ifedy:

Yeah for shizzle  
I think i wasnt born yet
Am in my early twenties

C'mon ofcourse you were Alive and Kicking when some of those records came out.

FL Gators:

I was oh, I rem always asking my mom to send me back to spend my teen years dia
LOL I cant imagine you listening to Obey sha.
then I def wasnt born yet then

Well, I had no choice oooo
If it wasn't Motown, it was obey/KSA. I had to put or shut up .

FL Gators:

I was oh, I rem always asking my mom to send me back to spend my teen years dia
LOL I cant imagine you listening to Obey sha.
then I def wasnt born yet then

Maybe you would have danced to SSP like us  too
When I went to naija  for the fisrt time after travelling and my parents heard me rocking those oldies like there is no tomorrow, they were soo speechless, Cos i wasnt really into it b4 i left naija

chic2pimp:

C'mon ofcourse you were Alive and Kicking when some of those records came out.

Really!!
ma bad , thougt I wasn't born then.
Now I feel so old 

ifedy:

Maybe you would have danced to SSP like us  too
When I went to naija  for the fisrt time after travelling and my parents heard me rocking those oldies like there is no tomorrow, they were soo speechless, Cos i wasnt really into it b4 i left naija

LOL had my mom's old tapes recorded. I bought this tape recorder [got laughed at at school cuz it was the CD player age]  just to play the oldies.
Of course at a point, my baby bro got his hands on them, thought they were strings.
My mom saved his life that day. . . .ori mii gbe nigba ti mo dele ti mo ri awon tape mi ti ya.

chiogo:

Aren't you in the UK? But still, that's weird considering everybody in UK be tryna speak with a Jamaican accent   I figured their music would be heavily influenced at the parties.

I've attended quite a few parties in the U.S(have way more relatives in the u.s than the u.k).

In the U.K, it depends on the nationality of the host .
I've been to Jamaican Hosted parties where Reggae was hardly played(it was all about ska,rocksteady & most especially DanceHall)

FL Gators:

LOL had my mom's old tapes recorded. I bought this tape recorder [got laughed at at school cuz it was the CD player age]  just to play the oldies.
Of course at a point, my baby bro got his hands on them, thought they were strings.
My mom saved his life that day. . . .ori mii gbe nigba ti mo dele ti mo ri awon tape mi ti ya.

LOL, I actually have mine on my ipod, any oldies i come across on youtube, i always make sure i rip them  (thats if i like it).

@Ife
How do you download on youtube?

^^ listentoyoutube.com.

chiog, and you never told me this? I actually feel betrayed.

chiogo:

Def. current ones. Never heard any Bob Marley oo.  
I'm sure Marley was the whachamacaalit? 'introspective' type. These songs are just buck-wild, fast-paced with loud beats.

Simple name three artistes.
If it's that popular, I should know at least one of em.

chic2pimp:

I've attended quite a few parties in the U.S(have way more relatives in the u.s than the u.k).

In the U.K, it depends on the nationality of the host .
I've been to Jamaican Hosted parties where Reggae was hardly played(it was all about ska,rocksteady & most especially DanceHall)

Thank you . . . I tot I was being bias. . . especially as one of the best friends I've made on NL is from the Islands.

@Chiogo
No one in the UK speaks with any Jamaican accent.
How many times do I have to tell you.

ifedy:

Really!!
ma bad , thougt I wasn't born then.
Now I feel so old  

Don't we all .
Seems like yersterday, I was checking out those hawwt looking teachers

FL Gators:

LOL had my mom's old tapes recorded. I bought this tape recorder [got laughed at at school cuz it was the CD player age]  just to play the oldies.
Of course at a point, my baby bro got his hands on them, thought they were strings.
My mom saved his life that day. . . .ori mii gbe nigba ti mo dele ti mo ri awon tape mi ti ya.

You and your demo sha
Give it 5 years, that lil dude will be whooping your behind

@chic2pimp
Even at 9, they still obey me
5yrs from now, they'll be changing my baby's diaper

eldee:


Thank you . . . I tot I was being bias. . . especially as one of the best friends I've made on NL is from the Islands.

Most peeps ca differentiate between ska, Dancehall and Reggae.
As soon they hear any 'Jamaican Sounding Music', they automatically think it is Reggae

eldee:



@Chiogo
No one in the UK speaks with any Jamaican accent.
How many times do I have to tell you.

I tire ooooo.
I've told her loads of times

FL Gators:

@chic2pimp
Even at 9, they still obey me
5yrs from now, they'll be changing my baby's diaper

Dream on.
Dude would even be flogging your behind if and when you mess up

FL Gators:

@Ife
How do you download on youtube?

I use realplayer
http://uk.real.com/realplayer/
Just download the software

FL Gators:

chiog, and you never told me this? I actually feel betrayed.

Ahhhhh, I rarely use it oo. Didn't know you were looking to download, don't you buy from I-tunes?

eldee:

Simple name three artistes.

