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@ofokasibe
i reason am too oh,overkillin n swaggaman dope/badman dem somehow similar maybe its becos its southern.Cos if i play my president is black,i go play overkillin,then badman.They r kinda similar.Just lyk terry g,k solo n raggaeton beats.,evn at times polow da don beats r similar.Since mode add am 4 mode ova premo mixtape.It means its old

I got d album june.MI didnt kill this track,Iceprince did.I think iceprince n jesse jagz verses had a lil use of autotone.(am a pro death of autotune fan).They were all guilty of droppin unnecessary rhymes.Ice prince want to kill d overusin of d word swag.(am a fan of that too).mi swagger jacked craigmac n erick sermon(am hot lyk craig mac 1000 degrees) bt MI was lyk am hot,am 1000 degree celcius, Ok track.
has anyone heard dat jesse jagz song dat he sang n didnt rap, The hook was , Jesse jagz e dey, Chocolate, Jesse jags e dey, And so on
the bridge was, U too fine oh,baby u too fine oh,i no mind oh.
the beat similar to bumpa to bumper, Lala u never hear am.Post link.Rhythm 4 benin dey play am evry time.

The guy is a nigerian,dont mind d way he pronounces his name.He did d song chillin(kind of a rebirth of talib kweli's verse on erick sermon's chillin(2004),feat lady gaga.Good song.I heard of him 2006 courtesy xxl.He was named among d 10 leaders of d new skul last yr by xxl.His okay,sounds lyk talib kweli mixed wit nas n kanye west

@javalove
u dey feel d track abi.Where n when was d track performed.When im release d track self?Is it a single for his album?Is d album stil 09/09/09.The song never reach benin city bt i download am.I don dey transfer d track giv ppl without request.Na good idea

I forgot to add that whack dj bombsquad,ur dj kits will spoil if u play dis track.Dey pretend say u never hear d song,
@tosin
u never hear dis song?U said mode is irrelevant,u dey feel dis one shey.I want a remix wit sauce kid,mi,da grin,terry da rapman,od,jesse jagz,2face,iceprince,n maybe pherow d great.I pray mode9 dey see wetin i Write.
@skingo
u neva hear dis song?U say im no get one single hit.Dont lie,u dey feel dis track.I no believe my ears when i hear am.

mode has uploaded d track himself,he called it a hit(lol)its on his myspace page
www.myspace.com/modenine

AND has anyone hrd Nas new song wit some1 i believe is damien marley.I dont knw d title,if any1 has a link post it pls.And jesse jagz new track abt a girl,he no rap sha bt he try,any links
and again has anyone heard Lupe Fiasco's new single shining down ft mathew santos(same guy on superstar)-if u get link abeg post am

I meant early grave nt earlier grave

Personally i hate all these southern beats becos of d weak lyrics used on it.Bt when i heard my president is black n how nas murdered the beat.I started lovin it.Jst when ppl startd sayin mode's delivry is borin,he don surprise una abi.M.I na im guy.Lyk younga bro.Bt mode finished dis one.The track is hot.Bein playin it all day.This track wld send cartier's owo ti e swagger(whack) to its earlier grave.I neva tort he wld spit on this beat.Make im do remix wit m.i,jesse jagz,iceprince,terry,pheroshuz n overdose.It wld be fire.
@dammiecool n all mode haterz in ere esp soso boy
make una no lie,una like dis track.Its neva late to join our camp.Free forms dey available

Guys i havent heard the song,rhythm 4 benin no wan play am.But person don post d link 4 nigerianhiphop.net.
here is d link
http://rapidshare.com/files/269143995/Badman_-_mode9_ft_A1.mp3

That line generic version of lil wayne,was a line v been usin to describe m.i eva since on NL.Now rapjunkie wil think am really mode.I really got dat frm erick sermon when he said "lyk eminem said(on 8mile)u wanna be erick sermon bt u r jst d generic version", V tort of doin word n opposite song bt when i hrd contradictn,was lyk dat sounds lyk my dream,then i hrd a line he said am off d hook lyk dat lucky fish.V said dat too.Eunny enuf we v neva met or spoken,only on facebook n myspace we contact.My close friend was lyk maybe we think alike n i happen to lyk mode well.I evn had to remix his nickname ninestein to rhymstein altho it was albert einstein i tort of first cos i was studyin industrial physics.Anyway all love mode

