VIPERVENOM: Advice no be curse. If he doesn't wanna listen den let's leave him alone. Shey Vic.o still dey there dey mumu himself after refusing to listen to ppl who told him to drop music and pursue his football career.
if you employ proper research techniques and explore current resources, you should be able to find the songwriter who is right for you. Whether the songwriter you're looking to find is an established artist or someone isn't new to the music scene
To be honest bro, I just wanna know if there's a forum where writers n singers can meet, I gat over 200 songs but can't afford a quality/high standard producer yet, (still hustling) I'll love to sell some of my songs to raise money to record other ones n promote them...
For ur mind u don turn superstar shebi? My guy listen up! Pride wont take u anywhere. "Bad character be like flat tyre, if u nor change am na one place u go remain"
handsomeclouds: Isn't there any other way to contact Airforce1? Maybe by mail.....rather than this needless publicity. The OP is really a meddlesome interloper!
The message is not just to Airforce1 alone,its also 4 other upcoming artists.
chronique: This is strictly my opinion and I think I have been vindicated over the years in most cases.
I write to you all(upcoming artistes) with good intent and purpose. I write as someone who has been a music lover for so many years,someone who followed Nigerian music from the late 80's down to this very day,someone who listened to pioneering American hip-hop acts from the late 80's,someone who listened to music when we still had music genres like soul and funk,someone who basically likes and has a substantial knowledge of what good music should sound like. Music is a form of art,and good music should sound pleasing to the ears. The melody,lyrics and instrumental should be good and the overall production must be of the higest standard. I don't believe in people doing mediocre jobs and promoting it. Majority of the songs we listen to today on radio,should normally not even get airplay if standards are to be maintained. I know most people reading this piece,would eventually attack me and say stuffs like "you don't know what it means to go into the studio to record a track cos if you do,you'd know it's not easy". Before you guys slaughter me with that line,listen to this song with the following link:
The above link was a rough demo I recorded at our studio when I was still neck deep into music production and entertainment years back. I was conducting an interview for an in-house producer we wanted to employ and I asked him to make the beat and produce me as an artiste. I did the entire song myself,and directed the production and we finished the whole song in about 12 or 16 hrs. Despite the fact that it sounds a lil bit appealing to some people,it's still not a standard job that can be played on radio. That being said,let's move on to the main issue(since you now know I've also had studio experience).
I decided to write this article cos over the years,I haven't seen any artiste blow up from nairaland. The only person who has blown up from here(nairaland) that I know,is Dee Tunes. I remember when He sent me his crew's demo several years back and after listening,I told him to stick to his production and shun rap(not like He was terribly bad though) which He did,and has now made a solid career from. He might not remeber me today,but I'm happy He has made a name for himself in production,and now charges 400k per track. Apart from Dee Tunes,all the other artistes who I had the opportunity to talk to and advice here on nairaland,are still where they are. Reason is that when you advice most artistes and you don't tell them they're the next best thing after fried rice,they tend to see you as their enemy. The average upcoming artiste thinks He's the best and when you point out their flaws,they find it difficult to accept. Most people don't like the truth and that's why we have so many trashy sounds on radio. A good song should have good lyrics that makes sense even if it's meant to be a danceable song. The fact that a crappy song like Terry G's "knack you akpako" made waves,doesn't make it the standard for an upcoming artiste to emulate. Artistes should also know learn to carve a niche for themselves and not just do what every other person is doing. There should be something extra that you're bringing to the table and as such,you need to put a lot of hardwork into your song writing and deliveries.
With the hype airforce1 has been enjoying on nairaland and His assurances to fans that He wouldn't disappoint them,I was expecting something better from him. All I can advice him to do,is to first and foremost,try to discover himself and find out what genre of music He is good at. This His "such a diva" song isn't it at all. That brings me back to a particular artiste who was hyped here some weeks back. The original poster even went as far as comparing him with Cannibus but when I listened up,song was quite wack. The dude can't even make the list of top 50 rappers in naija. Instead of people to tell him the truth,they kept typing "d.ope","drugz",etc. I can't remember who the artiste is again but I'd say this: "only those who want you to succeed will tell you the truth". There's no point believing sycophants who praise you cos they don't want to bruise your ego. Whatever is worth doing,is worth doing well.
Finally,all I'd say is this: be open to criticisms,learn your art very well,work on your lyrics,carve a niche for yourself and be yourself. Don't try to copy what others are doing;be original.
I hope someday,nairaland would produce it's first music superstar.
YerYer: God please help the youth of today, many of them want to be rich musicians, actors and actresses; some others wanna be famous footballers. What they don't realize is the odds are stacked against them... I will advice every aspiring young musican, actor or footballer to focus on their studies while pursuing their passion for music or whatever as a hobby, so if you don't end up like wiZkid, Genevieve or Okocha, you have your education to fall back on.
yor yeryer dey smell...those millionaires you mentioned did they come beg your educated ass for money.
