₦airaland Forum

demo47:
Yeh I heard that the up and coming artists are finding it difficult to get spins on the air, Typically if the song is good, it will get played, but in order to get decent amount of spins on the radio, I hear that the Djs are demanding money,
I guess if you look at it from the Dj's aspect, he has to eat too, but believe me if a song is an overwhelming hit, the Dj has no choice but to play the song as many times without asking for money,

So advice to the artists out there; create an overwhelming hit and you don't have to worry about paying the Dj OR create an Ok song and carry your cash as you deliver the song to the DJ,

The world is just not fair, this is the world we live in

Bamsyle:
We all know a song has to enjoy heavy rotation on air before it becomes a hit. Your song may remain a potential hit for life unless it gets massive public awareness.

I first heard 9ice's Gongo Aso on air in Oct 2007 or thereabouts. As good as the song is, it didn't become a hit until Jan or even Feb 2008. And by the time, it had been played so much ears were going deaf. These DJs/presenters are the bridge to ferry the songs to the listeners cos they create the awareness else your song's unknown. But they abuse their office. So what are we on?

audio:
While i understand that man must wack (including DJ's) there is also an issue of pride. Dj's all over the world take sweeteners. It's part and parcel of the job, but the difference is, they will still do their job. A Dj should feel proud to discover young talent and help break it to the mainstream.

Nigerians tend to be small minded. If a DJ builds a reputation of consistently discovering new acts, he can syndicate his show and possibly sell it or even use his reputation to enter TV (like Jatt).

Instead what tends to happen, is we have to listen to the crapiest, most repetitive records on the planet which have obviously been paid for. Rep your football team?? What the F*** is that S*** doing anywhere.

uzwu:
With names of wack musicians mentioned above, How many musicians remain that can sing?
I bety ou guys can't even write a line of lyric not to talk more composing, arranging and singing. bad belles

audio:
I thought there was PMAN in nigeria? What exactly are they doing

dejiariyo:
@rapjunkie, i don't think there is any Nigerian rapper that can ever wordsplay this good,i dont know how the dude thinks i swear he is just a genius.
i showed one of my friend here in the UK that line and he still never believed its was a Nigerian that came up with that.

dejiariyo:
Jay-z hollered he's feeling my rhyme/
thats where it started and ended i didnt get signed/
but i still rock-a-fella t-shirt to the shrine, modenine

audio:
@ Rapjunkie. I thought you didn't like Mode9?

lalaboi:
Ohhhh phantom. . . . . .why did you do this. . . . .?. . . . .why?

lalaboi:
I am trying ma best to ignore this thread. . . .I know (A)k47 peeps will jump on me if i post the truth!. . . .I'll just chill and see if someone else will say the truth!

ibkaye:
That the guy is wack abi?

khanye:
hey DBR, i've got all except Mode meet Dj Premier mixtape
can i get it from you

khanye:
I dont have it
How can i get it from you?

DBR:
How dyu want it
oNe

khanye:
Rapidshare will be okay!

DBR:
Ok, if i cant get the hang on Rapid i'll Zshare it.
Ok?
oNe

mbulela:
no be to dey go sing for nite clubs and pubs in singapore and thailand and say you go world tour.


thats funny, lol

DBR:
The difference is M-9 does it FIRST for the love, then for the cake.
While some others have it the other way round. And when u have the priority
twisted, compromise is inevitable.
The lil' u get from wat u love doin feels more satisfyin' than
the accumulation propelled by greed and compromise.

oNe

asha 80:
Inferiority complex!

Bamsyle:
Yeah, I agree on those songs you listed as not being 'hardcore'. But do you know you just listed 3 out of the several joints Mode has? By the time you check all his albums, you'll agree that 90-sumn % of his songs are 'hardcore'. And when an artiste keeps to a particular style 90-sumn % of the time, he tends to generally be labelled with that style.

Of course Rugged goes hardcore too - when he wants to. Infact, his "Thy Album Come" had an overall hardcore sound. He's even got a natural voice for hardcore.

You know, this 'hardcore' thingy can be technical and difficult to define. I think some salient elements tend to make a song what it is - including hardcore or not. It's kinda the overall feel . . . Some artistes are generally regarded as hardcore acts but then they go 'mild' atimes. Biggie, Nas, Pac, Dr Dre, Ice Cube, DMX might be generally regarded as hardcore rappers but they went 'mild' on some joints. Biggie did "Ready To Die" but also did "Missing You" . . .

However, I think 'underground' is the major difference in both cats' overall styles. You would agree with me that Mode is underground. Rugged is mainstream. Or rather, he went mainstream. Not saying either style has any advantage over the other. It doesn't indicate wackness or dopeness. Just stating the obvious.

Punchlines? Nah. Punchlines are never the yardstick of Hardcore Rap.

Let me be a peacemaker here . . .  ^{*Lalaboi should thank me for this*}

Sheath your sword and reconcile with Khanye et Russell . . . let's have a peaceful war.

javalove:
I'm happy some posters are making sense, while some are waiting for the coming of Jesus to talk true. Some heads have posted thousands on NL but only 3 make sense.

Rapjunkie or wateva u r called, u yabbing pple's parents? I m sure mumsy tried to abort u but u no gree go. I pity d woman sha

ofokasibe:
if i reveal myself to u, u would be surprised. can u guess who i be?

khanye:
@ R.I.P RapMonkey

Did i mention your name?
You and your entirely family will rust in Hell!
I wonder who your parents are.
I'm sure they're regretting giving birth to someone like you
Fool!

Bamsyle:
Rapj, I don't think there's any hard and fast rule about Hardcore Rap. It doesn't have to be 'gangstar' if that's what you think. Aggression and confrontation - in both sound and lyrics, mostly make up what we call 'hardcore'.

Mode may not do it the way East Coast started or continued it - but I also agree what he's doing can be termed hardcore. Partly the confrontation/brags in his songs, atimes the noise, prolly the in-yo'-face feel in his songs or the no-song-chorus style he adopts might make his songs qualify as that. Several of his songs are like that but "Spazmodic" quickly comes to mind.

ofokasibe:
i predict that tosinadeda and lalaboi will become musicians after learning how to sing from the music threads , they will release a collabo together produced by sauron under flowshow record label.

russellino:
Its not rocket science to know that hardcore will never sell as much as crowd pleasing choruses and beats.