I can name a lot of names of Djs who have lost their dignity on the altar of corruption.Capitilizing on the desperation of some upcoming artistes to fill their pockets.Believe me folks these dudes are worse than the nigerian police.If you ain't paying,they ain't playing.Weep for thy country my peeps. But the thing is somebody needs to go arrest these shameless bad eggs of our society.I hate bribery or don't youi?

arrest ke
which crime dem commit
dey are not obligated to play your songs
duuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!!!!
if they like they play if they like they dont!!!!

and u better start naming the names u said u can name!!!
abi wuts the essense of the thread if u wnt name them

This one wey you dey fight for them e be like say u be one of them.

i say name them!!!
u dey fear

These guys do not play what they like.They play for the highest bidder and i aint saying every dj is guilty of this but plenty are.

I think u're the one who's scared.

hisses out
when u post the names i will
come back

its simple, if your music aint poppin, the dj's aint gonna play it, its that simple.

sdotgang:

its simple, if your music aint poppin, the dj's aint going to play it, its that simple.

help me tell am o!!!!!
se i go call radio station say make him play MI
e no go come play am
dem dey crase ni



still waiting for thiose names o

Well for real, I know some DJ's in Radio station you have to pay them before they start playing song from your album. I dont know their name oo.

@ Poster please let know their names.

ajayi1:

Well for real, I know some DJ's in Radio station you have to pay them before they start playing song from your album. I don't know their name oo.

@ Poster please let know their names.

oni ro ni e

how can u know dem and not know there names

they say na where man dey work na there e dey chop na him make oyinbo look am finish call am workshop.
No doubt DJs ask for money especially from up and coming b4 playing your song. it has happened to my friend. Some demand for recharg cards. Even rugged said it in his hip hop 1 0 1 track. ocational tips to these DJs help get your music played. As an up and coming, if you want your song to be among the best 10 for the week, you can get it with your money.

tosinadeda:

oni ro ni e

how can u know them and not know there names

So Tosin you know beleive say Naija DJ fit collect brbes? Weting i dey tell you na real o. I go just give you clue : One DJ for Eko FM wan collect money from my friend.

se na Dr flavour
cos that one na so so so stupid naija songs him dey play!!!!!

I dont know jor. You find out.

u dont know!!!!
and u know they collect bribe!!!
to name names una no fit
lubbish

Poster is speaking the truth. Note that he said upcoming, not established or quasi-established artistes. I've obtained a lot of info on this and confirmed 'em. The list includes all 'em DJs at Eko FM like someone said. Even highly reverred DJs like Humility are not left out. Only thang is DJs like Humility do it on a coded level so you won't really know. This ain't name-spoiling - it's just tellin' it as it is. Majority of DJs at Rhythm FM, Star FM, Metro FM and Radio Continental (formerly Unity FM 102.3) ain't left out. Eko FM and Continental are the most shameless - they are so desperate they can go on the streets to beg for money if possible. Yes Dr. Flavour is also a bad egg - like Tosin noted. At Cool FM and Wazobia FM, they got no DJs, only presenters - those ones also beg for money to play songs. Yo (a presenter at Wazobia) is an example.

See, I don't believe in spoiling peops' names but I'm a firm believer in addressing issues so change can occur. These guys are the ones killing the music game in Nigeria. 90% of what they play on radio is paid for. They don't play because the artistes are good. Just pay and you're played - that's how it works. Of course some artistes are good. And some enjoy goodwill largely cos of the name they've built over time. So their songs get played even if they do not pay. But if you're a budding talent and you think your music'll be played without paying, forget it - even if you have more talent than Michael Jackson.

The times have changed. Cos of the attitude of these DJs, a lot of talented acts would die uncelebrated. DJs nowadays shun real talent and embrace mediocrity - all cos of money. Only a handful of DJs like Jimmy Jatt can boast of promoting unknown talents back in 'em days.

