chiogo:

Who cares if he doesn't use black girls in his videos? Less video h**s, sorry vixens.

So, if his father is the Nigerian, why is his last name 'Cruz'? Don't get it.

sjeezy8:

yorubas from Lagos or Ogun state has Have Cruz as lastnames

True that. I have met lots of Yoruba with portuguese names especially from lagos. Taio [sic] could also be using his mum's name since that would be better in entertainment. It is not easy having a last name in the lines of "Oluwole" in entertainment

Good question abt his last name being Cruz.

Watched a video on youtube, Break your heart. Nice song.

^ The guy is obviously Yoruba, I can see the yoruba features on his face

True.

@shilling - are u in ND?? i was in Fargo for a wedding last summer, hmm, we may hav met oh, ABONEMA luv

I'm in ND, don't live in Fargo though.

There are black people in ND ??

SEFAGO:

True that. I have met lots of Yoruba with portuguese names especially from lagos. Taio [sic] could also be using his mum's name since that would be better in entertainment. It is not easy having a last name in the lines of "Oluwole" in entertainment

Isn't that the case with sjeezy? LOL @ Oluwole. Not bad, if you ask me.

North Dakota isn't Wyoming nau.

eldee:

I don't know if it's a daftness is a requirement to be a black hiphop artiste in the UK.
Have you seen that popular video of Dizzy Rascal talking about Obama on BBC . . . I was dissappointed to the state of pity.
The reporter was even making him look silly and he kept acting the role. . .

Bleep me there I was thinking I was the only one who saw it .
The dullard was asked by Jeremy Paxman what his feelings were on Obama becoming the first black president and this Idiot could not mutter a coherent sentence. I felt totally embarrased on his behalf.
The doofus just kept repeating the words 'Yeah', 'Like', 'You Get Me' over and over again.
The funny thing is that Education up to a certain level is free in the U.K

I recently came across an old footage of Tupac being interviewed by a reporter and the dude spoke very fluently.

^ No wonder they're not known.

chiogo:

^ No wonder they're not known.

I tire jare. He was born and bred in england(the country that owns the language)

The dude should understand that speaking to your close pals is one thing, while giving interviews to t.v and radio stations is a different thing.
It's alright being 'Ghetto', 'Hood', 'Down with G's' afterall the likes of Jayz and Tupac are. However that dude was not being any of those stuffs, he was plain stupid & Daft.

chic2pimp:

bleep me there I was thinking I was the only one who saw it .
The dullard was asked by Jeremy Paxman what his feelings were on Obama becoming the first black president and this Idiot could not mutter a coherent sentence. I felt totally embarrased on his behalf.
The doofus just kept repeating the words 'Yeah', 'Like', 'You Get Me' over and over again.
The funny thing is that Education up to a certain level is free in the U.K

I recently came across an old footage of Tupac being interviewed by a reporter and the dude spoke very fluently.

hahaha lmfao funny stuvs

chiogo:

Isn't that the case with sjeezy? LOL @ Oluwole. Not bad, if you ask me.
North Dakota isn't Wyoming nau.

Yessir but my own is actually my last name and I tell everyone to address me by my yoruba name.

Taio is a wack for changing it from Tayo to Taio

sjeezy8:

hahaha lmfao funny stuvs

TBH, this ain't even funny. It's just plain embarrasing.

chic2pimp:

I tire jare. He was born and bred in england[b](the country that owns the language)[/b]

The dude should understand that speaking to your close pals is one thing, while giving interviews to t.v and radio stations is a different thing.
It's alright being 'Ghetto', 'Hood', 'Down with G's' afterall the likes of Jayz and Tupac are. However that dude was not being any of those stuffs, he was plain silly & Daft.

From what I see, y'all don't seem to own the language. Everybody tryna speak like a Yardie/Jamaican. Like, WTF?
And the rest tryna speak with an American accent. lmfao. SMH.

sjeezy8:

Taio is a wack for changing it from Tayo to Taio

I think it's a UK thing, I know some Nigerians with that name who spell it as Taio. Dunno why.

chiogo:

From what I see, y'all don't seem to own the language. Everybody tryna speak like a Yardie/Jamaican. Like, WTF?
And the rest tryna speak with an American accent. lmfao. SMH.

