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^^ Good and interesting points.

Yes I agree that language do evolve over time. A good example is the English we speak. The English in the days of Shakespeare is very different from the Queen English and both are different to various variation that we have all across the world today. The problem however, with Yoruba is not that it is evolving in a positive way I would say. It is more or less getting spliced with foreign language and hence giving an alien form of the language. I am not so sure this is good for the language in the long term.

English was diluted with English for the greater part and a bit of Nordic, German and French, but these language do share similar roots in my opinion. Yoruba and English are totally different have very little in common. So mixing both will only result in a basterdized form in my opinion.


Another example will probably be the Welsh language spoken by people from Wales. There are now very little people that can speak the language in its entirety. Most of them are appears to be from the previous generation - That is, equivalent of our parents. It will be sad if Yoruba goes down such way.


Lol@the irony of complaining about death of Yoruba language while doing so in English lol. Well spotted.


Look at China, Look at Japan and other similar nations. These folks kept their own language and did things their way. You know, internet and books written in their language and not of English. While there is always going to be "evolution" in a particular language, I think languages like Mandarin (Chinese) and Japanese language may out last our very own Yoruba language.



Yes, I remember "Ti Oluwa ni Ile" lol. I was impressed by the script and the lines in the movie. I wish more emphasis is laid in getting things right, but then I guess I am alone here. lol.

na2day!:
Wow El Razur, u met the man, face to face 
Wow, i'm impressed, man!
Gbenga was a genius, he actually revolutionise art of comedy, in nigeria
Watching some of his vids on youtube, left me with pains in my ribs 
No present comedian has been has versatile. Wish we still have him us, Honestly what a waste!
And again wit all the rumour that he was done away wit by Gbenga Adewusi of Bayowa cos he was dating his wife 
Where is even the guy sef?

Yes o, it was in peckham (London) It is where the naija radio station used to be, just next to the post office. There is a hall there.

As per the rumours, I have no idea to be honest. People will forever said stuff lol.

na2day!:
But honestly El Razur
Where are these guys:
Dan Kazeem
Abbey Fagboro
and other comedians of those days?
Are they still alive?

Dan Kazeem was in "Radio Kwara" the last time I heard of him. I don't know what he is up to or god forbid, or even dead.

The rest, I have to idea lol.

^^^

You are now a convert abi? Msscheew shior

How was his concert?

I feel this thread is probably applicable to other languages in Nigeria as a whole, but I am focusing on what I see from the language I speak.

Given the various exposure in social factors, it appears more and more of our people are now losing the ability to speak fluently in our mother's tongue.  Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the various development taking place, but there should be some sort of initiative to prevent  the corrosion and erosion of our culture - Specifically, our language.

I look around and it is even hard to find a Nollywood Yoruba movie that have a proper and grammatically correct Yoruba in it (Yes, yoruba have grammar, structures etc lol). While, I am not blaming the demise of our language on these actors and actresses, it however highlights what I perceive as a potential problem.

I mean, how many of our generation can actually speak Yoruba without adding any form of English or foreign language to it? 

With many people now exposed and many more to be exposed to various foreign cultures and what not, what are the chances that our language will survive another 1000 years?

There is so much examples to give and things to write about, but I feel people can get the picture of what I am trying to say without using many words jare.

Actually, I'm wrong he may not feature on the Album. (News is few months old though)

http://www.theboombox.com/2010/11/30/warren-g-talks-nate-doggs-strokes-and-recovery-process/


It is sad, reading this


Nate Dogg's absence from the rap world is particularly notable as Dr. Dre finally preps 'Detox' for release in 2011. That record's first single, 'Kush,' features Akon tackling the role that Nate once made his own. We send our regards and wish him well. In the meantime:

Thank god, it ain't me alone lol.

The Akon guy I find him boring quickly as his voice have little or no variation, and on top of that he appears to sing through the nose like Mack Morrison.

As per Nate Dogg, them no dey call the guy "Pavarrotti of Hiphop" for nothing. Who fit forget "smoke weed everyday" melody?

Im sure I read he is in rehab unit - Rehabilitation hospital for his stroke, meaning he is making progress and he should feature in the Dre coming album.

The last time I checked, the video aint there. I have all of Funwontan under my favourite naija videos lol.

Who go forget Itu baba ita?