If i may ask wots goin commercial?Who told u guyz musicians dont want to be commercial?Some of u here no dey undastand issues.When he released d track dont hate,was it not commercial?Was mode9 cry,nigerian girls not commercial,terry's na beanz was it not commercial?If they werent how did ppl become familiar wit d songs.Is not only party/danceable tracks that r commercial guyz cos alabai's voice of God was commercial.Even 2shorts carry am go,ruggeds ehen.And all these talk abt modey slowin od n terry down r lies.Terry's shake yo shangbash,n d remix wit od no be party track?When im sing am shey him n mode no be friends.Mode was n stil rulecleans pal b4 n afta d song wetin i want.There's a diff btw dumbin down n goin commercial.N no be only terry g n k solo kind beat na im be commercial.Every catchy song can be commercial,it only depends on how u promote n quit d talk abt mode is slowin his guys down because od n terry v been doin party tracks b4 n their track if i catch u hen was b4 sample(is that not a commercial track that is not danceable)mode was in that video.He wldnt be if he was against it.

This short orangutan dissin a dead man.This orangutan callin mj a gay,that coca cola,7up n pepsi burned him in a freestyl, I knw many dissed micheal b4 his death.This small boy that cant get to sell upto micheal even if he rap/sing/autone frm nw til 50yrs later or inspire half of the lives micheal inspired dissing him afta his death.Someone pls tel little wayne to get a life n stop using crack.Cos im no dey respect dead body

@topic
like this guy.Not listened,bt d lyrics aight.Bt hasnt some1 noticed he swagger jacked B.I.G's lyrics frm juicy(d end of verse1)
'i blew up,lyk u tort i wld,cal me crib,same number,same hood,its all good'

@topic
this comparison is baseless.M.I has not done enough for him to be compared wit mode or rugged.Let em get on a track n c wot happens,u all knw wot happen to kanye in classic,terribly murdered
m.i is ok,beta in some aspects bt overall mode takes dis.I wil break in down
vocals:m.i wins,his voice is cool
flows:quite close bt giv it to mode.Cos some tracks mode goes tru d whole verse non stop witout soundin strained
originality:i feel m.i aint original,this wasnt how he rapped in 2007,his vocals changed now soundin lyk wayne n sometyms kanye.Mode sound lyk him
Versatiliy:to me versatility in rap,is nt ur ability to rap n sing,its ur ability to talk abt different subject matters excellently while rapping lyk baba Nas.Mode wins this.
Creativity:mode wins this,wit songs lyk pentium ix,contradiction,its a goal,arsenal anthem,a hero comes home.M.I only got safe(y i say m.i has done lil to compare wit pioneers)
lyrics:mode excels wit clever metaphors,good wordplay,ok punchlines.He shows his age n experience here.M.I is tryin hard to please lyric concious ppl,tryin 2 wordplay(i solo lyk isolo is un4giveable)if na cyrus or 2shotz talk am.E for beta, M.I is lyrically ok
Beats:beats does nt tell whetha a rapper is good or not.They r many sub genres of rap,someone myt get inspired by soul rap boombap,jazz rap,rock rap,pop rap,neptunes,southern beats.That doesnt mean the rest kinds are outdated n whack.I personally lyk d east coast beats.

@yoji
bros u dey dere when im dey write im songs.The famous elbow room was done within 3hrs aside d hook.U dey talk say if e no go fit rap if d shit its unexpected,dis guy was in b/c,freestyled 2ce at different parts of d show.I rememba a pal tellin me he freestyld abt sound sultan in a tv show.The guy release pentium ix(21 trax)not too long e pluribus(21 trax)some mixtapes later n paradigm shift n anoda mixtape of 19 tracks.I dont get wot u r sayin.If i may ask wot makes u d best rapper?Doin pop/rap,party tracks,pure rap.How many tracks does mode battle rap in his album?.Bros talk wit facts.Abeg, I dnt lyk it when new acts(m.i,naeto c n etc) r compared wit veterans.(mode n ruggedman).Its disrespectful n annoyin.Wetin .M.I tey pass ruggedman?Lyrics?I dnt think so.
the only area,he beat em is his vocals n makin d recent pop choruses/rap thing.The rest mode,rugged,od,sauce n terry beat am.

@yoji
bros u dey dere when im dey write im songs.The famous elbow room was done within 3hrs aside d hook.U dey talk say if e no go fit rap if d shit its unexpected,dis guy was in b/c,freestyled 2ce at different parts of d show.I rememba a pal tellin me he freestyld abt sound sultan in a tv show.The guy release pentium ix(21 trax)not too long e pluribus(21 trax)some mixtapes later n paradigm shift n anoda mixtape of 19 tracks.I dont get wot u r sayin.If i may ask wot makes u d best rapper?Doin pop/rap,party tracks,pure rap.How many tracks does mode jst spit punchlines always.Bros talk wit facts.Abeg.