I dunno their names, I don't even listen to reggae. But movado is definitely one of them.

eldee:

@Chiogo
No one in the UK speaks with any Jamaican accent.
How many times do I have to tell you.

chic2pimp:

I tire ooooo.
I've told her loads of times

I was messing with y'all.  

eldee:

Thank you . . . I tot I was being bias. . . especially as one of the best friends I've made on NL is from the Islands.

Obviously, the U.S. is different from the U.K. If they don't play reggae at the parties there, does it mean it's not recognized? Even U.K. music like rap is not recognized unless the ones with some affiliation with the U.S. It's that simple.

chiogo:

Ahhhhh, I rarely use it oo. Didn't know you were looking to download, don't you buy from I-tunes?

Why buy when you can always get it free,
Why is the "AWOOF" word coined if not for suituations like this. 

ifedy:

Why buy when you can always get it free,
Why is the "AWOOF" word coined if not for suituations like this. 

I know, right?
I like free things sha.

Look @ those two oles above me

leave them ooooooo, they have 2 start from some where

;d ;d ;d ;d ;d

chic2pimp:

Look @ those two oles above me

Leave us alone jor

ifedy:


Leave us alone jor

I no hol' una nau

@chigo
Who in your world stops looking for free things?
Itunes ko, Youtunes ni. I think I only use itunes to synchronize my Itouch

Quote from: y me

the bolded word really cracked me up
@post
not all nigerian artist copy the americans beat
they are so many talented ones out there who run their stuff well btw did i hear someone say jamaica is on top when it comes to entertainment
that is just not true
i agree the jamaicans(some) are quite good at their stuff but they arent on top

I know, right!

For example, Jeremiah Gyang is a singer-songwriter of rare talent… Not only that, he plays guitar, keyboard, percussion, drums, just a natural talent and great all-around guy.

2 Chiogo: thank you mam.


@chic2pimp: rocksteady = reggae; atleast the initial stages of reggae which is slowed down ska/mento. the only thing different is dancehall. (referring to your statement about UK Jamaican parties).

Well, because many young naija people prefer "foreign", Westernized or Jamonized music, style, etc. One time we did a nigerian thing in school and they played Paul Play Ik Dairo, my teacher who is AA said," he wanted something that sounds more african." I was shocked that he knew the difference since the song is completely in Yourba.

I've noticed a trend whereby Nigerian artistes try to add 'authenticity' to their tunez by adding pidgin or an ethnic language to their English lyrics.

I've always seen this as unnecessary. In many cases it sounds forced and contrived.

I see no reason why they cannot simply sing an entire song, or even an entire album, in regular English.

Afterall English is our lingua franca. They can add originality by sidestepping the predictable beats that normally accompany US urban music, and creating a different sound to accompany those lyrics.

I think the imitation bit comes not when they 'try to sound American', but rather, when they try to sound like certain American artistes such as Ne-yo, Usher, Jodeci, Boyz 2 Men, and so on.

They wouldn't come across as imitators if they simply sang in THEIR own lyrical/vocal style, whether or not they 'sounded American', insofar as they're not imitating those individuals. That's when they sound awful.

If it doesnt sound American, then they have thick accents, if it does sound American then they are accused of being unoriginal!!!!! Make up your goddamn mind people!.

Wat do u expect,when in a country like nigeria there is no national support for musicians,so d musicians do wat dey hav 2 do 2 be on d top of d chart,even if it warrant copying beats,swags,lines and rhymes,or belonging 2 thier cult ,MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON US.

eldee:

You say Jamaican music is on top, and I'm asking where and how??
How many people on the Billboard currently are Jamaican??

You're talking about reggae, the only reggae music currently widely listened to is stuff from the 80s/90s.
Jamaican music is not as strong as it used to be . . . it's faceless right now.

That 'we're on top in music' statement is B.S. . . delusion at it's best.



Hehehe . . . dancing to that music is like sex on the dancefloor

Alot of which she says is delusional. Glad im not the only one to peep that. Jamaican music as a whole is only popular when black americans decide to co-sign it. Once we get tired of it, it falls off...hard. It was hot in the late eighties/early nineties.fell off. Than became popular again via sean paul in the early 2000s. No its nowhere to be seen

k.o.n.y:


Alot of which she says is delusional. Glad im not the only one to peep that. Jamaican music as a whole is only popular when black americans decide to co-sign it. Once we get tired of it, it falls off...hard. It was hot in the late eighties/early nineties.fell off. Than became popular again via sean paul in the early 2000s. No its nowhere to be seen

Lol @cosigning to someone who I had beef with two yrs ago desperation much? As for reggae falling off....your kidding. You must be. There is always a reggae/dancehall artist on the bb chart and usually they are local but foreignors who admire or are knowledgeable about jamo culture support them. Reggae/dancehall is always relevant amd has huge followings outside of the states. You can play yourself on nl all u want to but dont try it with me. Aas are far from important in the way you wish you were....grow the fck up and stop searching for "mzdarkskin" in the search box.

eldee:

Used to be. . . Fela and Sunny Ade were once world leaders too.

surely never in this planet