anago18:

damn this brother is deep, it will take all this naija clowns more than 10 lifetimes plus 50 reincarnation to get to this level.

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.

njokusboy: . Simple as ABC, problem is, most of this gangstar rap lovers just wanna shove it down a nigga throat... And when I tell em that in my leisure, when am on my 3rd bottle of stout, I enjoy me some kukere or I listen to phyno's "parcel" when am thinking of dat money in the envelope.. They tell me I don't know music.... Truth is, I listen to Nas, 2pac, rakim, bone thugs etc, I also read a lot of books, I must confess, this dudes make a lotta sense but I have never heard one thing that WOWED me..... And anybody who said you needed to be intelligent to crack what nas says is a joker... My homeboy is obsessed with Nas, he listens to gangster music more than I do, but is he smarter than me? I don't think so.... Any average fellow who is interested can understand what those niccurs say, its not quantum physics... So fvck the INTELLIGENT, LYRICAL BULLSH1T....

Lol..


You are about to get these Hardcore Gangster Rap real Niggas pissed off at you..

In the Words of my homeboy NAS - Got yourself a Gun..

Anacksunamun: Why do people resort to calling people with contrasting views, harsh names? Did Njokusboy insult you directly? Why the insult? Your type amaze me sometimes.

njokusboy: . Simple as ABC, problem is, most of this gangstar rap lovers just wanna shove it down a nigga throat... And when I tell em that in my leisure, when am on my 3rd bottle of stout, I enjoy me some kukere or I listen to phyno's "parcel" when am thinking of dat money in the envelope.. They tell me I don't know music.... Truth is, I listen to Nas, 2pac, rakim, bone thugs etc, I also read a lot of books, I must confess, this dudes make a lotta sense but I have never heard one thing that WOWED me..... And anybody who said you needed to be intelligent to crack what nas says is a joker... My homeboy is obsessed with Nas, he listens to gangster music more than I do, but is he smarter than me? I don't think so.... Any average fellow who is interested can understand what those niccurs say, its not quantum physics... So fvck the INTELLIGENT, LYRICAL BULLSH1T....

Bawsse:

Njokusboy please try writing a deep/poetic rap that reflects your society 's present situation........ Only then will you appreciate these rap gods.

Bawsse:

Njokusboy please try writing a deep/poetic rap that reflects your society 's present situation........ Only then will you appreciate these rap gods.

Nihilist:

Smoking Aces 2

njokusboy: . Lol, I aint a rapper.... Nd I appreciate those deep/poetic rappers, same way I appreciate other rappers... However, people want different things from rap/music... So referring to one subgenre of rap as the real one just becos its the one you prefer is not right... REAL is relative here.... Nas is deep, truth is, he cannot be commercial even if he wants to... Commercial is what people want, then by all means, give em commercial... Don't criticise commercial because you can't do it.... Or u don't appreciate it..... Na everybody mama soup sweet pass.... #NUFF said....

ERTHAENIGMA:
listen to j.cole's lost ones. Classic dialogue. He tackled the issue of teen pregnancy in 3 minutes 54 seconds. Something nollywood would not be able to portray in 3hrs of film time

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

tsolz84: @ OP;to be candid;it has faded bro..the only real hip-hop/rapper still holding it strong in 9ja is d legendary "Jesse Jagz"..the likes of ice prince and co aint rappers;dunno the kind of music dey play but it definitely aint rap..

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

acenazt: Even in the US. Who listens to Nas,Mos Def,KRS ONE,Talib Kweli,Rass Kass,2Pac,Immortal Technique any more?? Every body's busy listening to Useless music by the likes of 2Chainz,Future,Migos,Asop Ferg,Rich Homie quan. Its the generation. Times change and so does taste and interests.