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Top 4 Remarkable Nigerian Rappers Who Rap In Their Vernacular

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Hip hop has over the years evolved and different artistes have found their place in it’s seeming diversity. However different hip hop may be delivered in different parts of the world, it definitely has a template that can only be customised rather than changed.

Rap particularly has created a community across all continents, having people deliver their music in different languages.

In this review, we recognise the top Nigerian Rap artistes who have achieved a successful music career, rapping in their own vernacular.

1. IllBliss

IllBliss is one of the oldest Nigerian hip hop artistes and is also called “Oga Boss”. He started off his career in 2000 rapping in Igbo language and so far he has received several nominations for awards and has bagged some awards like the “Soundcity Music Video Award” in 2008 as well as much recent ones. He is also the owner of “The Goretti Company”, a talent managing company which launched the careers of both Phyno and Chidinma.

2. Phyno

Phyno is one of Nigeria’s finest indigenous rappers and came in like a thunderbolt to the hip hop scene in Nigeria. Phyno raps in Igbo language and keeps his listeners glued even when they don’t understand the language. He started his career in 2003 as a producer and by 2014, his debut studio album “No guts, No glory” was released. Phyno has received several awards and nominations like “Channel O Music Video Awards”, “Headies” and more. He has worked with artistes like Davido, Wizkid, Timaya, Flavour and many others.

3. Reminisce

Reminisce is one of the most successful Nigerian rappers and has been recognised internationally by TIME magazine as one of the seven World Rappers You Should Meet” in 2014. Reminisce also raps in English making him quite versatile as an artiste. Since the beginning of his career, he has released 5 studio albums which have done remarkably well.

4. Olamide

This review would be incomplete without the mention of the King of the streets himself. Olamide hasn’t only succeeded in making great music in the Yoruba language, he has also raised other successful young artistes like Lil Kesh, Fireboy and others under his record label YBNL. He has also had several award nominations and has also won a lot of them like the “Headies Awards” and “Channel O Music Video Awards”.

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Album Review: Blaqbonez Jettison Hardcore Rap On ‘Emeka Must Shine’

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Blaqbonez tries new sound and rhythms on ‘Emeka Must Shine’ , jettison hardcore rap

The album started with the high-energy, mid-tempo “Road Runners”, featuring Ghanaian sensation Black Sheriff supported by vibrant lead guitars and subtle chords, is a heartfelt way in which the singer talks about his journey from a struggling rapper to one of the best in the job.

The second track 6 business days is a sexual jokes and business minded track. Blaqbonez shows he is a homebred talent whose music is the very heartbeat of the streets, enhances the song’s lyrical narrative. Paying tribute to the likes of Jowi Zaza, Blaqbonez shows he loves sex but doesn’t joke with money.

On KILO, Blaqbonez shows delightful plucking of lead guitars, gentle percussion, and heavy kicks. This is a track for serenading a lover and the joy of beautiful sexual intimacy. Like Ice Spice is a song where the singer talk about ever form of sexual counters, this is where he hails his spending money and his ability to bag hot girls as a preacher of sex without love. As a rapper, Blaqbonez visualize orgasms, strokes and everything sexual encounter on this song.

Appealing to the South East part of the country, Blaqbonez employ the fastest upcoming rapper from South East, Jeriq, here to talk about money and everything wealth. Nyem Ego as the title suggests show everything the rapper is trying to talk about.

Naija Shawty featuring Victony is a track that is particularly marked by solos, striking chords. Their lyrics delve into their resilience and street-smartness in finding a balance between work and love, especially from their Nigerian lovers. Blaqbonez maintains here that his love for Nigerian girls will always be top despite that he’s seen girls all over the world.

Dollarz by Odumodublvck is also a new sound, similar to Ice Spice, the heavy tone from Odumodublvck makes this song a love to fans ears. With the voice of a choir underneath, this song will strike a chord in your heart. The Bezos is where Blaqbonez talks about his future, a very good plan of how he plans to go out and top.

“Today no fit be tomorrow Give me one year I go feel like Bezos, my bank account no fit reach zero”.

Rating 7.5/10

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Album Review: Bnxn Suffers From Monotony On Debut Album ‘Sincerely, Benson’

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Bnxn Sincerely Benson album review

Here’s the review of ‘Sincerely, Benson’, the debut album by award-winning Nigerian singer Bnxn.

On 5 Oct. 2023, Bnxn—or Buju as he was formerly known—released his debut studio album, titled ‘Sincerely, Benson’ like the closing salutation in a formal letter.

A good lyricist, who admittedly took some lessons from Grammy-winning Burna Boy while signed to the latter’s Spaceship Records for two years, Bnxn was understandably economical with both features and duration of this album.

Bnxn Sincerely Benson album review

(There are a lot of albums that might have been successful if not for their unnecessary collaborations. Perhaps, Bnxn learnt from the mistakes of others.)

With a handful of collaborators (2Baba, Headie One, Taves, Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez, Popcaan) present, one may not be mistaken to say ‘Sincerely, Benson’ is a collaborative effort planned by a number of great minds in the background.

On ‘Regret’ featurng 2Baba, Bnxn holds the reigns over the formerly called 2Face, a respected figure from the 2000s who made a loud impact in Afrobeats-to-the-world Movement.

As a matter of fact, Bnxn gives no chance to being overshadowed by his guests, holding the reigns in each and every collaboration!

However, there is a lapse.

Bnxn suffers a huge blow from monotony. The sound has not elevated from what was heard in his previous EPs, and has started to become boring.

He is a talented artist without a doubt, but a great voice and intelligent lyrics are not enough, especially if the sound is repetitive. Versatility in style or sound matters as much as lyrics and voice do.

Nevertheless, or on the good side of it, if ‘Sincerely, Benson’ has achieved something, it is the re-confirmation that Bnxn is not to be played with as far as pen game is concerned—one of the best of his generation in that lane.

‘Pidgin & English’ is this writer’s favorite track off the album. What is yours?

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