DICKtator: #11. Come up with non-existent slangs/words/catch phrases like tongolo,lamba,tinko,bunga,shakashiki,fokasibe,sleeping-on-a-bicycle,no long thing, dem mama,dem papa,vavaavoom,bombshakala that even adamu-shikena,obi-chineke meh and ade-Yoruba can relate to n u have a hit!!!!

lolz, just like omo ewa longshort, ofe wa bumshort, o fe ma di longthing ..nitori owa sumptuous... bumshot .. okpeke te..wtf!

Its really not funny though. Our music is soo shallow its amazing. If not for my noisy neighbor I wont know most Nigerian songs. I got to know what Kukere was weeks after every goat and cow was singing it. I was always wondering what they were saying until my neighbor decided to put the song on repeat one saturday morning! They are all mostly useless! But then again, the people love it.
Anyways, there are still some guys I love downloading SOME of their songs. Brymo (Goodmorning and We all need something), Dare (Love the way you are and Not the girl) and Djinee (Ego and I no dey shame for you)...etc.

Lol,d post n comments are so true.one more thing,dont forget to tell d story of ur previous poverty n struggles before u made it,9ja loves rags to riches story.

@OP, ur very much on point, but some Naija music are different with very good message(s)! Check out my signature n listen to "streetboy"

1lv

Notjustok.com KO. Najustokin biscuits NI. If you wan blow u go blow don't depend on one razz website. Nonsense. Do dey even pay artists to play their songs on their website? Pls will really like to know. Any body with ideas?

And ofcoz add some yoruba flavor to the song. Like molowo, noni, yepa, e mini, iwo

i have never liked Nigerian music, some are ok e.g. MI's last album. but generally Nigerian music are usually the same(imagine Terry G using the same beat for different songs ). My friends call me a 'white man' : - because its only foreign music CDs you will find in my car. but can you really blame me?

Zeddicus: Its really not funny though. Our music is soo shallow its amazing. If not for my noisy neighbor I wont know most Nigerian songs. I got to know what Kukere was weeks after every goat and cow was singing it. I was always wondering what they were saying until my neighbor decided to put the song on repeat one saturday morning! They are all mostly useless! But then again, the people love it.
Anyways, there are still some guys I love downloading SOME of their songs. Brymo (Goodmorning and We all need something), Dare (Love the way you are and Not the girl) and Djinee (Ego and I no dey shame for you)...etc.

Oh my God !!!

the producer must finish the beat in less than 30 minutes, else he's wasting too much studio time...and of cos, apply excess auto tune to the voices...smh

Apply Auto-Tune. Lol

And that is why the likes of Beautiful nubia, Ego, Asa, Adol and Lagbaja songs are NOT HITS in 9ja but then they receive arcolades , recognision and awards in foreign lands.
There shud be a clear distinction btw NOISE & MUSIC in 9ja music industry !!!

NO LONG TIN: i have never liked Nigerian music, some are ok e.g. MI's last album. but generally Nigerian music are usually the same(imagine Terry G using the same beat for different songs ). My friends call me a 'white man' : - because its only foreign music CDs you will find in my car. but can you really blame me?

NO, YOU ARE NT ALÖNE

pofolo: And that is why the likes of Beautiful nubia, Ego, Asa, Adol and Lagbaja songs are NOT HITS in 9ja but then they receive arcolades , recognision and awards in foreign lands.
There shud be a clear distinction btw NOISE & MUSIC in 9ja music industry !!!

if only they knew the difference!

I am sorry to say this. There are just three steps to making a hit here in Nigeria.
1................say rubbish
2................Introduce a non existing Dance Style
3................Introduce a non existing Slang.

shikena

Nigerians!! always deriving pleasure from rubbishing anything that originates from within

There should be a similar thread for nollywood movies

afam4eva: Some new Nigerian musicians will go to london and perform in someone's sitting room and then when they return they will tell you that they went on a tour of europe. Video we no go see.

MMMMH! D'B.A.N.G (koko...)

