The same can be said about the music scene in the USA, all the so called artists with good lyrical content never get good sales/recognition. Instead you have artists like lil wayne and soulja boy making all the dough. So stop knocking the naija artists. As long as these guys arent out there robbing people or on the 'net pulling 419 schemes they are all right with me. They do a very good job making use of the little technology they can afford.
When was the last time beyonce said something that made sense in a song? But artists like India Arie remain in the shadows.

They try marketing the ''rough work'' on a trial and error basis and they surprisingly make sales. Tho excellent finishing sales greatly,they dont wana giv it a second thot

Cause Nigerian musicians are always trying to be like American musicians
instead of being themselves.

the music industry is booming & they want 2 part of it, thus the blah blah lyrics.

Hardly will u find them not screaming d name of d beat makers & their record labels.

those wu know their stuff dont do that. Asa, Tuface, Darey (& sm others) r the few with d lyrics

The standard of music in any given society is a refletion of that society. Majority of Nigerian artistes are not versed and knowledgable enough about the rudiments of music. Like some rightly mentioned, good musics with good lyrics are not appreciated in Nigeria and therefore are less popular and less commercially viable when compared to the "ghetto kind" of music we see/hear on air on daily basis. Not withstanding this fact, I belief Nigerian music has come a long way to be widely regarded as the best in Africa, therefore the artistes should be appreciated and encouraged.

When they are being real I think they say things that make sense. (Tu face---For instance). Many 9ja tracks are extremely sub par lyrically and what annoys the most is they still attribute talent to themselves with wak lyrics. Not just Nigerians, Many of the songs out today are seriosuly crap. I can't even turn on the radio for 5 minutes without going errrrrrrrrrrrrrr while grabbing the steering tight!!!! you know that errrr Dexter does when his sister pisses him off.


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I'm stalking someone that has posted here.

im one of upcoming artistes in 9ija. and i think i can reat view thing about this,were sing but you people eye the music and dance. some of nigeria peoples dem dont eye what musician are try to said but dem used to dance to the music bet only but why

cant tell over all tht auto tune

Yes, most Nigerian artistes aren't really good song writers, I think the industry is more about entertainment and money makiing than the quality of your material. Which is why most of the hottest artistes now will fade away in a couple of years because their music has no deep meaning. But artistes like Dare, Tuface, Sasha, Pype, Asa and a few others will be respected, not just because they're are top selling, but because the quality of their music is very good.

I think this poor lyrics thing is a worldwide phenomenon and I believe it's because a lot of young folks who patronise these artistes do not have the ears and patience to listen to good lyrics instead they prefer songs they can dance 'alanta' to. As long as the beat is good people will buy the cd even if all the artiste is saying is dem mama, kolomental, swagga and other nonsense. Bottomline, we enjoy mediocrity.

The lack of creativity in the industry is alarming.

The singers are singing nonsensical word all the time. The producers are using the same type of 'dance-all' beat ( i am sincerely tired of hearing that dance-all beat every musician is using nowadays).

We need people who are creative & inspiring. Music that makes you want to try something new yourself.

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they r bombs n r gudddddddddd

uc nduka:

I think this poor lyrics thing is a worldwide phenomenon and I believe it's because a lot of young folks who patronise these artistes do not have the ears and patience to listen to good lyrics instead they prefer songs they can dance 'alanta' to. As long as the beat is good people will buy the cd even if all the artiste is saying is dem mama, kolomental, swagga and other nonsense. Bottomline, we enjoy mediocrity.

thank you

bless u brother

I'm not all that into music, but ME thinks, BANKY W too is one of the few that takes time to make sense. Seen 2 of his videos that were also a notch different. Yeah, my baby JEREMIAH GYANG too. . . Hmmm. . .

I'm an upcoming artist. So glad you brought this issue up again. Hot tears strolls down my face each time I feel my next written lyrics won't do fine. It takes me time, serious times, to agree that i've written well enough. It kills my emotion whenever I discover one might not make it without some slant, composed, stolen or borrowed. So I give up. I give up just writting just like others. I do study online on how to write a better song, and at such, I feel it is wise to meet the opinions of people. I believe in good music, and want to belong to the few class of good lyricists and song writters. I need a manager, or a director who can make my best quite know and also promote himself/herself through me. Music Listeners' opinions are really welcomed. My contact address is muelzik@gmail.com. Any relevant advice and support would do. Mind you, i'm not after money yet.

not so big on naija muzik bt m.i lyrical content made meaning while being catchy

Sumone's song-->'i don tire to make sense,infact i wan yan nonsense'
u go blame them?

almost al naija songs r empty dey cant even mit up wit d int'l songs.4 example wot d f**k is efrebor,efrebor u go wound o,or oko asewo,tongolo,ja tongolo.most of dem r mere sounds in d ears of other people outside naija dat hear it.dey sound more like noise or people screamin meaninlessly dan a song especially dat ridiculous song dey call lorile.however 2 out of 10 are makin improvement.but d naija music industry really nids urgent attention,both d lyrics n d words r base

you guys apparently don't know more about the music industry to come to such conclusion. An artist's primary goal is to make a hit record. That way the artist can please his superiors and execs in the record label. The American hip hop industry, just like the Nigerian hip hop industry, has witnessed the emergence of main stream artists like Gucci Mane, Soulja Boi, among others. In both industries, many mainstream artists are high school dropouts and don't generally write quality music. As a result of consumer taste, artists who painstakingly write good music have now been relegated to minority status.

With the global recession and increased environmental stress, the average music listener wants a song with a catchy beat and chorus while not particularly concerned with how good the song is written. In short, artists make songs in response to consumer demands; that is to say, many consumers do not particularly care about good written songs.

Cos most of these Guys got low IQs.

pop does not have to make sense anyway, it is about noise making. however, that does not mean one cannot improve in noise making. look guys, hiphop is all about hip and hop, it is about all the nasty clips and girls and sex and guys and money. that is what teenage music is all about.

Most of the Nigerian songs lack good english, 1st to speak of. Then we all buy them thinking its the 'in thing', SAD

Abeg, song na song. As long as I fit dance to am. Go America go see the stupid lyrics wey all those stars dey write wey una all dey dance to. Naija still better jare

music music music,Naija got talents,but this days the dude with good lyrics and good beatz find it difficult to hit limelight,most times after these artiste realease their first hit ,all they cld do is do rubbish ,for sure no lyrics is new that doesnt mean they cant re-arrange the lyrics to create possitive impact.every body's saying same thing "swagger this swagger dat"money this money dat" abeg jare while the upcoming keep coming the starz keep storming, crazy music nfor crazy people , kool music for kool music , lol

I thank d almighty God 4 people like Excetera, Tuface, Asa, African China, Prince Wadada,  Psquare and some few others i didnt mention.

They simply lack intelligence. Unfortunatly they are d ones with mo cash thus they they frequent studios n get steady plays.

because their audience keeps being satisfied with whatever they churn out.

No serious critiques.

Cause they try to imitate the foreign musicians and go away from the God-given talent
given to them by God.

laziness and a bigoted sense of importance which, once again, is a result of a fan base which doesnt know the difference between quantity and quality.

They now call themselves commercial artist.God will deliva our airwaves.

Wat pains me da most, is dat da good ones aint even recognised, da literate consumers disappoints me alot cos they tend 2 be da ones enjoyin da songs da most, da mentality of common consumers contributes to emcees makin meaninless records/ if dey dont buy those garbage called songs. The musician will go back to da drawing board. Big ups 2 DARE, ASA,MODENINE, BANKY W. & everybody dat likes good music.