I read this and i was touched, thought i should share with you. . .


I will make my words brief and straight to the points. My name is Gbemisola Adesuwa Abayomi, I am a Nigerian, based in the UK. Studied Music Business 101 at Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA. I work with MTV Hits UK.
I felt so bad reading comments from my fellow Nigerian music fans that seems blinded to the truth about what hip hop is. I promised myself to take time to share my view and concerns regarding the issues of diss in Eedris Abdulkareem new song “I GO WOOZ” . It’s a pity that at this stage where our music industry in Nigeria is, many still don’t know what good music or hip hop is all about.

Reading comments from music fans raining abusive words on Eedris Abdulkareem, I felt so bad because Don Jazzy handle the issue with maturity he knew he was wrong with the words he said about rappers. First let me handle the issue of fans. Many fans play down the song “I GO WOOZ” making comments like “rubbish, wetin he dey say”. ..

The Eedris many ignorant music fans diss over the “I GO WOOZ” song brought many attentions to Naija music in d days of Remedies. What I expected people to comments on in the song was not addressed at all.
The main diss in the song was the COSON lines and I think that ought to have been a food for thought. The Don Jazzy lines are just warning and nothing like a diss.

Its good music and the fact that it’s been a long time we’ve heard from Eedris Abdulkareem and for him to release such a nice hip hop sound we ought to appreciate him. Maybe the issue with Eedris Abdulkareem is like the biblical saying that prophets
are not respected at home. He has always had enemies, even some of my friends here in the UK are not liking him but for this new song “I GO WOOZ”; they are loving him more because it’s now clear that Eedris Abdulkareem maybe a rebel in many people’s face but truth be told he is a rare gem and hip hop music pioneer that need to be respected and appreciated for so many reasons in Nigeria and by all Nigerian worldwide.
Let’s play the tape back from the very start till now. If not for their revolution as the Remedies coming to our TV screen then on the then AIT JAMZ show with “Shakomo” ; no TV or Radio stations give a dawn about Nigerian hip hop music. A revolution which I believe Eedris Abdulkareem started. People criticized him for the song “Jagajaga”, but truth be told you and I dance to it and the words are truth.

With music you have freedom of speech. He later became the friend of the then president after the song Saga even with the whole issue of ban on him. Some even called him wack, but we all danced to all the wack songs then. One of my greatest disappointments in this whole hating against Eedris Abdulkareem was that of Freeze of Cool FM when he talks down Eedris Abdulkareem. He said and I quote: “Who is Eedris Abdulkareem? Is he a celeb? Because I only deal with celebrities and superstars”.

I read a write up from Tosin Adeda on disrespecting pioneer of music in Nigeria. Well, Eedris had always had issues with some ignorant fans and bad music heads in Nigeria. We need to stand up and be mature. The same Eedris that stood toe to toe against 50 cent and Nigerian Brewery on the treatment of Nigerian artistes which many top Nigerian artistes are reaping the benefits of the brawl today. Before the Eedris and 50 Cents, the question is how much do they pay our top artistes?

The Eedris we criticize now put his career down for this industry to be what it is but nobody recognizes the fact but think Eedris is a fool. For those calling Eedris Abdulkareem names like wack etc… my question is how do hip hop music started in Nigeria? We’ve moved from era to era and our music is getting mature by the day and on the world stage now. Don Jazzy and Dbanj started with “Koko”, can that play well today if we are to compare the past music sound to that of today? Quoting one of the responses to Freeze diss by a concern fan… (The fall of Eedris was the fight with 50 cent and the fight was to make sure that A- list musicians in Nigeria should be treated with respect and not put in economy class while guest stars are flown in private jets or first class. Back then, promoters will make an A- list musician come in a car and paid pennies while they spend so much for foreign stars. The millions they collect today were a result of the fight, the first class they fly today was as a result of the fight. Freeze has no right to take shots at Eedris but show
respect.) I was disappointed that many rappers and those who claims to be hip hop heads could not stand up for a fight about what Don Jazzy said to rappers and left Eedris Abdulkareem to fight alone again. A dj friend in Nigeria told me, many rappers had turned to singers
in Nigeria now.
This means it’s a one direction

Hmm

This is the #TRUTH







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So I read the article (against my better judgement) and I can still proudly say that Eedris is WACK. If anyone does not like it, they can do/say whatever.

What defines a wack rapper?

Does his lines make sense? NO!!

Wordplay? Zilch

Metaphors? Non existence

Intelligence? Are you kidding me?

Eedris's career did not go down cos of the 50 cents thingy, his career went down cos a better rapper(Ruggedman) took over and retired his wacky backside. Eedris was managed by the biggest entertainment goons then (Kennis) and they still could not help him as Nigerian saw through his wackness and decided they don't want him.

