Gabriel Soprinye Halliday (born 11 April 1988), known to most people by his stage name Slim Burna (/ˈbɜrnə/ BUR-nə), is a Nigerian musician, singer, rapper and record producer. Halliday was born in Essex, and grew up in the capital city of Rivers State in Nigeria, Port Harcourt. He entered the music industry as a record producer for Grafton Records before founding Street Rhymes in 2008. He first gained recognition after releasing his own version of "Oyoyo" (originally by J Martins) in 2009.