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naptu2:
A lot of rumours sprang up in Nigeria because of that song. Some gossip magazines in Nigeria claimed that the song was directed at his father because his father wanted him to focus on dentistry and forget about music. There were all kinds of rumours flying around.

He started out as rapper who could toast in a reggae/raga style, but he later switched to full time singing. He had several hits in the 1990s, but most of his later hits were not rap songs and that’s why they are not on the first page.

This song is one of his best songs. The song was originally done by the Jamaican band Uhuru in 1979. Uhuru was one of the most famous Jamaican bands and its members included Sly and Robbie, the most famous Jamaican production team.

Dr Alban teamed up with Micheal Rose, who is a former member of Uhuru, for this version of the song in 1997.

Dr Alban later teamed up with his cousin Charly Boy, to create a totally Nigerian version of the song (it was in Pidgin English). That version was released in the early 2000s.

Dr Alban ft Michael Rose – Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (Carolina)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaTJ3LQ8TrM

Angelfrost:
P-Square tried in this jam, but forget it... Alaye's rap was simply the truth!!!....

This nation was on an upward rap trajectory: Alaye, Freestyle, Da Capo, Alabai, Blaise, Jesse Jagz, Eva Alordiah, Terry, etc...

How did everything go belly up?!

eaglechild:
Jide Obi
Chris Okotie
Alex O

Had some bangers

richiemcgold:
I'm somehow disappointed that nobody has mentioned some great oldies like Alex O's banana, Baby walakolombo. And there was a popular rapper in late 80 known as Daniel Wilson (original bad boy aka mr ragamuffin). all these guys and their songs were very popular back then.

DenreleDave:
J2381 (Agbaya ) and ishilove (omode alarifin) fighting for FTC

Abeg who should have it??

naptu2:
I still can't find Dream Come True (Segun Arinze ft Esse Agesse), but this is still available.


Segun Arinze - Moonlight Dance (1992).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F9P8v7YGQY

raptex:
Tyna Onwudiwe - Rough
(Lagos blues)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z6MH6K1d0Y


This is an old rap song. @naptu, What year was it released?

Onyi22:
Indomie generation stay off this post

naptu2:
I was looking for a very famous old video of Fela addressing people on the streets of Lagos, but I haven't been able to find it yet. Guess what I found instead?


I have been searching for this song for a long time and I resumed searching for it earlier this year but I had no luck.


She actually personally got permission from Fela in order to do this song and this was her very first hit.


You can (of course) here the bass and horns of Fela's "Look and Laugh" on the track. There's a part of the song in which she complained that the exchange rate was 120 naira to a pound.


Weird MC - Allen Avenue (1996).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0k4zzC0xE4

IME1:
Naptu2 please can you help me?
There's this song that used to enjoy air play on NTA then in fact not just one. Please I've searched YouTube I can't find them if you can HELP post them here I'll be happy for that-
1. Cost of living so high
The same guy sang 'I want to make you mine'
He had jerry curls and he sang inside bubble bath

2. Emily look what you've done to me, don't go oh Emily come back home...
Naptu2 this song i don't know the title but it was about a girl who married an older rich man, arranged men to kill him, he didn't die and she was arrested.
It reigned in the time of checkmate

3. Tony Harmony's Sample Me

4. Tony Tetuila - iya me oh

5. Stan - ibu Chineke
The guy who sang I think money makes the world goes round.
His sister won most beautiful girl that period.
The video was shot in a very greenery place like a garden.
It's upbeat
Ibu Chineke... Alpha Omega ahh ahh

5. Then please add more from south now...

I'm not into rap any more though.
I've always been a rock fan then I titled towards songs about social injustice foreign and African.
Thinking back I'll say these people- Evi Edna, Majek Fasek, Orits Wiliki, Ras Kimono, Tracy Chapman, Phil Collins, Cranberries, Wyclef, Boney M, ABBA, Madonna, R. Kelly, Toni Braxton, Lagbaja, Uncle Zack, Baba Fryo, daddy Shokey, Enya, Tupac, and some others shaped my thought pattern till I gave Christ Jesus my life. The best thing if not, most of the songs can push one to anger, depression, violence and the thug life.

But music eh ...

to worsen it as that we had it all- the big audio cassette we used to play in our 504, to regular audio tapes, then small tapes from midget recorder, to music video cassettes, to Walkman to discman, to mp3 that play only fm, to laser discs (big and thick), we even had turn table and records (the ones you put that thing on top and it starts spinning and playing music! Then VCD, DVD now YouTube and all. I even had a radio which could record so I'll station myself by the radio to the fm station i know would play the songs I liked then record the songs. Then the DCA who people call OAP now will interrupt with time, or news or announcements and spoil the recording.

Hmm and that time we can travel... so you'll be hearing songs from different parts of Nigeria. With relations from the 1940s, 50s through to 70s you cannot but know songs that are older than you. For instance how come I know about Rex Lawson, Ofege and the rest

Samai09:
I don’t know if you’ve found that number 5 song but the song you’re referring to is “Ibu Chineke” by SLAM

Samai09:
I don’t know if you’ve found that number 5 song but the song you’re referring to is “Ibu Chineke” by SLAM