₦airaland Forum

[quote author=Bamsyle. link=topic=492996.msg6542405#msg6542405 date=1281377280]I agree sex is a message . . . fact is everything is a message . . . even if all I do is sneeze and cough on a track, it can connote all sorts of messages - I have a cold . . . or I'm just an i.mbecile . . .

For want of a better word to qualify "message", I had to use "impressive" . . . it all depends on what appeals to us . . . most times, I love stuff with heavy lyrical content . . . this comes mostly from the griots of Rap Music . . . and most times, these folks just spit pure unadulterated and deep ish . . . devoid of unnecessary display of flesh . . . and I'm cool with that . . . 

But on the flip side, I like to see 'em raw stuff at times . . . ain't we all human??  [/quote]Hehehe . . . you're already insulting my intelligence with that 'sneezing' example. Sex is a big message, it's different from sneezing or playing Call of Duty and we all know that.
There's a reason why on every survey on what most affects young people sex and not sneezing is in the top three.

Music is an expression of society, sex probably comes only next to religion and money in the contemporary Nigerian society and much higher in young people.
Society places much emphasis on sex, it will be criminal if music does not portray it.

'Impressive'?? That's a subjective opinion, I find sex impressive, maybe it's just because I'm good at it.

Hmmn . . . I don't get how people will be talking about Nigerian beats and forget Don Jazzy's Mo Gbona Felifeli and Tongolo.
It's almost illegal to do sumn like that . . . Even Wyclef will sue you.

chamotex:
Eldee, may Sango Olukoso Ajakaiye Ogirimapa strike down your keyboard with immediate effect.
Where were you when I was resting in the lead at the WC fantasy league? And when I won it?

I don vex . . . . 

Are you having a flipping laugh?? Are you forgetting that I was in the lead for most of the competition till my mistake with Robben??
See this bottom-table hugger?? Let's see what you do where it matters . . .

My reserve bench is better than you fantasy first team will ever be.

More money more problems?? More money, quicker solutions.

I'll swap problems like $120,000 tax-free average wages for 40% tax in the UK any day.
People fear what they don't understand . . .

I read the argument that guy put forward about UAE being the model Muslim nation and I agree with everything there.
Yeah, maybe the legal system is different and maybe there is not an established democracy, but what country in the west can boast of free education to PhD level??

googles:
the two both of youse. . . . . wassup?

Ssup b . . . how've you bin??

debosky:
Quick. . . buy Ashley Young, sell them Walcott, get Friedel and sell them Fabianski.

All transfer dealings are halted till a new manager comes in . . . excep those with manager release clauses.

[quote author=Bamsyle. link=topic=492996.msg6539030#msg6539030 date=1281345755]Without trying to sound judgmental, folks with no impressive message in their songs usually do that . . .

IMO, a song with an impressive message does not tally with a raunchy video . . . I can't imagine all the flesh 'n' stuff in Nas' "One Mic" . . .

Yes sex sells . . . it's about using corporate branding and adverts to sell chaff . . . something's gotta give.[/quote]3ex is an impressive message in its own right, it's a part of contemporary society and it's a big part of everything else, so it's only normal that it be portrayed in music videos.

How've you been BTW??

Krayola:
Since when did half unclothed women and booty shaking become inventions of the western world?

Erm . . . didn't you hear that Fela is from France??
And all those booty shaking traditional dancers are from East Germany.

martyns303:
This wasn't the case less than 2yrs ago, now all the media seems to portray 3ex. With the likes of mercy J. In Nollywood.

Effrebor, Delicious, Shake Sumn, Bang Bang Bang . . .shall I continue??

mukina2:
if i am chamo with all this 'insults' i go vex win both leagues

I plea the fifth ammendment

goke313:
so we're getting punished because we don't post allot  

Nah, non-nairalanders are being excluded from a league for Nairalanders.

