i dont seem to get this whole buzz about the music biz in lag
not tryin 2 say they dont do good songs & all but 'm rily interested in wat makes the industry in lag so big compared to other states

The answer is Alaba International Market.

it baffles me too oh,

u can imagine even our own TIMAYA boast with floww that HE HAS CONQUERED THE LAGOS MARKET

what makes lagos lagos is the main question

probably the population in lagos + alaba

_{dont u know lagos is the centre of excellence} 

Go alaba,c young ibo boys driving hummers 4rm album sales!

its not because of Alaba oh isnt it d centre of piracy nd why wuld anyone be in music business because of Pirate infested Alaba


the answer jo
1 The population of lagos
2 The modern advancement of its people
3 The large existence of radio and Tv stations to air this songs
4 Centre of all commerical excellence and activities
5 Headquartes of all companies dealing in goods and services to promote this artiste

Mehn if you cant make it in Lagos, you cant make it anywhere in the world

Most important factor . . . people buy!!!

princesa:

its not because of Alaba oh isnt it d centre of piracy nd why wuld anyone be in music business because of Pirate infested Alaba


the answer jo
1 The population of lagos
2 The modern advancement of its people
3 The large existence of radio and Tv stations to air this songs
4 Centre of all commerical excellence and activities
5 Headquartes of all companies dealing in goods and services to promote this artiste

Mehn if you cant make it in Lagos, you cant make it anywhere in the world

Absolutely correct!

Lagos is nigerias commercial capital.its just like asking why abuja has a large political market.if you notice after alaba ,lagos you'ld get iweka, onitsha and pound road, aba.not because they are 2nd and 3rd most populated but rather because they come directly behind lagos as important distribution centers.

princesa:

its not because of Alaba oh isnt it d centre of piracy nd why wuld anyone be in music business because of Pirate infested Alaba


the answer jo
1 The population of lagos
2 The modern advancement of its people
3 The large existence of radio and Tv stations to air this songs
4 Centre of all commerical excellence and activities
5 Headquartes of all companies dealing in goods and services to promote this artiste

Mehn if you cant make it in Lagos, you cant make it anywhere in the world

Gbam -

Very advance set of people - that probaby hold all the money in Nigeria . wetin concern village goat with 9ice or tuface.

Go to Alaba King of commerce

Alaba Market oooooooooooooooo. The market is so big that those guys can still call you back to come and take some more money as they have made more than what you both agreed.

If u want to be reckoned as a movie star u nid to be in Hollywood,same way if u want to be reckoned in 9ja u nid to be in Eko-ask P Square.

Eko 4 Show. Gba!!!

come on u ph peeps shud stop bitching it aint our fault dat all yor cant get ur act 2gether, we as u all kw dnt hate the players hate the game

:p

Oh my sweet lagos is the economic nerve of the largest black nation in the world.

Lagos is indeed the nations centre of Excellence, it is a place where dreams are realised, it is a city of intellectuals and the enlightened mind. It is the largest city in Nigeria and the 2nd largest (population) after cairo in Africa. Conquer lagos and you have conquered half of Nigeria.

Lagos is to Nigeria what New york is to the US , maybe that sums up the explanation.

@OP
Simple.Because Lagos has the numbers. The population of Lagos exceeds Libya, the whole of Saudi Arabia and some 50 other countries around the world.

Eko ile OBE.

@seun, Why na only ph u call?U no call abj,kano,jtown or even enugu.Lol, Looks to me like lag is looking over its shoulder, Lol, Anywayz no matter how ugly monkey reach, Im babe go still dey trip, Lag no go spoil o!, lol

Well sha Lagos is still da shit in Naija n also Naija's New York City. But just dat Enugu n PH are comin' up wit their own EFFIZY, where stars like Duncan Mighty, Dekumzy, Frank d'nero, Flavour, Desperate Chicks, Slow Dogg n Spiderman are still da SHIT!!

Lagos has the biggest market and media outlets
The music and showbiz thingy is all about AIRPLAY/MEDIA EXPOSURE,AIRPLAY/MEDIA EXPOSURE and more AIRPLAY,MEDIA EXPOSURE

princesa:

its not because of Alaba oh isnt it d centre of piracy nd why wuld anyone be in music business because of Pirate infested Alaba


the answer jo
1 The population of lagos
2 The modern advancement of its people
3 The large existence of radio and Tv stations to air this songs
4 Centre of all commerical excellence and activities
5 Headquartes of all companies dealing in goods and services to promote this artiste

Mehn if you cant make it in Lagos, you cant make it anywhere in the world

Well said.
Enugu,PH or whereever cannot match Lagos for all its opportunities (economic).There's supposed to be something like 12 million people in Lagos.Then you've had the cool fms,rythm93.7fms,raypowers etc all in the game long before these other towns (not cities) thought of having private radio capable of boosting sales through heavy rotation on airplay.
Everyone elsewhere has to go to Lagos to hit it big.It's that simple.The money,for all the reasons listed above is simply there.

phantom:

@seun, Why na only ph u call?U no call abj,kano,jtown or even enugu.Lol, Looks to me like lag is looking over its shoulder, Lol, Anywayz no matter how ugly monkey reach, Im babe go still dey trip, Lag no go spoil o!, lol

I don't think Lagos is looking over its shoulder.Lag keeps setting the standards,raising the bars,and these hamlets towns cities are struggling to keep up.

@eastbay, Abegee, Too much hype, lol, Which money is there?When most of una for there dey earn peanuts.Land of dreamers!Lag is sweet for only 1% of the population.U go dey hope to hit am big only to find out say u don old, lol

@eastbay, Btw, No include PH for that lag shakara , We sabi wetin una sabi, As per money, lol, U know now.

Does Lagos have a music industry?

@landwin,, ooooooh!I was keepin that for later, lol

Lagosians na hype machine.people dey suffer well well for that town.for real lagos is the largest city in nigeria and is therefore like our newyork in business but as per dow ph rocks.

landwin:

Does Lagos have a music industry?

need you ask??
all big time naija musicians are in lagos!,
all big time music producers are in Lagos!
which other music industry are u talking about?
even timaya has to move to lagos to realize is musical career,
so what are we not talking about, men lasgidi rules music wise

@Eastbay, well noted man, i agree Lagos is still da shit when it comes to music in Naija, but conquering Lagos music wise doesnt mean u've conquered the whole of Naija, i will give u an example, i shuttle regularly between Lagos and the East so i know wats happening, Apart from Tuface, D'banj,P square, 9ice, Faze, Ruggedman, who are A-list musicians,the other Lagos based musicians are not recognised in the East, people like Lord of Ajasa, A.Y.Com, Sheyman,Da GRIN,even Terry G doesnt hav a strong fan base in the East.Guys in the East feel Enugu based musicians like Slow DOGG, Desperate Chicks,FLAVOUR, etc, more than any upcoming Lagos artiste.So u see my point,

tosinaded@ on: April 28, 2009, 08:27 AM »

Go alaba,c young ibo boys driving hummers 4rm album sales!

If not for shows, i wonder if the artist will be able to drive a decent car talk less of a hummer. Will the industry ever get its act together? will it ever put a functional distribution body in place?

I Really Wonder.