@bombsquad
i mention rugged?I mention kaboom?,i mention freestyl,eldee,ovadose,terry,sauce kid,gino.Y didnt u say am one of these peeps.U ppl jst come to NL,to insult ppl,lookin 4 arguments,so it wil keep u busy then results to battlin.Then u post ur rhyms dissin d person,so some1 wld read n say 'dese guy is tyt'.U wan popular by al means.N u say mode dey use tactics.Guy rest

@bombsquad
u r talkin lyk say u get money pass am.Rugged can say he's broke,its acceptable.50 cent can say cam'ron is broke,its acceptable.Contradiction beta pass elbow room.U dey talk lyk say mode9 don tey 4 mainstream.He entered d mainstream officially wit cry 2006,how many nigerians knw elbow room?Dj wey dem no knw, Dj no name.Wch big show u don go?That 5yr old guy party 4 ur area.Mind ur biz pls.Hope u v listened 2 krs one rules 4 djayin.Cos aside dj jimmy jatt n humility.U fuckd up dj's dnt play rappers track when djayin is a pillar of hip hop.Then u guyz v d audacity to say ayo animashaun no dey recognise una when na o4kasibe,suddenly,yori yori,terry g's noise n timaya's nonsense.Shey dis na hiphop?.Get it mode9 no broke.Im get money pass u.Must every rapper do a party track.U stil be attache dj self.I didnt invite u into dis topic.If u lyk hero beta,u go talk n no dey post redundant things ere abeg.Cos wetin u dey talk no connect wit d topic

@chiogo
any1 that knw d part i dnt knw if u knw d parts
verse1
The supa villains want to c d realness gone
dj whack mix,party raps n raggaeton don
are takin ova,wit d hlp of a few
cross ova squads n d sellin ou crew
they got new recruits,switchin their styls,
the outcome is , While
the undaground stand down afraid 2 knuckle up
give me som earplugs,we nid to buckle up.
boom bap is dyin
in need of a , in
raggaeton don been schemin
to kill him.
how did he get em?No one knws d answer
what i knw,is dat d antidote is wit d back up dancer
dj whack mix,dont cross d line
u need to be punished 4 ur musical crimes.
this look lyk a job 4 optimus nine
hop up on a way to save d game one more tym
chorus
jump,up,
always a hero comes home,
we come,when noone has come
always,a hero comes home
verse 2
scoping d area,wit my red eye vision
on d seek,retrieve n destroy mission
not vip bt they up in d club
beat the sellin out crew wit a hop in d club
the cross ova squads tryin 2 play smart
comin @ me cr, ny,aimin 4 d heart
they missed me,i hit em big rob kick
party rap,try 2 sneak up,i burst his lip
dj whack mix,was chargin lyk a rhino
i cut his throat wit a wu tang clan vinyl
protect ur neck,my advice is final
raggaeton don died when i switchd off his drums
,
,
,
that nyt boom bap was alive on tv
the antidote was a mode9 cd
then chorus
outro
u can come out now
no need to hide
i knw u r thirsty,u can drink 4rm d mainstream now

ahh jst wen we tort d coast was clear
mode9 had to show up
there's no place 4 us no more
we v to hide n come back in a thousand yrs tym(said by d villains,
note
i left 4 d ones i wasnt sure,some1 can hlp

@chiogo
i might not get some words on that track,i wil try my best sha.post it tonight.cos i think the track is in nigerianhiphop.net and it is also in his myspace page or check youtube,someone might just put the audio there.his myspace page is www.myspace.com/modenine.hey the beat of nas hero is far better sha,but i think presented a better story

@bgees
read n shut ur trap
Mode 9 :: Pentium IX :: Questionmark Records
as reviewed by Jordan Selbo
Forget the fact that Mode 9 was born in the UK and now reps Nigeria—whatever else you know or think about dude, know that he is PASSIONATE. In the effort he applies to honing his craft of emceeing, in his desire to keep Nigerian Hip Hop quality, as well as in his blatant disrespect for those that opt to perform and support lazy commercial rap. It's the passion of an assured veteran, the kind that speaks through actions. It's appropriately then that Mode 9's newest project, a 21-song mixtape that rivals anyone else's most carefully polished and sequenced major label release, is a supremely dope slice of Hip Hop. In the best sense, this boom bap flavor is timeless, skillful and universal. Seriously, if it weren't for Mode's slight French-inflected accent and his occasional references to his city of Lagos, I'da sworn this was released alongside "Hard to Earn," "Illmatic" and "Liquid Swords." And though it's not quite as classic as those albums, it does have the same flavor and swagger.

