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Fernandinho: That is a jam!!!

You can say that again. I heard a remix is in the works.

As d album release concert is coming up it'd be great to get Nairalanders' take on the album. I know there are several Ice Prince fans on this forum

alisigwe: Baddest guy ever liveth>> alaga ibile. "Motivation" best track on my opinion and endia is something else!

The beauty of an album is preference. Different folks will have their most preferred track. Nice one!

ajasa4link: I also think Anifowoshe should be rated 8/10, I love that track( maybe because I love the real song tho)...my best tracks are turn up,higher,position urself ( it's surely going to be a commercial success),yemi my lover and gbadun arawa... For d.o.pe money, I think the rap in ijebu was great,free-flowing and funny,but the chorus wasn't tight enough.....In viewing the album overall, I think the album was too commercial, it can't stand YBNL at all in content and lyrics, I mean we don't have songs on BGEL that can match fvcking with the devil,panumo, owotabua, money and the cypher he did with reminisce and base one....I bought BGEL been listening to it since then,and I listened again to the YBNL album and I can't but notice he has been too commercial to a fault in BGEL... By the way,I think he needs to start featuring established artists and not just upcoming artists all the time, that's what reminisce did in alaga ibile and I can tell u am feeling that album more than BGEL ( please don't see me as olamide's hater,this is my humble observation,as a matter of fact I've been following olamide right from day 1. I have his 3 albums right here all ofwhich I purchased not later than 2 weeks after release )
Lastly,I think he should work with more producers in the future so as to give room for variety, I don't like the idea of pheelz producing 20 out of 21 tracks,let more producers bring in their own unique touch ( he should also take a cue on this from reminisce as well).
My 2cents tho

Nicely done. You didn't just criticize blindly, you have constructive criticism. For someone who bought both YBNL and BGEL, you are are true fan and all you seek the the best for Olamide.

Thanks for adding your 2cents.

https://www.nairaland.com/1515146/honorable-patrick-obahiagbon-mourns-ex

Mods check on that. Front page material.

Hi Mynd & Adaobi, pls recommend this thread for FP. It's a review of OlamidE's BGEL album. Gracias!

https://www.nairaland.com/1519238/album-review-olamide-baddest-guy

ikelvin: No I don't d ratings was partial, u rated almost all d songs 7/10 when actually some of dem are 5/10 for me

which ones did you rate 5/10? I could be a little liberal, but not partial when reviewing new albums cos I believe putting out an album isn't easy and I don't want to discourage folks from purchasing. Unless the album is really terrible.

You should also check out a review of Ice Prince FOZ and Brymo's MD&s on the site. Thanks

prymesolution: Nice review. I disagree with ur take on Anifiwose tho. I think Olamide did that on purpose. It's a good tune.

I listened to the track again and I understood your point.

bilms: great

Thanks. Do you agree with the ratings ?

Now, that's one smart kid.

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Naeto C just released the visuals for his latest single "Finish Work". The White Kaftan Gang artist went all out on this Clarence Peter directed video.

Watch and enjoy!


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

DOWNLOAD AUDIO HERE

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Olamide dropped the much awaited album titled "Baddest Guy Ever Liveth" with 21 tracks.

The first time I saw it was going to be 21 tracks, my expectation level just dropped and I am here thinking 'no artiste can make 21 great tracks on one album.' In fact my theory is "the higher the number of tracks, the higher the number of junk"….My theory holds but that depends on what your expectation of the album was.

Olamide is a skillful rapper no doubt, if you have any doubts, this album would erase that. He raps in English Yoruba, Pidgin and even delivers "Ijebu" rhymes which I thought was down right skillful. However some of this tracks sounded like freestyles that should probably stay on a mix tape album (this is because I thought if Olamide made a 16 track album, he would have easily delivered a flawless one).

Anyways, enough with my personal rant, let's go on to review the tracks.

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The album starts with an Intro by Dotun of Cool FM lagos (if that was needed? I dunno….. in my opinion, a waste of disk space) where he tries to give a run down of Olamide's musical path.