You only hear peeps speak that way in the 'Ghetto Areas'. This is in part due to the fact that many kids have Jamaican parents(you also have many 'wanna be jamos' africans as well)

chiogo:

I think it's a UK thing, I know some Nigerians with that name who spell it as Taio. Dunno why.

Errrr. . . . . . no it's not. The dude just thinks Taio sounds better.

chic2pimp:

You only hear peeps speak that way in the 'Ghetto Areas'. This is in part due to the fact that many kids have Jamaican parents(you also have many 'wanna be jamos' africans as well)

LOL, there are lots of Jamaicans here too but I don't see anybody tryna talk like them, people love their music though.

chic2pimp:

Errrr. . . . . . no it's not. The dude just thinks Taio sounds better.

I guess the other people doing it are imitating his "style".

chiogo:

LOL, there are lots of Jamaicans here too but I don't see anybody tryna talk like them, people love their music though.
I guess the other people doing it are imitating his "style".

na uk thing chic is telling fibs lmfao

Ive noticed that many UK or european Nigerians are weird tho.

chiogo:

From what I see, y'all don't seem to own the language. Everybody tryna speak like a Yardie/Jamaican. Like, WTF?  
And the rest tryna speak with an American accent. lmfao. SMH.

Have you listened to Keira Knightley speak?? What of Robbie Williams??
Even American celebs try to speak British because it makes you sound more sophisticated.

chiogo:

LOL, there are lots of Jamaicans here too but I don't see anybody tryna talk like them, people love their music though.

The one you hear from Dizzie and Ndubz is the urban London accent that's heavily influenced by the Afro-carribean working class accents.
So most times, they're not trying to be Jamaican, they are Jamaican.

It spreads just the same way every black teenager in the 90s in America tried to speak with the hiphop accent.
The media is influential you know??

Lol, Ndubz and Dizzie Rascal don't have Jamaican accents

ibkaye:

Lol, Ndubz and Dizzie Rascal don't have Jamaican accents

To Chiogo, the urban London accent is trying to speak Jamaican.
And when they speak BBC English, they're trying to speak American

Americans think the earth revolve around them you know

SEFAGO:

There are black people in ND ??

Yes (duh!!)

BBC English? Trying to speak American?  

I prefer British though, sounds better when we're being sarcastic

ibkaye:

BBC English? Trying to speak American?  

I prefer British though, sounds better when we're being sarcastic

It sounds so posh man.

I think it's better than America where every street has a different accent.
Chiogo speaks with the Cornward Avenue accent.

Lol although don't get me wrong, I like American accents too, they sound so giddy

ibkaye:

Lol, Ndubz and Dizzie Rascal don't have Jamaican accents

If you tweak their voices a lil bit, they'll sound totally jamaican(especially dappy & dizzie)

chic2pimp:

If you tweak their voices a lil bit, they'll sound totally jamaican(especially dappy & dizzie)

You think so?

sjeezy8:

na uk thing chic is telling fibs lmfao

Ive noticed that many UK or european Nigerians are weird tho.

How so? If by weird you mean 'Good Looking & Better Dressed' then yes

eldee:


The one you hear from Dizzie and Ndubz is the urban London accent that's heavily influenced by the Afro-carribean working class accents.
So most times, they're not trying to be Jamaican, they are Jamaican.

It spreads just the same way every black teenager in the 90s in America tried to speak with the hiphop accent.
The media is influential you know??

EXACTLY!!!!!

ibkaye:

You think so?

Yep
The next time you hear either dizzie or dappy speak, record it and play it side to side next to a recording of a jamaican and you'll see how alike they sound

lol right

chic2pimp:

How so? If by weird you mean 'Good Looking & Better Dressed' then yes
EXACTLY!!!!!

yea no doubt like this guy



Real london boy

The Farouk guy messed up but he was and is still a cutie. . .though without a deck!

the guy is using his free will. as a matter of fact, nobody really knows if his dad actually played any role in his life besides impregnating his mom. so in a case like that, i will understand why he doesn't want to claim naija.