Funwontan in my opinion was way ahead of his time. He was probably the funniest performer around during his days.


He was in London (Peckham) some years ago and while he was performing, some drunk "Jamo" dude came in and started gesturing "wanking" at him. I was at the second row or so and was waiting for my people to do something, but as usual my people did nothing. So I got upset and just got up and grabbed the guy by his trouser and dragged him out.

Later my people were saying "well done" smh. Cowardly bunch lol.

I think that is one of my finest memory of him. He was killing the audience with his joke mehn. He was way ahead with his material and witt in my opinion.


In ilorin, he had a huge following too, along side with Dan-Kazeem.

Kobojunkie:
You deny mind them?

Well, at least you do not have nincompoops hounding you with insults and posts with claims that you have something PERSONAL against the guy simply cause you do not see the world the same way they do. I do wonder who and how these were raised. ROFLMAO!!

Lol.

If you noticed, I have stayed away from "that thread" for most part. While I can over look the insult and what not, what I find disturbing is the flawed logic some of the posters in that thread displayed. Smh.

Them folks never chop money back then lol

Remember the first original obesere live in london? Where he sang about eating chicken and what not? Damn. I feel like "juru" right now.

In fact, I have another one of those crazy idea. We should all do a "juru" video and see who can Juru the most lol.


By the way, I am after the Iya oni 'beji ato'da anyone wey get should please halla at me o.

So I have been rocking the remix joint of the new song from Dre - Kush. It featured, the original artists with the addition of The Game.

Now, while everyone else hold their own on that track, it appears that Akon spoiled the song for me jare.  I think his voice is really no different from Mack Morrison as they both have that "Singing through the Nasal/Nose" style which I find boring quickly.

Personally, I would prefer Nate Dogg, singing the hook a million times over Akon. 





The remix is way better with Timbaland doing a drop on it I believe, and The Game killing the bars as usual.

Here is the remix


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aYjg_kCJfc&feature=related

Nice one Na2day

I love Shina, Funwontan (Iya oni ibeji ato'da, gotta love that song), heck I love the old school.

This little fiasco just goes to illustrate what some of us has been saying - That is, not all information should be made public. 

Yet a lot of people on here will ask for info to be made known to all, simply because the leak is at the cost of the US.


As for his philosophy about open justice, oh please! It is a vendetta at best.

Shock:
Why do people now say Wasiu Ayinde is the King of Fuji? is he better than Sikiru Ayinde or just more popular?

He called himself that, and those who are his fans seem to agree. That is about it, it is not in anyway a fact that he is the "King".

na2day!:
I used to fall in love wit that girl in 1:56 and 2:25, she featured in so many videos of that time, i think she was aslo in shina peter's ace 

I had some fantasies in my head back then too.

violent:
waiting patiently with my HP camcoder, this is indeed a good day to honour such a man!. . .go on ElRazur, show us "kids" how it's done!

Lmao@show us kids. You no serious.

I will do the video thing if someone from here is brave enough to do it first. Ideally, a 1 min long clip of dancing fuji garbage. lol. It should be fun.

LOl


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18mEYMQj_14

Ijo yoyo.

Damn, I miss this. Wish we can travel back in time lol.

na2day!:
How can i forget
I was the best dancer in my secondary school then?
Fuji garbage, with hands flowing horizontally acros your chest and your back stiffened and moving in a kind of zig zag

I think we need to upload a video of doing the Garbage dance to honour Alhaji Agba mehn.

I am tempted to whip out camera and do it lol. Who's with me? If anyone do it first, I swear on my life I go follow suit.

na2day!:
How can anybody forget fuji garbage!  

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6iLdhM6uTw?fs=1&hl=en[/flash]

The girl ain't even doing it right lol.

It is more like your hand flows horizontally in a wave like manner, and you gotta do your neck in funny way. That dance was awesome back then.

Do you remember the "Garbage designer" cloth that everyone was rocking too back then? It had a big pocket usually on the Male buba lol. Good old times.

jay bee:
EL dis is the normal process when a loved one (be-it young or old) dies
News=>Mourn=>Celebrate their life

True.

I will rather skip the mourning process in someone like Alhaji Agba. Remember, before someone like Awolowo died, he stated  he do not want to be mourned but remembered (and to love each other)

Why are we all of a sudden "sad" when an elderly person dies? Let us look at the bigger picture here.