The next one is Esupofo…. you will see here that Olamide is a commercial version of Dagrin and he does his thing very well; he plays with the words as much as Dagrin does and he also has rich command of the Yoruba language. This track should have been the intro because he starts paying homage to other rappers at the end. (7/10).

The next track is titled "Rep Adugbo" which I think is pretty decent…and we hear Pheelz on this track, the guy did well on track especially with the way he strolled into the verse. (7/10).

"Anifowose" is a marsh up with Wasiu Ayinde's track also titled "Anifowose." the track fell short in its mixing, in my opinion, a few decent Yoruba punchlines and there. Olamide almost fell out of beat on one of its verses. This is one of the tracks that I think should stay on a mix tape, because it almost sounds like a freestyle. (6/10).

Skamma is a good track that shows this dude raw skills when it comes to playing with Yoruba phrases, and the guy "PelePele" is pretty decent too. (7/10)

Eleda Mi O, Dope Money, Yemi My Lover, Turn Up, Durosoke, Baddo Love, and Motivation are my best tracks on the album for different reasons.

On Dope Money, Olamide raps in Ijebu (a western Nigerian variation of the Yoruba language). Its hard enough to rap in yoruba, to now rap in Ijebu…DANG!!!!(9/10)

We all know what "Durosoke" and "TurnUp" can do to someone on the dance floor. These 2 songs have been around for a while and well received among Nigerians. The video for Durosoke is out there too directed by the one and only Clarence Peters..(9/10)

"Eleda Mi O" has a Juju feel to it. "Motivation" is that track that features Ice Prince Zamani, Endia and Pepanazi…FIRE!!!!!!!!! Ice Prince has a way of killing those tracks on which he is featured then he will start delivering so not so tight lines on his own music. (8/10)

Another Track that is worthy of mention has to be "Position Yourself." It is a Makossa beat……….and Olamide sings more than rap on this song (on some Drake kinda tinz…lol).

The beat on "Gbadun Arawa" sounds like D'banj's "Mobolowowon" (just the beat without the instrumentation). It's another commercial hit by Olamide.

"Yemi My Lover" is the rappers song about heart break and a returning lover. Beat - correct, delivery - correct, and he uses assonance pretty well on this track rather than his regular use of Yoruba hyperbole. (8/10)

A track that is totally different and even sweet on this album is "High" featuring Bez. Bez introduces his coarse voice that makes it a pleasure to listen to. (8/10)

"Church" is a head bumping track and it also has a philosophical chorus but the verses did not provide as much depth though, he sounded like an old school rap imitation of junior and pretty on his verses which I thought was pretty cool too and lets not forget Viktoh's voice on the bridge sounding like a Wande Coal (8/10).

"Mu emu" is different and he infuses a few Ijebu lines on the verses, the beat is quite simple and Olamide does his thing. (7/10)

Other tracks like "Sitting on the throne" and "King shit" were pretty Ok in my opinion, it just does not give me that rare feeling….and of course "Rayban Abacha" has been around for so long, if not longer than "Turn up" and "Durosoke", its a typical Olamide doing his thing over some crank southern style beat and I love the chorus (7/10).

In all, this album is a worthy listen most definitely. You might skip one or two tracks but mostly a listen through and I love it.

However, I did not review the tracks based on the message and the themes thereof. That is a little bit difficult to do with the Olamide's sub genre and style of music. So the review was basically based on the sound, beat and rap delivery....I would have loved to pick punch lines from all tracks but they are too many of them.

P.S: I should take a picture of my "Gunman Pose" in support of this album.

Do you agree with this review? All Olamide fans, we'd like to hear your opinion. Leave your comments.

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/11/album-review-olamide-baddest-guy-ever.html

prymesolution: No be person, na baby kingsway lol

prymesolution: More like Makossa and Azonto combined

That's a wicked combo!

Mamacita007: Very funny

Yes it is. I know some folks that actually do this. That Jaiye Jaiye by Wizkid effect...lol

Hi mods, check on this one for front page. Thanks!

https://www.nairaland.com/1511808/whats-name-daughter-changed-name

Dude was dancing Le Kwa Ukwu...lol

Dospix: I most confess, its been long i heard something musically beautiful as this from a naija artist.

