afam4eva:

Was born in Enugu, moved to PH, at age ten(1996) i left Port-Hacourt for lagos.

MrCrackles:

To sell spare parts?!

ibkaye:

Haven't noticed that many that do, no big deal anyway.

afam4eva:

IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE OR SOMETHING.

afam4eva:

Bloody MrCrackles or whatever u call urself, don't get on my nerves.

afam4eva:

Bloody MrCrackles or whatever u call urself, don't get on my nerves.

Afam if you are worried about extinction of the ibo language, the least of your worry is that some Igbo artistes are singing their chorus in Yoruba.

You should be more worried about the common trend of people giving their children English names and not speaking the local language to them.

rapjunkie:

@Afam

Don't let anybody get on your nerves over this. They are just joking.

cutieisme:

almost all the artist stays in lagos and as far as am concern lagos is yoruba lang either you like it or not , most of the artist mentions sing in yoruba

2 Shotz, mo fe make owo sharpe sharp, mo sen funwon ni ko comarcial is that yoruba
Ill Blisss, aye po gan aye po gan ni le aye yi o koni kaluku se tie ni wonba//yoruba languagePSquare
Ruggedman, opolulero
Kel, wa wa alrigth
DJ Zeez, fon kasi be, ori e o funka sibe, etc

I totally disagree with that in bold!

1. Barack Obama
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor
3. Emeka Okafor (NBA - Charlotte Bobcats)

You don't need English names!

**osisi:

Money has no color or tribe abeg
anything to sell the goods
If na me I go sing in Ibibio and Kalabari sef if it'll sell records

Chiogo, I completely disagree with your statement here.

[b]Would you give you children Yoruba names if you live in Abeokuta so that Yoruba people will not murder the Igbo name?[/b]Or will you give your child a Chinese name if you are transfered to China to work?

I don't have an English name, if anybody is struggling to say my name, at best, I will give them the leeway to used a shortened version.

I bet most parents will find it revolting to name their child a Chinese, Russian, Somali or Zimbabwean name but they are more than happy to use an English one. Why? Did I hear someone say inferiority . . . . .

DeReloaded:

hehhehe we are taking over andthe soon er some of you accept that Lagos is still and always will be a Yoruba state, the better.

You didnt realize your language was dying when Nollywood completely pushed Igbo speaking movies to the side for English ones. Making fun of those who refused to jump the 'wannabe white" bandwagon.

Start with your movies first before worrying about Music.

DeReloaded:

hehhehe we are taking over andthe soon er some of you accept that Lagos is still and always will be a Yoruba state, the better.

You didnt realize your language was dying when Nollywood completely pushed Igbo speaking movies to the side for English ones. Making fun of those who refused to jump the 'wannabe white" bandwagon.

Start with your movies first before worrying about Music.

Sagamite:

You are taking over what?

Gutter cleaning?

Don't go and achieve something with your life and be thinking being in one tribe makes you important.

londoner:

but maybe the Yoruba's should also sing/rap in other languages too, since people are saying its "good for the country" and all.

chiogo:

Sagamite

Totally different scenario you've painted here. English IS Nigeria's official language. That can't be compared to chinese, which Nigeria has absolutely no business with. Personally, I would think that your fellow countrymen be it yoruba, edo, or hausa should be able to pronounce your name better than a foreigner would so I wouldn't necessarily give my child a yoruba name because I reside in Abeokuta, a city which is still within Nigeria.

londoner:

Well quite a few of them  do sing/rap in Igbo actually. I dont think its a problem for them to use Yoruba too (although they should ALSO rep their own language), but maybe the Yoruba's should also sing/rap in other languages too, since people are saying its "good for the country" and all.

I think its mainly a commercial thing, to have a wider audience. Same way that Nigerian artists "borrow" the US or Jamaican accent/culture thinking it will make them more attractive to the market as a hole, I hate that though, lol
If these artists grew up in lagos, then Yuroba is a language they would have grown up hearing/speaking possibly.

AfroCynic:

I do not get why Afamz is so reluctant to admit that the culture of Lagos is Yoruba, ask African China as a man from Ajegunle which language he uses the most, Naeto C reps Yoruba more than Igbo, that is just the way it is. Yoruba language is the most prevalent in music.

AfroCynic:

It is not common for Yoruba artist to sing in other languages that is why I admired D'banj for making that Igwe tune. I think because Lagos is the nerve centre of Nigerian culture, it is more likely that other non Yoruba will use the language, as soon a yoruba based in Abia makes a song, I will be a happy bunny.

DeReloaded:

Get over yourself, 2nd hand pata seller. The taking over part was in regards to the language.

You're whining about our language ruling music. That's a huge achievement in my eyes