pressure and the advantage.
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