Cool....it's some good tune.

Hi Mods,

How about this fresh tune from Dr. SID and DOn Jazzy for front page? Thanks!

https://www.nairaland.com/1514741/new-music-dr-sid-ft

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Brand new joint from Dr. SID. This one is titled "Surulere" and it features Don Jazzy.

Dr. SID's Siduction album should be dropping soon.

For now, enjoy this one.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD

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Here's the official video for Iyanya's hit single titled Le Kwa Ukwu.

The video was directed by Sesan.

Enjoy!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Giz00iJwsQA

DOWNLOAD AUDIO HERE

Can't believe it's had almost a million views.

dasparrow: @Post

Well, I cannot blame the child for changing her name. Even as an adult living in america for instance, you have americans who will go asking you if you have a nickname once they see you have an African name. I feel sorry for children with black/African names that are of course growing up in the racist predominately white world because African children with African names growing up on African soil for the most part don't have to deal with that crap, thank goodness.

Spot on!

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Have you ever wondered why Africans sometimes don't answer their calls - especially those people with nice upbeat ringtones? The video below will give you the answer. Now, before you blast with your comments, please remember this is just for fun.

If it really offends you, perhaps you're one of the guilty Africans who had missed several calls because of this habit - even calls for a job interview. If true, then STOP it! Lol. Anyways, have fun everyone and let's make this week a great one

Enjoy the clip!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEPxbcFaZJ0

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/11/one-of-reasons-africans-miss-phone-calls.html

Kanwulia: Whatever floats!

Yeah but the underlining issue here is bullying.

ifyalways: Keisha, Kylie ,what's the difference ?

I would think she gave some thoughts to the name before changing it.

tpia@:
Her choice, myob and get a life.

WOW....really?

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Children can be really cruel these days. They can twist a beautiful, meaningful names that parents give to their children and turned them to fit their jokes. I thought this article recently posted by Mommynoire was interesting. I remember growing up how one of my siblings had to change her name in middle school from Dorcas because kids called her 'dorky' 'dork' 'dork-ass'...all sorts of non-sense!

For those with African names, imagine the frustration you feel when people don't pronounce it right. Maybe after a while you got used to it. Children, however, want to feel like they belong- especially during the early years of preteen and teen.

Thus, when a parent chooses a name for her child, it's not a decision she takes lightly. So imagine how a mom feels when she finds out the name she gave her baby girl was causing her so much pain? That's how Cristy Austin felt when her daughter Keisha began begging her to legally change her name. But Keisha, now Kylie, said years of bullying and racial stereotypes have made her life hell and she's just done with it.

"It felt like a gift I gave to her, and she was returning it,” Cristy told KansasCity.com. “Keisha was the only name I ever thought of, and when I talked to her in my belly, I talked to Keisha. But she’s still the same person, regardless of her name." Now 19 years old, Kylie finally got her wish, even though it initially hurt her mother. But her classmates spent so much time doing rude hoodrat impressions, it was too much.

Some friends, in addition to her mother, encouraged Kyle to keep her name, to prove you can't paint girls named Keisha with the same negative, brown brush. In fact. Cristy originally hoped the name she chose for her daughter would be a source of pride: "When her mother, Cristy, found out she was pregnant with a girl, there was never a doubt what her baby’s name would be. The single mom chose Keisha because to her, it represented a strong, feminine, beautiful black woman.

As a white woman who would be raising a biracial daughter she wanted to instill that confidence and connectivity to the culture. 'I saw it as a source of pride,' Cristy says. 'I wanted her to have that.'" In a perfect world, Kylie would've been happy being Keisha, but that's not the way things are. There's plenty of systematic racism at work that makes someone who loves their "black" name harder to move through the world.

The KansasCity.com article acknowledges, "Studies have shown that job applicants with black-sounding names are half as likely to get a callback than those with white-sounding names and similar resumes." So maybe Keisha never really stood a chance.

What would you do if your child wanted to change her name? Have you ever worried you've made your kid's life harder by choosing a non-American or African name?

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/11/what-is-in-name-daughter-changed-her.html