@OP

U can't force a song to become a hit.A hit will have intercourse with ur eardrums at the first encounter and even if the first experience isn't it,it will grow on you.It always happens,haterqs can say what they like but how else can you respond to the immediate appeal of oleku,those samklef tracks for wizkid like don't dull and pakurumo or my best example dami duro. Keep hating on davido but in ten years y'all going to get nostalgic when you hear that song which is a bonafide hit.the first time I heard the song,it just kept playing in my head and one day in traffic,I started flipping radio channels to see if the song would get played and sure enough I stumbled on a program hosted by illrhmz called radio out loud and davido was the guest.I heard dami duro again and it didn't matter if I was in a horrible traffic,the song had a sedating calming effect on me.u can try all the gimmicks and still not get a hit.rooting for that orezi song where he was saying gibberish,think it is fantastic and should be more popular.

And you must sing in Yoruba.

ensure it contain a lot of curses and abuse. It'l sel lyk hot cake

afam4eva: Some new Nigerian musicians will go to london and perform in someone's sitting room and then when they return they will tell you that they went on a tour of europe. Video we no go see.

omo suffri,u harsh ooooh.e be lyke say one of dem junky musicians done do u strong thing.

Well y'all forgot to add that it must be coined from our childhood street rhymes, e.g 'Jangolova epo moto', 'who is in d garden...a sexy fine girl' .... ''Etc

U must mention ur a.k.a's...e.g..likes of it's ur boy wizzy..my jamaica frnds call me skill banj,a.k.a eru iku..u ll surely mk a hit.

Interestingly the music that shows the best of vocalist and the use of dexterity are the slow music, but in Nigeria our brains are awkward, it is just abt dance or "you are not good"

Still wondering how Asa managed to pull it off? Still wondering really...

[i][/i] oh my God! This is so true but i believe we'd see some great musics some years to come, just watch out guys!

You are right but, Wat about gospel music?

Here is Samantha Emman's 'UNDILUTED'!! She is a Nigerian R n'B/Soul/ Afro pop performing artiste. This song is a hit banger!!!
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/NAnTC-Jn/01_undiluted.html

And finally if u r a rapper dnt 4get 2 say praaa!!! At d end of ur verse. Thank u

abioila: I'v noticed that light skinned girl
with gold-dyed low cut
hair too,i heard she is the hottest olosho in town.As for Derenle,i think it's the other way round,he begs to be on music videos.i also heard Princess also begs.

which girl r u guys talkin bout is it dat babe in Sausa kid's carolina Video? Nd 4 dis derele guy wot mkes him so popular nd resident in every red carpet event in Naija even in Magazines, or do i hav to kiss charly Boy to b as famous as him *confused*

lol i don laff die, wel dats nice and dats a fact but what about audio promo??

Zeddicus: Its really not funny though. Our music is soo shallow its amazing. If not for my noisy neighbor I wont know most Nigerian songs. I got to know what Kukere was weeks after every goat and cow was singing it. I was always wondering what they were saying until my neighbor decided to put the song on repeat one saturday morning! They are all mostly useless! But then again, the people love it.
Anyways, there are still some guys I love downloading SOME of their songs. Brymo (Goodmorning and We all need something), Dare (Love the way you are and Not the girl) and Djinee (Ego and I no dey shame for you)...etc.

lol...d music industry is definately booming 4 me in hard contrast to our movie industry, all dis tings u guys hav mentioned r wot mkes us original

I appreciate the comments I'm seeing here. It's just a sad truth which hurts most of us who really want to do good music. However,I'd love to appeal to you guys not to give up totally on every Nigerian artiste. Some of us are working really hard to change this,even though we're not yet there. Pls listen to the song below and I'm sure you'd understand what I mean.


Download "my life" for free @ http://chronxmedia.com/rio-bills-my-life-chronique-records-exclusive. . If you like what you hear,kindly share with your friends.

Dont forget to use the the almighty word "TILE TILE" Also make sure you use most rhymes ending with "O", E.g she dey wine the thingo, na so the thing go, bend down low, touch your toe, i don blow, tile tile wine am oh, she wan kill me oh, oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh no, alingo, azonto, aso the thing go.