Say what you want about Kanye . . .but his creativity is astonishing.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=481784.msg6526769#msg6526769 date=1281118417]@Eldee
Is it not better if you simply put up the code and then kick out non-regulars? Its still all fun and games so i dont see why there should be restrictions. .[/quote]It's harder maynne . . . right now there are two names I'll have to kick out because I don't recognise the usernames, if I left it open, I'd have about 30 cases to deal with.

goke313:
i don't understand why its so difficult to just post the code, this is ridiculous
the league admin can always remove who ever isn't Nigerian from the league

Last year, we had about 70 teams . . . we knew only about 10 people, the only person we knew at the bottom was Chamotex, all the guys at the top were strangers too.
This year, so far I know everyone on a username basis . . . I apologise if you don't think it's more fun to compete with other Nairalanders, but I know if all I wanted was a league of faceless people, I'd google it and find one of the thousands available.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=477332.msg6531868#msg6531868 date=1281207707]Damn!! Rap Song of The Year for sure. For a C.O Rick Ross sure knows how to make good music[/quote]You missed No Love or what??

[size=16pt]Cesc Fabregas: I will stay at Arsenal this season[/size]

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has released a statement claiming that he will remain at the club this summer and that he will be 100% committed to the Gunners.

Fabregas, 24, was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona, who had two bids in the region of £30 million rejected this summer. But the midfielder now insists he will be staying at the Emirates after weeks of speculation.

"Firstly I would like to apologise to all the Arsenal fans for not speaking sooner about my future but I have not known what I was going to do until this moment,'' he said. "I cannot deny that joining a club like Barcelona was not an attractive move for me.

"This was the club where I learnt my football, it is my home town where my friends and family are and a club where I have always dreamed of playing. There are not many players in the world who would not want to play for Barcelona.

"I have had many conversations with Arsene Wenger both in person and over the phone over the last few months and although the content of those conversations will remain private, the conclusion is that Barcelona have had two formal offers rejected by Arsenal.''

Fabregas admits that he owes a lot to the club and that, as he will not be allowed to move this summer, he will be fully focused on bringing a trophy to the Emirates for the first time in five years.

"I am a professional and I fully understand that it is Arsenal's prerogative not to sell me,'' he said. ''I owe a lot to the club, manager and the fans and I will respect their decision and will now concentrate on the new season ahead with Arsenal.

"I can assure all the fans that now the negotiations have ended I will be 100% focused on playing for Arsenal. I am an Arsenal player and as soon as I step out on to the pitch, that is the only club I will be thinking about. I am looking forward to the start of the season and putting this speculation behind me."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=812173&sec=england&cc=5739

[quote author=oyinda. link=topic=486798.msg6506933#msg6506933 date=1280881356]are you saying that jay z would win d presidency if he ran?
or 9ice or p square would win nigerian election?

we don't know how haitians perceive wyclef as presidential candidate so lets not jump into conclusions. he might win if americans were voting for haitian election but thats not d case.
wyclef is prolly the only haitian we know so we can't think of other better qualified candidates.
i'm sure haitians know of ppl with both people skills and proper credentials that we don't know about unless we follow haitian news


maybe his money and "american" status will help him win (unfortunately) but not because he has people skills. most entertainers have ppl skill but they're not president for a reason.[/quote]You're saying it like the people in the government are even popular in the first place.
Didn't you hear of the political trouble they had before the earthquake that led to the President going into exile??
Wyclef Jean is not your 9ice or Lady Gaga in Haiti, he's a face to them, the most famous man in Haiti . . . no questions about that.

What of what his charity organisation has done for the country?? Here was the most popular man in the country digging for bodies through the rubble on live TV, and you say that's Beyonce's people skills??

Besides, do you think Obasanjo would have ever been President in a country where half the population is under age-21??
America is not Haiti, a tiny underdeveloped country with a very young population that's just come-back from earthquake and saved in a large part due to the effort of one man . . . saying Clef wouldn't win in a fair election is like saying Bob Marley would lose a popularity contest in Jamaica.

Just sent em to Mykali and ow11

[quote author=must_a_far link=topic=486798.msg6502196#msg6502196 date=1280833796]everyone stepping up for the presidency has a brain but some the brain some people bring to the table dont cut it. does wyclef's cut it? lets listen to him and what his plans are before we make our conclusion[/quote]Y'all need to chill . . . all I said is, if he runs, he will win.
Why?? People skills, the biggest factor in Obama's election.