To start with his lyrics I gotta start with the voice: Mode 9 possesses an instantly recognizable and imminently strong instrument, both gravelly and deep (sounding similar to RA the Rugged Man) but also pleasingly melodic (due no doubt to his subtle accent, which comes off as a Wyclef-when-he's-not-singing-wack-shit vibe). His flow is airtight, never even slightly slipping off beat or sounding strained. The content varies considerably, covering everything from social commentaries ("Lagos State of Mind," "Pain", to relationships ("Gentle Wind", and even global economics ("419 State of Mind Pt. 2 Revisited". But clearly Mode's specialty is straight get-up-in-dat-ass battle raps. He excels with lyrics heavy on punch lines, sprinkling in the occasional scientific or technical jargon, packed to the gills with clever metaphors and cultural references. Examples of amazing lines from just one recent listen include: "throw sand in your food if you ever try to crunch me/ you got weak lines but still wanna bungee" to "making more headlines than cornrows and partings" to "I'm off the hook like wack singers on the chorus." Seriously, the dude puts more thought into any one16 bar verse on "Pentium" than most commercial cats put into their whole joints. He often comes with so much craft that it's easy to miss how clever seemingly throwaway lines like "play the wall like Peter Parker" are. It's also important to note that it's clear Mode is one intelligent and well-versed cat, but he manages to be himself and sneak plenty of knowledge into his raps without ever sounding preachy or egghead.

Beat wise, it's even more apparent that Mode takes his inspiration from the second renaissance of East Coast Hip Hop (circa '94-'96). The boom bap vibe includes a liberal use of scratched choruses (a la Premo), basslines that are understated yet chunky and whole, and beats in that New York state of mind. Besides keeping your head nodding, there are also enough interesting flourishes to keep you pressing rewind. Just a few highlights include the gentle guitar loop on the aforementioned "Lagos State of Mind" (big ups on the clever flipping of Nas' original title, by the way), the eerie vocal chorus on "Elbow Room," and the mournful violins of "360 Poetry." I could go on…

In short, if you're a fan of that NY aesthetic of the mid-90's, or of clever and fresh lyrics, or of quality Hip Hop in general, "Pentium IX" is definitely recommended. Matter fact, I'm confident enough to say that anything by Mode 9 would probably be dope. Because it's a mixtape, "Pentium" does lack some cohesion (but as the songs keep coming up dope, I didn't seem to even notice). And my copy is edited, but thankfully expletives are relatively sparse and the censorship of them is creatively undertaken. Never falling to that mass appeal, and straight from the heart, the man is on a mission to almost single-handedly raise Nigerian Hip Hop out of the muck of east money pop rap bullshit. And he just may be skilled enough, and yes, passionate enough to do it. Some haters may claim that in doing so he seems mired in nostalgia for that mid-90s East Coast sound (and maybe the cultural dispersion from US to Nigeria makes this more than merely a choice), but if that's the case, I'm not complaining!

Music Vibes: 8.5 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 9 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 8.5 of 10

Originally posted: November 21, 2006
source: www.RapReviews.com

@java
link 2 the lyrics http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/n/nas_feat_keri_hilson/hero.html

@bgees
ur father gave birth to an idiot.I never compared pentium ix to illmatic.The reviewer on www.rapreviews.com did.It seems u dont v retentive memory.
@soso boy
u claim to knw so much abt hiphop,i nw see u knw nuffin.Dnt u knw sampling is allowed.The beats of hero(nas)contained lyk 3 samples.Ur fav rapper(ruggedman)didnt he jack 4rm d good,d bad n d ugly,even watch me had james brown samples.Jay z's american gangsta had 16tracks,14 tracks were sampled.Kanye wests stronger,jesus walks were sampled.
@dammiecool
i neva said mode is better,i only found modes a hero comes home more creative than nas hero
@java
i wld post hero's lyrics 2moro
@deji
thanx.Thats y they say different strokes 4 diff folks.Actually my friend felt mode's own was beta.I felt that way too.Thats y i brought it here to knw ppls opinion.Actually some ppl ere daft wel wel.These ppl r gettin mode's issues to personal,prob they r jealous i dnt knw.Sometimes i dey wonder wot they gain deceivin themselves that mode is lame when they knw mode is way ahead of other nigerian rappers,when it comes to skil.Make dem tell me wch rap song wey one rapper do wey beta pass d effort mode's put 4 contradiction.Dem go dey yan anyhw.Nigerian rappers cal themselves rappers,i neva hear any1 do a complete rap that u can call poetry.