Nowadays, to use KRS-One's words, "MCs DJs are just hopeless"

Bamsyle:

Poster is speaking the truth. Note that he said upcoming, not established or quasi-established artistes. I've obtained a lot of info on this and confirmed 'em. The list includes all 'em DJs at Eko FM like someone said. Even highly reverred DJs like Humility are not left out. Only thang is DJs like Humility do it on a coded level so you won't really know. This ain't name-spoiling - it's just tellin' it as it is. Majority of DJs at Rhythm FM, Star FM, Metro FM and Radio Continental (formerly Unity FM 102.3) ain't left out. Eko FM and Continental are the most shameless - they are so desperate they can go on the streets to beg for money if possible. Yes Dr. Flavour is also a bad egg - like Tosin noted. At Cool FM and Wazobia FM, they got no DJs, only presenters - those ones also beg for money to play songs. Yo (a presenter at Wazobia) is an example.

See, I don't believe in spoiling peops' names but I'm a firm believer in addressing issues so change can occur. These guys are the ones killing the music game in Nigeria. 90% of what they play on radio is paid for. They don't play because the artistes are good. Just pay and you're played - that's how it works. Of course some artistes are good. And some enjoy goodwill largely because of the name they've built over time. So their songs get played even if they do not pay. But if you're a budding talent and you think your music'll be played without paying, forget it - even if you have more talent than Michael Jackson.

The times have changed. because of the attitude of these DJs, a lot of talented acts would die uncelebrated. DJs nowadays shun real talent and embrace mediocrity - all because of money. Only a handful of DJs like Jimmy Jatt can boast of promoting unknown talents back in 'em days.

Nowadays, to use KRS-One's words, "MCs DJs are just hopeless"

Thaks bro, Dont mind Tosin. Na everybody dey lie for him face.

i just knew Dr flavour would be there
cos the guy plays whack songs

Na money dey talk how he no go they play wack song.

Tosin, again I'm not spoiling names but if you see some of these guys, they look, talk and act like touts or miscreants (also known as Area Boys). Dr. Flavour is a perfect example. At Eko FM, we have DJ Charlie Shee, DJ XL, DJ Scott. They are also examples of what an area boy looks like. Only Turbo D looks/behaves decently. At Star FM, you have another area boy called DJ Walex. Also in that group is DJ Tommy of Rhythm FM. There's also one DJ Larry at Metro FM. Atimes I wonder what biz these guys have in music. Sometimes I wish I'm a journalist, I wouldn't hesitate to scold these peops and decry their shameful activities for the world to see. You see much as I love Nigerian music, these are the guys who, although supposed to be the torch-bearers, are killing the game.

I've taken a swipe at 'em cos they're the ones whose nefarious activities I've been able to confirm by myself. I got wind of their activities from some artistes (known and unknown) and personally confirmed 'em. I won't base my conclusions on hearsay. I simply used a decoy for all of 'em and they fell for it, exposing their asses. I'm yet to confirm several others.

These hungry DJs/presenters are the cankerworm of the Nigerian Music Industry Scene ^{*not sure we have an industry yet*}

Yeh I heard that the up and coming artists are finding it difficult to get spins on the air, Typically if the song is good, it will get played, but in order to get decent amount of spins on the radio, I hear that the Djs are demanding money,
I guess if you look at it from the Dj's aspect, he has to eat too, but believe me if a song is an overwhelming hit, the Dj has no choice but to play the song as many times without asking for money,

So advice to the artists out there; create an overwhelming hit and you don't have to worry about paying the Dj OR create an Ok song and carry your cash as you deliver the song to the DJ,

The world is just not fair, this is the world we live in

Demo, well said but let me tell you how ish works in music promotion. Your first challenge as a budding artiste is to create, in yo' words, an overwhelming hit. But let me tell you, an overwhelming hit might soon find itself overwhelmed, infact, subdued when these hungry DJs and presenters refuse to play it. The tactic most artistes have now adopted is to 'settle' with one major DJ - pay him, call him regularly, send him recharge cards. Then, if he's got a conscience, he'll give the song some heavy rotation on his radio. Subsequently, other DJs would demand for it and presto, the song's a hit, if it's good.

