WIZGUY69: IThe simple reason is just that we Africans, we hate Good things.

MadCow1:


M.I?!


The last good thing to come out of M.I was his second Mix tape.. That Nigga don fell off as well.

MadCow1:


M.I?!


The last good thing to come out of M.I was his second Mix tape.. That Nigga don fell off as well.

Djicemob: Ever wondered why rap artistes like Modenine,kahli Abdu,poe,loose kaynon,pherowhuz etc are not been taking seriously in the industry(atleast by the majority of music listeners) today? Meanwhile rap/afro-pop acts like Ice-prince,olamide,phyno are seen as the face of rap music in nigeria today? Yea,your guess is as good as mine,real rap is slowly getting extinct in nigeria.But hey! It would be quite unfair to blame the artistes that adapted to change and placed music hustle first,which in-turn puts food on their table.Of course who wouldnt want to drive the latest cars and build the biggest mansion? I would.

Coming out as a rap/hiphop artiste in nigeria today,there are two things involved.Do you want to be a real rap artiste or a commercial rap artiste? If you want to be a real rap artiste,fine! But get ready to be taken seriously only by rap heads and your hommies.If u want to be a commercial rap artiste,the better,considering the fame and the financial gains.Doesnt sound fair right? I know.There are couple of reasons for the inbalance which i would explain to you.In business(in general) the consumer comes first right? Now,same applies to the nigerian music business,the music lovers and listeners also comes first.They(consumer) pratically holds the key to the artistes success...and ofcourse God.

Having said all these,it is important to analyse the music consumer,yea? I would save you the trouble.The average music listeners in nigeria today has grown to be quite lazy(no offense).Nobody wants to spend the whole day deciphering your punchlines,metaphors and similes when there are different problems facing the nigerian man/woman.A banging beat,catchy hook and lacklustre verses talking about how you are 'ballin',boasting about being the street king and most importantly addressing the feminine backside(a*s) while asking her to "shake it" would do the trick of getting you that commercial success,whereas,leaving the real hard workers on the sidelines with their so called "real hiphop" which is quality goods for the consumer.I am quite sadden when i see these real rap artistes spits their lives out in their songs and dont get the props,support and recognition they truly deserve,hence,my reason for writing this article.

The thought of Ice-prince(no beef intended) representing nigeria at the BET(which houses stars like Drake,kendrick lamar,Jcole etc) as the best rap artistes is quite laughable for a big country like nigeria which also houses quality artistes like modenine,khali Abdu,poe,boogey,jesse jagz etc who would give their american counterparts a run for their money(atleast to some extent).This,to me is quite deplorable.

Conclusively, I doff my hat to these real hiphop artistes who never gave in to the commercial stereotype-craze in the industry today.To me,it all boils down to LOVE and PASSION for the art(which is the real essence of listening and making music) and not the money.Thanks to these "real artistes" for keeping rapheads like me glued to nigerian music.
DJ ICE-MOB
#Now playing:Desire by jesse jagz
#jagznationalist

Akbee:

rashmanovic: hhmmm.. but you can stay in between like sauce kid, vector and mi.. MI came with Talk About it and the thing sell, and followed it up with Illega Music I in which HipHop head listened to. 50-50 right? He came with MI2 the movie.. Make his money, months later he released Illegal Music II for hiphop heads again... Vector came with State Of Surprise, he had hit singles like Get Down ft 2face, Mary Jay and I Luv Nigeria.. He made some lil cash, he then released BaRacks later on for the HIPHOP HEAD. He dropped the SECOND COMING.. Hit songs like Angeli ft 9ice, Born Leader ft Movado, Follow me dey go ft 2face and made some cash, now he his working on the #A7 project.. so there is a way you can go about the commercial and Dope rap things together

iceberylin:
its either u didn't exist b/w 2008-20009
0r
u had ear problem then...

cause Mi was d best thing that ever happened to Naija hipHop then


just relax and expect the chairman Album...

Chairman ALbum?!

That Chairman Song is the Worse thing M.I ever did in his life second to his useless GLO adverts.

Like I said, The last Good thing to come from M.I was his 'Secong Mixtape'.. MEANING: Everything after that Mixtape is BULLSHIT. English Language should not be this hard to understand.

YomaA: Last nigth after wasting my precious 3.5mb on downloading 1 stupid baseless song that featured davido(in my opinion is an average artist) and olamide(he fall my hand) titled shoki...who ever was the producer shud ve adviced them abt that remix.
thank God for artist like vector,jesse jagz,m.i,young 6ix,phyno,phenom,eva in this industry
as for rnb wizkid timi dakolo,joel,davido,waje..if not I for don loose hope for naija music.

MadCow1:


Chairman ALbum?!

That Chairman Song is the Worse thing M.I ever did in his life second to his useless GLO adverts.

