Rap as we know has been a long age art that has been closely aligned with poetry. In Nigeria, there are guys who have mastered this art and they take you on a journey when you listen to them spit bars. With the right amount of similes, metaphors and good wordplay, they undoubtedly make you understand that aside spitting bars, they’re indeed deep writers. Without much ado, here’s my Top 5 Nigerian Rappers Who Are Deep Writers.

But holdup, before we proceed, I will like to briefly explain what I mean by ‘Deep Writers’
These are guys that make you think after listening to a particular track or an album. Guys that destroy wordplay, similes, storytelling, rhymes, metaphors and what have you. And just to add, they do it on any kind of beat.
So here we go:

No. 5. Six Foot Plus:

He is indeed six foot tall and lyrical. He largely delivers his lines in Pidgin English. The first to make me fall in love with storytelling when it comes to rap. He perfectly blends Hausa, his native language and Pidgin English so well.
In his hit track ’E Don do Me’ he said

Na me dey eat the smallest ration, dey wash the most plate
Him children, nothing dem dey do, people for God sake.
Na me dey wake up first, na me dey sleep last,
Na me dem dey beat, because I no dey fit pass
But how I go pass when I no fit rest,
From sunrise to sunset, my life na so so stress


No. 4. Eva Alordiah:

Eva is undoubtedly one of the greatest rappers to come out of Nigeria. She’s too artistic to be caged in box because she does it all. Her lyrics, delivery and composure are altogether superlative. Of all her songs and albums, ‘Get High’ and ‘War Coming’ does it for me.
In ‘War Coming’ she said: Read More: http://www.nigerianwritersforum.com/2017/09/25/top-5-nigerian-rappers-deep-writers/