He doesn't need to convince you, you don't have a Haitian passport so you don't have a say in this.

The Karate Kid

Jaden Smith is supercool. . . reminded me of why I spent my childhood learning to fight 'chinese'.

MRbrownJAY:
well i doubt they will show it in any movie theater on this continent and probably not in many theaters in Europe either, for that matter, so online viewing will be the only option of the little people .

how do you rate it?

It's showing at the Odeon Cinemas in Greenwich . . . I was with a friend there yesterday and I was shell-shocked to see and ad for it there.
Starts screening in September, I'll be up north then.

How come no one is complaining about this new rule the FA put on all EPL teams.
Isn't anyone concerned about the way they made a rule to limit sumn as important as the size of the squad a month to the end of the transfer window.
Shouldn't they at least give one year to get the whole squad sorted out??

I don't care if England lost to North Korea in the World Cup, a knee-jerk reaction like this that could force clubs to sell-off foreign players at knock-off prices is daft.
It doesn't affect Arsenal that much, but things should still be done right.

ogugua88:
Yes they do. Such a strategy needs to be thought out first. Brains followed by people skills.

Dude . . . everyone stepping up for the Presidential candidacy has brains.
The people skills and witty speeches make people like JFK, Clinton and Obama stand out.

Democracy is a popularity contest, Wyclef Jean has the popularity to win.

[quote author=Rhino.3dm link=topic=489836.msg6500535#msg6500535 date=1280813702]^^ oh yes
the self acclaimed king of kings that died like a thief while crying like a cow in the slaughter,  Anyway are you a money doubler?[/quote]Whatever negro . . . was Jesus a King?? The Bible says so then yes he was.
The fact that he died on a cross is irrelevant here.

It just means the power of the state diminishes . . . it will be interesting to see how they take care of the problems of arranging Senators.
I don't get what they want to do with Lagos though . . . my nieces live on the Island and go to school in Ikeja, does that mean they'll be travelling from one state to another??

Moved To Rap Battles.

Moved to Rap Battles.

stillwater:

Really??
I loveeeee this song. Can't believe you like it.

Like it?? I'm their biggest fan.
Met em once at Wembley and going to see them in Leeds next month.

follypimpi:

Eldee u surprise me woulda thot 1 of Nas's songs

Nah . . . this is three straight hours we're talking about.

nopuqeater:
But Jesus was not even a King.

I know you said Kingdom. That should belong to Saul, David, Solomon, etc. None of whom was a Christian by a long stretch.


Get what fits Jesus or Paul. Not what is clearly belonging to Kings, like David.

Isn't Jesus the King of Kings or sumn??

ogugua88:
Are you sure? I thought he used brain.

Brains don't get you the highest number of young voters in history or the that large amount of college student volnteers.

Ibime:
As long as he can meander his way through the corrupt vested interests, then by all means he will be successful.

You dont need paper degrees to be successful. Wyclef has the people skills to lead, and as long as he has good advisors, he should be on track.

To make Haiti successful though, he will have to contend with many corrupt individuals. I hope he wont be elected on friday, assassinated on saturday and buried on sunday.

Thank you jare . . . Obama used people skills to get the role in the most powerful country in the world.

It will be a bad hair week for all Nigerian chics. . . who will pay for their hair??
They'll finally have to work . . . restaurants will be empty.

Even MTN will suffer, 75% of their revenue from recharge cards will disappear.
Rate of flashing will triple. . . and most of all, it will be a scary scene as chics will walk round without make-up.

Lord please don't let this happen in my lifetime.

BENJAMZ:
@ eldee what are u doin here .
your okada spoin?
u and your papa surppose dey road dey work,wetin happen?  

Nah . . . the road was blocked off because the police is looking for fingerprints on the scene of your murder.

Carlosein:
Who remembers when an army captain tortured tunde to death for bakery area for conniving to steal his money with his own son.

I heard about that . . .
I used to live round there . . .Orelope Bus-Stop