They prolly make more money than a bsc or msc holder, fine education is ok but don't make it sound like THE ONLY WAY
I don't like the idea of making it public. Why cudn't the op make his criticism private? The Nigerian music industry is already flooded with wack artistes and bad productions but somehow some musicians still manage to scale through and make a living out of their career. Airforce1 track, although not too good, is still better than some of what we listen to nowadays on radio from the so-called superstars. Surely, what people listen to is the name of the artiste, not the music. So why attempt to bury a new leaf with such open condemnation? Next time u want criticize someone (especially a rising artiste) do it in a way to boost his morale or you'll be branded a hater. Good morning and happy Sunday to you
Slimzjoe: I remember the 1st tym I went to the studio to record some inspiration that got to me.....after Weeks, it was ready....the guys for studio jux dey hail me say ma song dhope die! Ma Voice is like the next Drake and all that.....I went home and listen to my song over and over again to discover that them jux dey wash ma Head......ma song was as wack as Terry-G's Dada
chronique: This is strictly my opinion and I think I have been vindicated over the years in most cases.
I write to you all(upcoming artistes) with good intent and purpose. I write as someone who has been a music lover for so many years,someone who followed Nigerian music from the late 80's down to this very day,someone who listened to pioneering American hip-hop acts from the late 80's,someone who listened to music when we still had music genres like soul and funk,someone who basically likes and has a substantial knowledge of what good music should sound like. Music is a form of art,and good music should sound pleasing to the ears. The melody,lyrics and instrumental should be good and the overall production must be of the higest standard. I don't believe in people doing mediocre jobs and promoting it. Majority of the songs we listen to today on radio,should normally not even get airplay if standards are to be maintained. I know most people reading this piece,would eventually attack me and say stuffs like "you don't know what it means to go into the studio to record a track cos if you do,you'd know it's not easy". Before you guys slaughter me with that line,listen to this song with the following link:
The above link was a rough demo I recorded at our studio when I was still neck deep into music production and entertainment years back. I was conducting an interview for an in-house producer we wanted to employ and I asked him to make the beat and produce me as an artiste. I did the entire song myself,and directed the production and we finished the whole song in about 12 or 16 hrs. Despite the fact that it sounds a lil bit appealing to some people,it's still not a standard job that can be played on radio. That being said,let's move on to the main issue(since you now know I've also had studio experience).
I decided to write this article cos over the years,I haven't seen any artiste blow up from nairaland. The only person who has blown up from here(nairaland) that I know,is Dee Tunes. I remember when He sent me his crew's demo several years back and after listening,I told him to stick to his production and shun rap(not like He was terribly bad though) which He did,and has now made a solid career from. He might not remeber me today,but I'm happy He has made a name for himself in production,and now charges 400k per track. Apart from Dee Tunes,all the other artistes who I had the opportunity to talk to and advice here on nairaland,are still where they are. Reason is that when you advice most artistes and you don't tell them they're the next best thing after fried rice,they tend to see you as their enemy. The average upcoming artiste thinks He's the best and when you point out their flaws,they find it difficult to accept. Most people don't like the truth and that's why we have so many trashy sounds on radio. A good song should have good lyrics that makes sense even if it's meant to be a danceable song. The fact that a crappy song like Terry G's "knack you akpako" made waves,doesn't make it the standard for an upcoming artiste to emulate. Artistes should also know learn to carve a niche for themselves and not just do what every other person is doing. There should be something extra that you're bringing to the table and as such,you need to put a lot of hardwork into your song writing and deliveries.
With the hype airforce1 has been enjoying on nairaland and His assurances to fans that He wouldn't disappoint them,I was expecting something better from him. All I can advice him to do,is to first and foremost,try to discover himself and find out what genre of music He is good at. This His "such a diva" song isn't it at all. That brings me back to a particular artiste who was hyped here some weeks back. The original poster even went as far as comparing him with Cannibus but when I listened up,song was quite wack. The dude can't even make the list of top 50 rappers in naija. Instead of people to tell him the truth,they kept typing "d.ope","drugz",etc. I can't remember who the artiste is again but I'd say this: "only those who want you to succeed will tell you the truth". There's no point believing sycophants who praise you cos they don't want to bruise your ego. Whatever is worth doing,is worth doing well.
Finally,all I'd say is this: be open to criticisms,learn your art very well,work on your lyrics,carve a niche for yourself and be yourself. Don't try to copy what others are doing;be original.