He had a good life, he left behind a legacy and arguably laid the path for today's fuji musician - From KWAM 1 down to your Obesere. Some will even say he is on "over time" as he was past the life expectancy in naija.

Don't get me wrong, I am not being insensitive, but will rather celebrate his achievements. On contrast, it was sad when Dagrin and Someone like Bawomolo departed, because they had their whole life in front of them.

Personally, like I said, I don't see the need to be sad, but instead celebrate his life. I'm sitting here bumping "Salubata ni mo wo mi o gbo do shu bu". That is some good freaking old school fuji song right there.

Celebrate my people. What's your favourite song of Alhaji Agba? For me it is "Salubata" and Fuji Garbage. Anyone remember the fuji garbage dance?   That is some good old times mehn.

Busy_body:
Na wa oh, the customer had a valid reason to voice his displeasure and this thread that should not have lasted more than 10 posts, has spanned 6 pages and still counting, all thanks to the likes of Consensus, Onwan and their ilks who thinking they are doing dealers a favour by trying to muffle customers and start abusing customers calling them broke scums, questioning their integrity and allsorts And then people unfairly starts jumping down the buyers throat and getting their knickers in a twist when the customer gets angry and starts responding like for like


Onwan not content with making jest of the customer's situation and making fun of him that it was not a Maybach even had the nerve to tell the the customer's Dad to go and sit down, na wa oh Keep it up all of you and keep treating your customers as trash to be ignored or silenced and muffled Dunno why Nigerians keep forgetting the customer is king and this is the internet whereby potential customers are on standby watching how a fellow customer like them is being manhandled

Gbam.

Well done Busi Body.

Customer pay, customer expects car, car is delayed, customer vex (Which is a normal thing to do when one is frustrated and how some deal with stress) yet some here are having a go at him.

What baffles me is how the "naija mentality" of the price of the car is that of a watch seem to come to play. Smh.


At OP, do these things yourself - That is, order your stuff and bring it down yourself. People wey dey do am no get two head. I have bought cars from Japan (Three times) and once from yankee all the way to England with little or no wahala. While England no be naija, there is nothing remotely hard about it in my opinion.

Anyway, hope all works well for you and glad it is sorted.

Nothing spoil. Hardly a crisis.

We will keep playing. As Arsene once said, it is still mathematically possible so no biggie for now.


Nice one for Sczerny, he did a god job.

cou-gar:
the midfield of anderson, carrick and fletcher will run all night and i have not even mentioned park, rooney and rafael. there's a reason this formation always burns arsenal. there's too much energy in it and they never allow arsenal to find their rhythm.

Let's not write them off yet. Walcott introduction will change the dynamics in my opinion. Looks like Cesc may come in.

"53 - There were a total of 53 misplaced passes in the final third of the pitch in the first half: 20 by Arsenal, 33 by Man Utd. Sloppy."

kashmo:
What a disjointed team! 1st half is nothing to write home about,

The midfield is where they are getting at us. Man U cannot keep this up for 90mins, something will happen soon. Wenger will make adjustment in second half in my opinion.

debosky:
Sink or swim. . . . .this is your big chance Chez. I hope you do well.

He is a dolphin, I am sure he will be fine and not beached after 90mins.

So Shezny is starting? Nice. Apparently, the last time our keeper debuted against Man U, we won 3-1.

OptaJoe on Twitter: "1 - The last Arsenal 'keeper to make his league debut v Man Utd was Stuart Taylor in 3-1 win at Highbury in Nov 2001. Decision."

category:
Szczesny, wats d pronounciatian of this?

Shezny.

Cheznie.

Take your pick.

LOl

Moonstone:
There are some trophies that count. As far as we are concerned, Emirates cup is not a Trophy. It is a recognition. That is like winning a bottle of water for good sportsmanship.

And who is the author of "trophy that counts and trophy that do not count"?  Let me guess, you? You, that so happen to be a rival? Oh yeah, now I get it.

The Emirates cup is a trophy, deny it all you want. Yes it may not be as prestigious, but it is still a trophy.