But then, my question is - why pay any DJ at all?

Why not play music on the merits alone?

What if the artiste is so poor he can hardly feed well let alone pay a DJ?

Mind you, most of these artistes are indigent, so impoverished something had to give before they could record their songs. They struggle to pay for studio sessions only for 'em to be forced to pay again for airplay. Agreed that DJs have to eat but must you eat every food that comes your way? Is this sheer robbery the way out for these DJs? Don't they get shows? Don't they get paid their salaries (even if meagre)?

And it's not even all the time these artistes pay that their songs get paid. Atimes, these hungry DJs/presenters collect money, knowing fully well that some of these songs ain't good enough. They won't play these sub-standard songs and the artistes are left to cry blue murder. Also, some DJs have a price range for the kind of music rotation you want on air. So, atimes even 50k may not fetch you more than 2 rotations a day for one week. Some would even play your song at midnight, when the so-called listeners are fast asleep.

We all know a song has to enjoy heavy rotation on air before it becomes a hit. Your song may remain a potential hit for life unless it gets massive public awareness.

I first heard 9ice's Gongo Aso on air in Oct 2007 or thereabouts. As good as the song is, it didn't become a hit until Jan or even Feb 2008. And by the time, it had been played so much ears were going deaf. These DJs/presenters are the bridge to ferry the songs to the listeners cos they create the awareness else your song's unknown. But they abuse their office. So what are we on?

looking at the other side of it, most artistes now are yahoo boys
with loads of money
they sing crap
take it to the DJ's with money
an hungry DJ's has no other option than to keep playing, cos his income comes from playing the song.
so while he plays that, other good songs suffer

Agreed Tosin but whilst these DJs do their ish with the 'yahoo boys', they ought to give special consideration to those impoverished but promising acts too. I do not support 'yahoo' activities but if at all you must rob, why not rob with conscience?

When some earlier rejected artistes overcome their initial disappointment/discouragement and finally blow, these same DJs are the ones that would first announce to all who care to hear that they made 'em. And if these rejected artistes shun them, these DJs would complain and accuse them of pride.

How won't they get shunned?

Well. . . if it's about money, then they should go 2 school and make their money the right way! but yea. . . that's preety fukked out thurr mayne!! Pay a DJ 2 play ur song. . . seriously!

Pay as we play ur song.

great. check this out. artists charge artists for features in some / most cases.
and djs charge artists for roatation . its a way of making money. now if your song is good and hot, they'll play regardless.

in otherwords fukk djs wey no want playmy guy music. let them beg for forgiveness or burn in hell.

@topic,This is 9ja , yoruba says , Enu ofifo ki du yanmu yanmu , (yorubas should understand that) you have to atleast tip this guys nah , i dont see it as a big deal , afterall it's just at the range of 3-5k , U dont know how much your gonna earn at the end of the day when you nigerians finally accept your stuff? the market deal (when alaba pay your money ) , the royalties, shows, porpularity (the doors this will open for you? ahah No be small ffin) , So those tokens dj's collect na esha ooo , oloun ,

While i understand that man must wack (including DJ's) there is also an issue of pride. Dj's all over the world take sweeteners. It's part and parcel of the job, but the difference is, they will still do their job. A Dj should feel proud to discover young talent and help break it to the mainstream. The payola attitude has perpetrated itself to every aspect of Nigerian culture, to the point that it is now morally ambiguous.

DJ's are the bridge between the artist/record label and the public. If they hear a good song, a hit record, it's their responsibility to bring it to the masses. Not sit around waiting for money before they play.

Nigerians tend to be small minded. If a DJ builds a reputation of consistently discovering new acts, he can syndicate his show and possibly sell it or even use his reputation to enter TV (like Jatt).

Instead what tends to happen, is we have to listen to the crapiest, most repetitive records on the planet which have obviously been paid for. Rep your football team?? What the F*** is that S*** doing anywhere.