Yep.One is an american n d oda nigerian.Polow da don produced hero by Nas aod a guy called Apprentice produced a hero comes home by mode9.Listen to both songs.Nas was lyk he is the hero that wil save d game while mode described a fictional way he was goin 2 save d game.Dont be biased,wch is better modes own or nas.
I lyk nas bt i think a hero comes home is better than hero.
Those that v listened to d track,wch track is better?

@dammiecool
yeah,i attended dat skul 2005set.Did u attend?

@dammiecool
sorry oh,i no c say na mr lalaboi d mod na im say i no get some.Bt u too dey tackle me self,u dey say if i dey ok.I be lyk ur humor evn tho i no lyk rugged ur man.Bros no be so
@lalaboi
dem correct or dem no correct,dem vex me wen dem talk am,thats i no rememba again.E don tey wen i listen self.All the same,na bullshit dem yan,and too mch use of nursery rhym.
Ppl say different strokes 4 different folks.It myt sound pleasant to u n othawise to me

@dammiecool
e be lyk say dem roll u frm futa
na im u con dey jump lyk grass cutta
kai!!! see punchline,dat line bad!!!
u see wetin too much of ruggedman don teach u
by d way,na uniben i dey,i neva enta akure one day
wait o,y say anythin wey i do,u go dey tackle me anyhow
u no hear wen terry talk "bad belle ppl,nuttin wey u fit do,try to block us,na dere we go kick u.Abeg leave me in peace.Cos, "I DONT WANNA DO!!!"(any kings college,lagos old boy in ere)

@dammiecool
wch one u dey say im no complete
na -u cant copy me,i solo lyk isolo or na becos i put ruggedman.Dont let me break ur head wit coke bottle lyk illbliss

@topic
una too dey worry sef.Una say mode9 dey blow so so grammer thats y common man no dey ere d banj talk wetin common dey ere 4 fall in love(my sugar banana)una dey complain.Wetin beyonce dey talk 4 single ladies-no be rubbish.Dnt rate dese guys usin rap lyrical criterion.4 dem na their vocals count.Abi na beat self.(lol)and freestyls no suppose make sense cos of lack of cohesion.,v hrd chamilionaire say sumtin lyk "lyk d mag,i double excel(xxl) n juelz jst rhymin til he gave a real punchline at the end
evn lil wayne talk "am barring in tone(barrington) lyk LEVY

Did i c someone write i solo lyk isolo na wordplay.That thing no make sense abeg
my lyrics r marijuana
got game lyk louisana
bafana bafana
tie ur head lyk bandana

its one short black boy wit a very big ass
som say he flows lyk jigga,some say lyk nas
maybe he is d nigeria's own kanye west
for the west
and d rest
beat their chest.(wetin be dis?

i fit break ur head wit coke bottle
behave jo,ol boy no sorrow-illbliss

evrythin 4rm timaya is wack
onetamamela,2tamamela
timaya self dey here

d banj's kokolet,mamalet,babylet
mamarazi n paparazi

the hook in teaser

i got more shit on him(modenine)than shit packers by ruggedman on facebook

to god be the glory
ibo boy u no holy by illbliss

anoda banga frm the zanga
illbless,durella,yes am a leader

there's no smoke w/out fire lyk benson n hedges by naeto c

Did i c someone write i solo lyk isolo na wordplay.That thing no make sense abeg
my lyrics r marijuana
got game lyk louisana
bafana bafana
tie ur head lyk bandana

its one short black boy wit a very big ass
som say he flows lyk jigga,some say lyk nas
maybe he is d nigeria's own kanye west
for the west
and d rest
beat their chest.(wetin be dis?

i fit break ur head wit coke bottle
behave jo,ol boy no sorrow-illbliss

evrythin 4rm timaya is wack
onetamamela,2tamamela
timaya self dey here

d banj's kokolet,mamalet,babylet
mamarazi n paparazi

the hook in teaser

i got more shit on him(modenine)than shit packers by ruggedman on facebook

to god be the glory
ibo boy u no holy by illbliss

anoda banga frm the zanga
illbless,durella,yes am a leader

there's no smoke w/out fire lyk benson n hedges by naeto c

@adahna
is it me or majority of m.i fans are girls.Come on girl m.i doesnt flow lyk kanye,even if kanye is doin the rap n b.(rap n blues/bullshit) now.U knw rap is kinda pussified nw,rappers singin,i think m.i tried doin that.The special thing i think is that ppl r so blinded by lil wayne,then m.i capatilised on that to be naija's lil wayne(generic version).He is jst tryin 2 get d kanye attitude sha.Naija to dey copy copy.Keep it real wit u men.Sound lyk u n not some1 else

1 modenine
2 terry tha rapman
3 overdose
4 eldee tha don
5 blaise