I hope someday,nairaland would produce it's first music superstar.
handsomeclouds: Isn't there any other way to contact Airforce1? Maybe by mail.....rather than this needless publicity. The OP is really a meddlesome interloper!
op isn't a meddlesome interloper.
ever heard of tough love. we need it in our lives and it comes in form of constructive criticism.
ever asked, should he send him an email, would he reply?
at least the op is vindicated by his comment: "walks out of thread".
The Op is not really criticising, he's hating. See how he taunted the nigga when he said he was leaving. His purpose was to expose mock the young man in public, otherwise he wouldn't have implored the super mods to put this on the front page. If you diss the likes of 2 Face, Bracket, D'banj, Psquare, etc, in this manner it wouldn't cause as much as a flea bite to their career because they're already made men. This guy is an upcoming artiste; a one-on-one or a secluded group criticism would have been better. Op, your plan will fail.
Your lyrics are poor and the lines are too basic. You can't expect rappers to dobale for you by saying "you're a small fish swimming with the shark". The only rap line I liked was the "shut it down like sundays in the northeast". You should work on your rapstyle too. You sound like you're muddling things up. Could be better though.
chronique: Quite a fast and up-tempo beat,song's quite energetic and doesn't sound bad altogether. Normal naija kinda song. I couldn't get your lyrics cos I guess you were singing in Hausa or so. The lil part where you sang in english,was still the average naija artiste lyrics... Overall,your singing ability is good but you'd need to up your lyrics. Not a bad effort in general.
Noted boss, that was Gugele u analysed. Wud it be too much to ask for your opinion of the 2nd song 'Baby'? Your opinion will go a long way, thanks!
chronique: This is strictly my opinion and I think I have been vindicated over the years in most cases.
I write to you all(upcoming artistes) with good intent and purpose. I write as someone who has been a music lover for so many years,someone who followed Nigerian music from the late 80's down to this very day,someone who listened to pioneering American hip-hop acts from the late 80's,someone who listened to music when we still had music genres like soul and funk,someone who basically likes and has a substantial knowledge of what good music should sound like. Music is a form of art,and good music should sound pleasing to the ears. The melody,lyrics and instrumental should be good and the overall production must be of the higest standard. I don't believe in people doing mediocre jobs and promoting it. Majority of the songs we listen to today on radio,should normally not even get airplay if standards are to be maintained. I know most people reading this piece,would eventually attack me and say stuffs like "you don't know what it means to go into the studio to record a track cos if you do,you'd know it's not easy". Before you guys slaughter me with that line,listen to this song with the following link:
The above link was a rough demo I recorded at our studio when I was still neck deep into music production and entertainment years back. I was conducting an interview for an in-house producer we wanted to employ and I asked him to make the beat and produce me as an artiste. I did the entire song myself,and directed the production and we finished the whole song in about 12 or 16 hrs. Despite the fact that it sounds a lil bit appealing to some people,it's still not a standard job that can be played on radio. That being said,let's move on to the main issue(since you now know I've also had studio experience).
I decided to write this article cos over the years,I haven't seen any artiste blow up from nairaland. The only person who has blown up from here(nairaland) that I know,is Dee Tunes. I remember when He sent me his crew's demo several years back and after listening,I told him to stick to his production and shun rap(not like He was terribly bad though) which He did,and has now made a solid career from. He might not remeber me today,but I'm happy He has made a name for himself in production,and now charges 400k per track. Apart from Dee Tunes,all the other artistes who I had the opportunity to talk to and advice here on nairaland,are still where they are. Reason is that when you advice most artistes and you don't tell them they're the next best thing after fried rice,they tend to see you as their enemy. The average upcoming artiste thinks He's the best and when you point out their flaws,they find it difficult to accept. Most people don't like the truth and that's why we have so many trashy sounds on radio. A good song should have good lyrics that makes sense even if it's meant to be a danceable song. The fact that a crappy song like Terry G's "knack you akpako" made waves,doesn't make it the standard for an upcoming artiste to emulate. Artistes should also know learn to carve a niche for themselves and not just do what every other person is doing. There should be something extra that you're bringing to the table and as such,you need to put a lot of hardwork into your song writing and deliveries.
With the hype airforce1 has been enjoying on nairaland and His assurances to fans that He wouldn't disappoint them,I was expecting something better from him. All I can advice him to do,is to first and foremost,try to discover himself and find out what genre of music He is good at. This His "such a diva" song isn't it at all. That brings me back to a particular artiste who was hyped here some weeks back. The original poster even went as far as comparing him with Cannibus but when I listened up,song was quite wack. The dude can't even make the list of top 50 rappers in naija. Instead of people to tell him the truth,they kept typing "d.ope","drugz",etc. I can't remember who the artiste is again but I'd say this: "only those who want you to succeed will tell you the truth". There's no point believing sycophants who praise you cos they don't want to bruise your ego. Whatever is worth doing,is worth doing well.