Are you seriously talking about AC Milan? The ones that were so disturbed last year? In my opinion, Blackpool and Wigan could have easily caused a lot of upset for you guys in Emirates cup. They've done it in EPL. . . I told you, Emirates is a friendly with a sportsmanship recognition. Even Arsenal does not consider that a cup. . . if not Wenger would have been contented. The real test is facing EPL and y'all have lost. The closest possible thing to that is Carling cup.  So congratulations. .  ;DThen I'll leave the other pictures till after Man U beats them.  

Yes, AC milan is a bigger team than Blackpool and Wigan, so are the other team I mentioned that featured in the Emirates cup this year.

You claim they will cause an upset, but then which team is not capable of causing an upset?  Your point is moot jare.  An upset is just that, an upset but it do not mean it will happen all the time, hence the name upset. Smh.

Arsenal do not consider the Emirates a cup, but then organises the whole thing and invited other teams to partake, every season for like X amount of years now. Are you kidding me?

Abeg carry go joor.

chic2pimp:
That was Uncalled for. Stop tormenting Gaynners on their own thread . _{Chei see as cabinet take empty sha}
Well, what else can i Say. I guess this is what happens when even CC is out of reach. Hold the Emirates in High Esteem. SMH.
Typical Gaynner!!!
Haven't you "Been In  a Position To Win Another Trophy" for the past few seasons now?. . . . . What Makes you think This season would be any different I ask?.

A cup or trophy is a reward given to a winner in a competition for their achievement. On that alone, your argument is flawed.

Yes we have been in the position many-a-times, but then I am guessing you now know the future right? Please hand me the lottery number for coming Wednesday. I wanna be a millionaire too.

What I don't get is how rival fans like yourself spend much time in an "Arsenal Fans only" thread. Surely, you must have some sort of love for us? You know, some sort of weird reverse psychology going on with you and others who come here to just be a WUM (wind-up merchants)?

dayokanu:
Are you by any chance a GAYYner?

The requirement needed to be a GAYYner is an IQ below zero.

Any team yet to win a trophy doesnt deserve to make any noise, they should be in the same category with Assanal

I didnt know you are a Pastor oh. Why not distribute posters for your upcoming crusade or deliver GAYYners from the half a decade of trophylessness

Hmmm I am not sure what to say to you. I will take it as this is you joking. Will maintain my peace for now.

Moonstone:
Emirates cup is not a cup for cryin' out loud. It's like a friendly with a trophy. You're playing against people of how many nations? If clubs like Blackpool and Wigan participated in Emirates cup, I'm sure that cup would have left you as well.

For crying out loud, you accused us of remaining trophyless. I merely pointed out trophy has been won in the past 5 years.

If your argument on the other hand was "Arsenal are yet to win a prestigious trophy over the past five years" then you may have a point.


For the record, AC milan, Celtic, and Lyon are all bigger teams than the Blackpool and Wigan you are mentioning. Smh.

Gbawe:
Reassuring to know you are not aware of sentencing laws because , unless you are a lawyer or interested in the law,  it is mainly ex-cons who know sentencing laws in detail. 

Lwkmd.

E be like say you get experience abi?

Lol@you and ibime suspecting me. I be good boy o.

chic2pimp:
Bear In Mind, your are replying to a Gaynner.
When the Champions League and Premier league titles gets out of reach, the CC automatically becomes a "Major Cup"

Arsenal cannot win, or can we? We were accused of not winning any cup. Heck, we were accused of being trophyless for 5 years (Even though, technically we have won the Emirates cup in between. Yes, it is a TROPHY, not a mug or kettle)

Now that we are looking to be in a position to win another trophy, all of a sudden all the critics now have something new to say. SMH.

dayokanu:
Another gathering of mor0ns open a thread to continue their lamentation, whining, hopelessness and inferiority.

With the low IQ of fans its not a surprise that the club remains trophyles in the midst of plenty

Is this your way of joking?  

You speak of low IQ, yet you cannot spell trophyless correctly.

There are plenty of teams in the EPL who are yet to win a single trophy, and no one makes big fuss over this. Again, if your IQ is so supreme, this should be obvious.

I appreciate the banter every now and then, but to keep dishing out insults is unacceptable. You are better than this to be honest.

HNIC:
Breaking news-Big Fat Sam SACKED!

Didn't say he was sacked, but "leave with immediate effect".

He even took his assistant with him. So yeah there is more to the story.


In more important news, Sczerny na him dey keep tonight. That is like Peter chec and David Seaman wrapped in the body of one man.