LOCAL RAPPERS... (Unedited)
There was a time in Nigeria when hardworking rappers were getting the attention they deserved. Once upon a time in the 9ja rap game, if you were good and talented, you would be recognised. Not anymore. Nowadays, we hear the same things over and over again... Mostly from the same set of rappers.
Mr. Olamide. Are you a rapper? We don't even know what you do anymore... Yeah, you dey get money, we know... #STALE. I listened to that Local Rappers by Reminisce ft. Olamide and Phyno, and I sensed so much happiness in their voices when they were saying 'PUNCHLINE O JAWO MO, TALKING ILL O JAWO MO' (Meaning: Being dope doesn't get you paid, punchlines don't get you paid) Why wouldn't they be happy? At least they're richer than their counterparts who put out good music, other than the kpangolo they put out. Music is getting empty generally, but Nigerian rap music? That one haff empty tey tey, and rappers like Olamide claiming 'street' did that to us. Where's the Olamide of Eni Duro, Apa Ti Jabo... Even up till Ilefo Illuminati... Now, the guy just makes noise and gets paid #9JA. I'm sure Olamide can't even freestyle shii. Since even his Jimmy Jatt Jump Off freestyle sounds like it was rehearsed. Freestyle dey get chorus? No matter how dope you are. So immediately being dope stopped getting people paid, people like these just became millionaires churning out wack music. NO LELE. Shout outs to Vector, MI, Terry Tha Rapman, OD, Pherowshuz, Cyrus Tha Virus, Yung6ix, and all the other rappers working hard to put out dope music every now and then.
Reminisce... for all the love I have for him, disappointed me by also saying stuff about being dope not getting people paid. YOU GUYS SOLD RAP MUSIC OUT FOR WHAT? These guys think you can't be 'street' and 'dope' at the same time... Who remembers MODENINE's verse on DJ. Jimmy Jatt's STYLEE? Now tell me how that wasn't street. That song was so street, and MODENINE showed why he's king. He blended too well, and these other rappers don't see that as a step to follow, rara o, they wanna be 'street' and WACK. But wait, in street-lingo, doesn't being STREET also mean you are DOPE and the streets support you for being DOPE? So help me ask these LOCAL RAPPERS their own meaning of STREET fah. Amongst them all, who could be more STREET than DaGrin? Now tell me he wasn't STREET and DOPE at the same time? Why are our LOCAL RAPPERS these days finding it hard to take a cue from that guy? He's been dead for a while now and his music still makes sense. Oya notify if you still wish to listen to Olamide's song from 4 years ago... Anybody? 9ja Rap Music has gotten so empty and the wack ones are overshadowing (can I use that word?) the dope ones... So this makes them think they're dope too. No sirs, you're not.
Phyno, I don't even know what to say. I listen to Phyno with open mind cos that's the best since I don't understand up to 10 Igbo words. And I'm always satisfied... But ever since he got really really really close with Olamide, his music has been sounding somehow watered down to me, but I can't really say much cos of the language barrier. But I'd beat my chest any day any that Phyno is cool.
Shout outs to Blaise and Eva too. The only 2 femcees in Nigeria. Past and present. Go and argue with your landlord.
And once again, shout outs too all the dope 9ja rappers who aren't jumping on the bandwagon of being WACK and calling it DOPE.
Dear LOCAL RAPPERS, if you were really dope, let us be the judge of that. Not you.
Thank You.
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