Finally,all I'd say is this: be open to criticisms,learn your art very well,work on your lyrics,carve a niche for yourself and be yourself. Don't try to copy what others are doing;be original.
I hope someday,nairaland would produce it's first music superstar.
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Bro I swear eh if na u sing that song no near studio again wtf!!! .....ur write up made me download ur song and to think that the song so wack arghhh....ur song has no dynamics I prefer airforce1 own song
Did you read the part where I said It's not good enough to get on radio? Did you read the part where I said I used that to test-run the ability of a producer we were trying to employ? I can't fault your opinion though but if you prefer airforce1's own to that,its simply about taste. But pls,you guys should tell these artistes coming up,the truth. That's the most important thing you can do to help their careers.
Bro I swear eh if na u sing that song no near studio again wtf!!! .....ur write up made me download ur song and to think that the song so wack arghhh....ur song has no dynamics I prefer airforce1 own song
Airforce you are saying this section is boring. You better look at people like abdulkareem idris how he ruined his career. I'm sorry for you
this morning before I went to bath my daughter I was listening to Justin beiber if I was your boyfriend and sean Kingstons beautiful girls as well as joe good girls and kelvin little turn me on, shaggy-strength of a woman R.kelly-chocolate factory toni braxton-be a man
Do you know how many years those artists produced those songs, do you know how many stages of criticisms those artists went through
go and check how many times song critics called their work wack
note that when you blow critics will be no where to be found moreover if you don't work on your attitude it'll destroy your career.
I really think that he was under pressure to release the song plus the hype. each time he made a comment, I am sure he had mentions asking him about his anticipated single and when it would drop.
airforce1, I haven't downloaded or listened to your song but if it is not on par like most peeps here have said, then take all corrections made here in good faith whether good or bad. people make mistakes and rise above it to become great.
I wish you all the best. cheers.
Chronique, loved your article. Nigerian music industry has gone to the birds. the songs churned out is really appalling to say the least.
SAMBARRY: Airforce you are saying this section is boring. You better look at people like abdulkareem idris how he ruined his career. I'm sorry for you this morning before I went to bath my daughter I was listening to Justin beiber if I was your boyfriend and sean Kingstons beautiful girls as well as joe good girls and kelvin little turn me on, shaggy-strength of a woman R.kelly-chocolate factory toni braxton-be a man Do you know how many years those artists produced those songs, do you know how many stages of criticisms those artists went through go and check how many times song critics called their work wack note that when you blow critics will be no where to be found moreover if you don't work on your attitude it'll destroy your career.
You no see am? Accept criticism you know gree eh. Honestly I expected much from you after all the hype and praises you were garnering from nairaland including likes from me. After all to whom much is given much is required abi my people no be so? If this is how you react when the truth is being thrown at your face then, give it up already. All those people saying you tried and are giving you the dope and drugs comment are not helping you at all. The song to me was wack and lacks content and it's not catchy to the ear. Sorry but that's the plain truth. Lastly, learn to accept criticism the way you reacted to this piece is Juvenile and shows you still need character molding to enable you accept criticism. Only a true friend will tell you to the face of your misdoing and not ass lickers.
Lol funny how people feel good criticizing others.
I remember when airforce used to bash musicians, actresses and other celebrities now he's on nairaland spotlight he's getting edgy.body dey pepper am as they're criticizing him. He's forgotten when he used to call some celebrity ladies ugly and fat. If he cannot cope with nl criticism I wonder how he'll cope when Linda ikeji and the nigerian fans descend on him
he wants to enjoy the fame but he doesn't want the bashing from left right and centre that comes with being a celebrity or being in the spotlight
Teespice: I really think that he was under pressure to release the song plus the hype. each time he made a comment, I am sure he had mentions asking him about his anticipated single and when it would drop.
airforce1, I haven't downloaded or listened to your song but if it is not on par like most peeps here have said, then take all corrections made here in good faith whether good or bad. people make mistakes and rise above it to become great.
I wish you all the best. cheers.
Chronique, loved your article. Nigerian music industry has gone to the birds. the songs churned out is really appalling to say the least.
What I expected from him was a thank you. Chhronique was only trying to help him become better. Was shocked to see him walk out. Not everyone knows how to handle criticism anyway.
What I expected from him was a thank you. Chhronique was only trying to help him become better. Was shocked to see him walk out. Not everyone knows how to handle criticism anyway.
you are right but another thing is you can't please peeps anyways.
same people praising and condemning the song are the same ones asking when it would drop and when it was taking so much time, he was mocked to some extent.
Are you saying terry G's kind of music does not belong to any genre of music?@chronique I used to be like you till I understood that it is bad for a lover of a particular type of music to hate on makers and followers of other genres that he thinks is inferior to the one he follows because they lack lyrical and rhythmical content of the ones he loves?
