seriously speaking.If it is not tu face, e no fit be liek tuface.
There is no doubting that he is the best Africa has got to offer.The rest remaing unborn.He second to none.
2BABA, WE LOVE U

Darey, too.

Remember, to Dare is to do!

femi kuti and asa

A-town:

Abeg you guys should stop listing M.I
The reason he won't get international recognition is simple. His rap is not indigenous to naija. He raps western. If you rap like lil wayne, biggie, nas, etc the entire world will judge you based on their standards. M.I is just "another rapper" when it comes to the real world. Yes he may be the deal in naija but outside naija/africans, he doesn't stand a chance.

I believe ASA started a career in france so you'd expect her to already have a lil intl recognition.

word.
u took d words of me.
M.I is strong as an african rapper but internationally, he'll be just another guy.
i think hes a better rapper than modenine but i think nine would have more international appeal.
just my opinion.

as for who will make it internationally, ASA definitely will.
i dont think she sounds like tracy chapman(have you actually heard tracy chapman?)
dats it 4 me really

ASA only

Asa, Nigga Raw, Lagbaja, Jeremiah Gyang
U see, my criteria is, whoeva must represent Naija ought to have a lot of nigerian spirit!

For a nigerian artiste to break even abroad,that artiste has to be original and uniquely creative.The foreign music market does not give awards to mediocrity.They only recognize Originality and substance.African artistes that have something to offer which they know they can't find in their own.The problem with we nigerians is that we spend more time trying to copy these people that we forget our own cultures and roots.Yet we want to be recognized by foreigners. Oh give me a break

I believe however that these artistes stand a chance.I won't mention singers like Femi kuti, 2face,mode9,Asa or 9ice because they are already getting some or a lot foreign attention.However lets not neglect acts like sholla allison [just heard her stuff and i think she's got it],Nnena [she's hot. simple and short],Lagbaja[he is an enigma and his music is great] .

Who then will bring home the grammy? well that is for God to decide.

What is the criteria for the acceptability originality /creativity or recreativity,

Fela & Lagbaja wiil go 4 me in originality .

ASA & psqare have a chance to compete with anybody in Europe & America aftrer what they do in America is to recreate musik these days, i don't see any more originality in most of their lines, there r still sm creative ones though.

What are u guys talking about, Fela did went global, till date he's one of the few african act known globally. I've met folks from all works of life and different race. whenever  our discussion gets close to african music, 3 out of every 5 mentions fela and his music. Fela is a legend and his music still lives not just in africa but around the world. I've walked into countless spots abroad with nothing relating to africa or nigeria but yet hear them play fela's music. Femi kuti is also known beyond the shores of africa but not globally.

Lagbaja for sure will sell globally if with the right record label
Asa for sure is global material, watch out for her reign sooner or later.

Our traditional music will do better abroad if well guided by the right hands than these foreign genre our nowadays youths are in love with.

Stylplus, samsong, naeto.c, wandecoal, 2.baba,asa, d other naija hiphoppers r pretenders, includin p2 and d.banj

Asa and paul play are the only guys that can sell globally. I also think don jazzys beats are as good as his american counterparts.

yada yada yada, its all bout hu is behind u, if 2face was still wv kennies, well , mayb, we all knw huz behind ikechukwu/naeto/sasha , they got global recognition, u can have all the talent/originality/etc in the world bt still be confined to the walls of ur state if u aint got a good pillar!

Asa
M.I

well i think what sells abroad's not just talent which a lotta our artistes have but originality which a lotta our artistes lack.so this list contains the list of nigerian artistes who are original and therefore also talented(because they're nigerians.lol).modenine,m.i.,asa,tuface,9ice,dare,and of course our current "international champions" femi kuti and lagbaja the masked minstrel.

well i think what sells abroad's not just talent which a lotta our artistes have but originality which a lotta our artistes lack.so this list contains the list of nigerian artistes who are original and therefore also talented(because they're nigerians.lol).modenine,m.i.,asa,tuface,9ice,dare,and of course our current "international champions" femi kuti and lagbaja the masked minstrel.

These guys are not original by ur definition.

d only nigerian artistes i can think of who would do well globally is Asa, 2face & Femi Kuti. of course, the other artistes can be popular among nigerians in diaspora but i dont see them getting airplay on foreign radio/tv stations. if we're talking about being popular among non-africans most 9ja musicians cant cope. not like they are not good but ppl from other countries have their own 'popular' musicians, then there are the big american artistes also. so foreigners have so many other choices, plus a different idea of what's cool and what's not.

2Face

Jim Iyke

Ojb jezreel,
dat guy is consistent

Asa and paul play are the only guys that can sell globally. I also think don jazzys beats are as good as his american counterparts.

Exactly

donjon:

Ojb jezreel,
dat guy is consistent

fesse:

Exactly

i hope you all saw the title of the post?

Yeah

Asa and Paul Play

2 face will definetly do,i think you have to own your kind of music trademark,a unique kind of music and be original before you could go wide globally,like someone said,M I is a good rapper no doubt,but he cant do much when it comes to international views.
maybe i see it this way,americans especially never seems to like rappers from other continents doing much,they dont really appreciates alliens.they believe they are hip hop,they run the show,and they are the show

p sqaure and asa are cool too

Anyone can do well cos Nigerians are everywhere.

I was very pleased hearing African Queen on Bahamas radio when the song was in vogue.

9ice

i loove gongo aso~

To me only Asa and maybe D'banj can make it. Why? Due to uniqueness. If you look at the current Billboard charts you will notice that the people on the charts are UNIQUE. The World loves something new, fresh and different. In fact, D'banj, Tu Face, Durella, Timaya, 9ice, Asa and Lord of Ajasa (He's doing Rap music from a new perspective!) are very unique. They  can hold their own in the international scene and make our music more popular. People like M.I, P-Square, Mode9 (Even though lyrically he's better than most of the rappers in America including Jay-Z), Banky W, Wande Cole, Sasha, Naeto-C and Ikechukwu are all good musicians but sadly they are just doing what is already being done abroad. They can't compete with the already existing artistes who have better reputations. Right now, Lady Gaga's song Poker Face is top of Billboard's Hot 100 and anyone that has heard that song will know that it is absolutely unique.

platinumnk:

9ice

i loove gongo aso~

Me too

@ Dbanj Fan,

Haba! Dont say there is no Nigerian artiste that can do good globally. There are a few who will and some who are widely known already.
They just need more promo and support.
Its easy, a law of branding says , 'to be a global brand, have a local perception'. Nigerian artistes who are original and do good music will do well globally. There's nothing wrong with 'our music' if only there's a touch of excellence.

So my list is:

Nice
Asa
Pasuma, Obesere, Saridon P(Saheed Osupa-this guy makes sense)
Dbanj
Durella (this guy is crazy)

My other list- I think they are very talented and will also do well globally.

Mode Nine
M.I
Paul Play
Nomoreloss

Thats all i can remember for now.

Good point. I can dig that.

Hears another perspective we can look at the main question I was asking.

If one of our artistes were to go to the United States(seeing as that is the place where your career in music is propelled to greater heights) could their so called "product", sell enough to make in the Billboard top 10 charts.

Sean Paul and Dancehall music is a prime example, yes he/it had a following back in the Carribean and with Carribeans abroad, but doesnt Femi or 9ice and Nigerian music have the same. ONLY TIME WILL TELL REALLY.
1luv

rapjunkie:

Jim Iyke

LOL!!! i wholeheartedly agree. Jim Iyke, Omo sexy, Genevieve = hot stuff!

@Ascony, Cobhams is definitely an artist and producer who deserves and is capable of blowing up internationally.

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