Like I said, The last Good thing to come from M.I was his 'Secong Mixtape'.. MEANING: Everything after that Mixtape is BULLSHIT. English Language should not be this hard to understand.

daryoor:

banky is the god of rnb in your industry

tiwa is the rnb godess also

olamide -yoruba rap domino

phyno- igbo rap

hausa rap - guess ill have to train mg suya man abdullahi or wait for bokp haram amnesty.

the truth of the matter is that davido is the ambassador of your industry at this moment, he represents everything that makes contemporary naija hiphop appreciated acroos africa. quality dancable beat and the ability to flow with the beat and a very catchy simple chorus. *see gobe come and see gobe.... skelewu skelewi....*



my point: give respect to whom its due.

iceberylin:
ur kidding right

u must be lover of wizkid cause it now clear that u know nothing about Real HipHop...

njokusboy: Same old overflogged, baseless argument.... The truth is as simple as ABC, NOT EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN CRACKING METAPHORS OR LISTENING TO PUNCHLINES.... Its the same way everyone aint interested in poetry... The animosity here is due to the fact that the makers and listeners of this genre of music are not willing to accept that other people do not share same interest.... Nd what is real rap/hip-hop, music is an art and real is relative.... I do not care what mode nine has to say, if I want words of wisdom, I'd pick a book... I can't just waste my time listening to a 10-20 track CD, with similar boring tune, drab choruses and verses with "words of wisdom"... I might just as well pick up a poem book.... Truth is, most of this artistes are not versatile, they don't go commercial because they cannot go commercial, its not because they don't want to... Let's face it, mode9 cannot sing to save his life... Versatile people like eminem, kendrick, nd MI (when he did safe, not now), have made nice tunes with sweet choruses whilst making sense at the same time.... The world is not static, change is a constant, one must adapt... Mode9 and the others may be more lyrical, but phyno, olamide etc are better musicians....

Nigga, your drinks are on me..

High School Niggas be acting like their taste in Music is the definition of real Music.

njokusboy: Same old overflogged, baseless argument.... The truth is as simple as ABC, NOT EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN CRACKING METAPHORS OR LISTENING TO PUNCHLINES.... Its the same way everyone aint interested in poetry... The animosity here is due to the fact that the makers and listeners of this genre of music are not willing to accept that other people do not share same interest.... Nd what is real rap/hip-hop, music is an art and real is relative.... I do not care what mode nine has to say, if I want words of wisdom, I'd pick a book... I can't just waste my time listening to a 10-20 track CD, with similar boring tune, drab choruses and verses with "words of wisdom"... I might just as well pick up a poem book.... Truth is, most of this artistes are not versatile, they don't go commercial because they cannot go commercial, its not because they don't want to... Let's face it, mode9 cannot sing to save his life... Versatile people like eminem, kendrick, nd MI (when he did safe, not now), have made nice tunes with sweet choruses whilst making sense at the same time.... The world is not static, change is a constant, one must adapt... Mode9 and the others may be more lyrical, but phyno, olamide etc are better musicians....

Afam4eva: Maybe you mean American rap not real rap. This is Nigeria and the only thing that can take pre eminence is Nigerian rap. Thumbs up to Phyno, Illbliss, Olamide et al.

mumumugu: What is the difference between rapping and talking fast

njokusboy: Same old overflogged, baseless argument.... The truth is as simple as ABC, NOT EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN CRACKING METAPHORS OR LISTENING TO PUNCHLINES.... Its the same way everyone aint interested in poetry... The animosity here is due to the fact that the makers and listeners of this genre of music are not willing to accept that other people do not share same interest.... Nd what is real rap/hip-hop, music is an art and real is relative.... I do not care what mode nine has to say, if I want words of wisdom, I'd pick a book... I can't just waste my time listening to a 10-20 track CD, with similar boring tune, drab choruses and verses with "words of wisdom"... I might just as well pick up a poem book.... Truth is, most of this artistes are not versatile, they don't go commercial because they cannot go commercial, its not because they don't want to... Let's face it, mode9 cannot sing to save his life... Versatile people like eminem, kendrick, nd MI (when he did safe, not now), have made nice tunes with sweet choruses whilst making sense at the same time.... The world is not static, change is a constant, one must adapt... Mode9 and the others may be more lyrical, but phyno, olamide etc are better musicians....

Djicemob: Nigerian rap?(wateva dat means).Besides Americans invented rap and if we wanna copy them,we need to get it right and do it right or else stick to genres which we invented that are "nigerian" so to speak eg.afro-beats,juju,fuji etc..The point is,there are actually MCs doin it right here(Nigeria) and dont get the recognition they deserve.

MadCow1:


Wizkid is genius.. Fhuck are you hating on the Nigga for?

His songs serve a purpose and thats to make Niggas dance. He has his audience and they love him. Just cause you love Nas and KRS One does not make lovers of Wizkid less intelligent than you.

Clear your mind up and go re-read my very first sentence on this thread; MUSIC IS A SUBJECTIVE TOPIC. Stop trying to be smarter than you actually are by talking about 'REAL' hip-hop. Its like a Nigga who loves Culture saying Dancehall aint 'REAL' Reggae.

Boy you needs to get off your high horse. In a Topic like this, there is no Einstein and Napoleon Dynamites here, just Niggas who love salt versus Niggas who love Sugar.

Geddit?!

anago18:


dem don come oooo, garbage load of crap. same intellectual slow Nigerians that won't even read long post on nairaland?? it will take most of y'all a lifetime to dechiper one verse of Modey or pherosiouz lines. and shut up modey gat loads of commercial stuffs but he just stick to the real game. Oga is a commercial stuff. ret@rds should stick with their dancing lines that reduce onces I.q. little wonder the nation is populated by slow mofos and bimbos.