Songfacts®:

• A city boy is a slang term for a man who lives his best life. He is someone who focuses on his success and is seen as sophisticated.
  
  On this braggadocious anthem, Burna Boy blends his signature Afro-fusion with US hip-hop. The Nigerian star boasts of how he's a successful city boy who gets girls from both the ghetto and uptown.
• "City Boys" kicks off with a snippet from British rapper J Hus' Instagram story. In it, J Hus dismantles the notion of his own "ugly" perception and proudly declares himself "sexy." The sample is a potent declaration of self-love and self-acceptance.
• Burna Boy delivers the first part of the chorus in Yoruba, a language spoken in West Africa, particularly in Nigeria.
  
  Mi o fa'gbo lo rado
  BRKFST mo n fa o
  
  Translates into English as:
  I don't listen to noise
  I have breakfast with you
  
  He's not talking about the first meal of the day. BRKFST is Burna Boy's cannabis brand.
  
  Mi o de ni mu Jekonmo
  Azul and Champagne ni ma mu o
  
  Translates as:
  I don't have time for Jekonmo
  I'll have Azul and Champagne with you
  
  Burna Boy doesn't care for Jekonmo, a Nigerian herbal mixture sold in local markets and online. He prefers indulging in upmarket foreign beverages like Azul and Champagne.
• MD$ & Ruuben produced the track. They incorporate a sped-up sample of Jeremih's "Birthday Sex."
• "City Boys" is a track from Burna Boy's seventh album I Told Them… In the week following the release of the album, the song charted worldwide thanks to the "City Boys" dance challenge on TikTok.