The fact the Ruggenman's "Thy Album Comes" remains among the top 5 highest selling rap albums in Nigeria is proof that Eedris could not stand him and the new crop of rapper that sprang up then.

And about the Nigerian Breweries thingy, Eedris was at fault. He had an agreement with the promoters that he would seat somewhere and in the middle, he felt jealous and cheated. Whose fault was it that he could not bargain better?

Then Nigerian were more about the foreign acts and our local guys were side shows cos they did not appeal to a lot of people unlike now.

I hate when people just write articles cos they feel like it and ignore the truth

Mynd_44: So I read the article (against my better judgement) and I can still proudly say that Eedris is WACK. If anyone does not like it, they can do/say whatever.

What defines a wack rapper?

Does his lines make sense? NO!!

Wordplay? Zilch

Metaphors? Non existence

Intelligence? Are you kidding me?

Eedris's career did not go down cos of the 50 cents thingy, his career went down cos a better rapper(Ruggedman) took over and retired his wacky backside. Eedris was managed by the biggest entertainment goons then (Kennis) and they still could not help him as Nigerian saw through his wackness and decided they don't want him.

The fact the Ruggenman's "Thy Album Comes" remains among the top 5 highest selling rap albums in Nigeria is proof that Eedris could not stand him and the new crop of rapper that sprang up then.

And about the Nigerian Breweries thingy, Eedris was at fault. He had an agreement with the promoters that he would seat somewhere and in the middle, he felt jealous and cheated. Whose fault was it that he could not bargain better?

Then Nigerian were more about the foreign acts and our local guys were side shows cos they did not appeal to a lot of people unlike now.

I hate when people just write articles cos they feel like it and ignore the truth

Hmmmm. . . You didn't explore the part where Freeze denied him his celebrity status instead of praising him on that, yes! I stand as a shortee to tell you that Eedris won respect for our stars i Nigeria, without him Rap music in Nigeria would have been barbash!
He was like the 'Rap Fela Kuti'

Get your facts right!





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god_of_music: Hmmmm. . . You didn't explore the part where Freeze denied him his celebrity status instead of praising him on that, yes! I stand as a shortee to tell you that Eedris won respect for our stars i Nigeria, without him Rap music in Nigeria would have been barbash!
He was like the 'Rap Fela Kuti'

Get your facts right!





#TeamGOM

On the Freeze part, what should I do if Freeze does not consider him a celebrity? To Freeze, Eedris is a non-issue and so he was not bothered about him. Why should Freeze be killed for that?

Na by force to show respect? If I saw Kaycee on the street tomorrow, I won't even look at him more than half. Will you shoot me for it?

What path did Eedris open for who? He got his wack over-hyped self dissed out of the game

Mynd_44:
On the Freeze part, what should I do if Freeze does not consider him a celebrity? To Freeze, Eedris is a non-issue and so he was not bothered about him. Why should Freeze be killed for that?

Na by force to show respect? If I saw Kaycee on the street tomorrow, I won't even look at him more than half. Will you shoot me for it?

What path did Eedris open for who? He got his wack over-hyped self dissed out of the game

Stop calling him wack, he is not wack. . . Everybody has his/her own pattern in doing music, sending messages and reporting through music is what he does! He is not a fun rapper or whatever!

As I said earlier,He's just like Fela Kuti,Bob Marley and 2pac...(He is A messenger)

Sho gbo?






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Eedris is a brother! And He'll always be _ Why do Nigerians love tearing people apart?.... Why?

Am sure if Eedris were to be our blood someone will be saying opposite. If someone's career is going down we could have done something to help instead of crucifying.

Well , If anybody got problems with Eedris let him go to his house and help him. A letter will do. For all I care He's living happily married with kids. Who cares if he's wack or not. He had his time and every other artistes shall and of course it'll pass. Nothing last forever

#letitgo

How can we make some money here please?

Some Nigerians self mtswwwww, 'he's wack' how does that concerns you?

Idris lost his credibility cos he went too commercial and started singing allthrough his tracks.
But i don't realy think he is wack when he feels like rapping, he is just a lost rapper like Eldee, Jesse Jags e.t.c.
Comming to Freeze; is he not that Albino, abi expatriate that joined team D'banj during Don Jazz/D'banj problem? That guy sabi talk rubbish.

the only thing that caught my attention to the 'I go whooz you' track is the dude he did it with(featured),v-steck or whatever is his name;that kid is super talented!! Besides that;I use the 'next' button on my media player whenever the song pops up