Hello, how was your week, hope you guys are good! Yh I guess
I should say TGIF :) okay I want to say thank you to all of you that tweeted my
blog’s link, thanks for the support! Ok to this week’s post, it’s basically a
post on music! First is a very interesting write up by Tolu (@iamnotjuke) and a
short interview of Olamide (@miidae)! Hope u guys love it! ENJOY. TILL NEXT
WEEK, enjoy your weekend, BYE :*
Like Toy
Soldiers @iamnotjuke
If I were you, the first thing on my mind would be "Why is
this titled 'Like Toy Soldiers'?" Well, I didn't want to write anything
corny and so I thought of something random (well not so random) and I decided
to use that. You will understand in a bit.
My friend, Harry (@BaldBlackBoy) and I went to see "Man On A
Ledge" on Wednesday. It was supposed to start at 2:15pm but we got there
at 2:30pm and I bluntly refused to enter 15minutes after it had started. (I
feel like adding here that he wasn't exactly pleased because he had somewhere
else to go but I didn't give a rat's behind. Don't judge me.) I decided we
should wait to see the one showing at 4:25pm which he reluctantly agreed and so
in between, we started talking and it was all......music.
Anyone who knows me in person knows how crazy about music I am. But
I can't ignore the few ones who aren't so.....err.....creative. So I gave Harry
the example of "Like Toy Soldiers". Before you hear that song, I'm
not sure you can possibly guess what Eminem was talking about. (Well, except
there's some popular saying or there was some popular event about toy soldiers
in which case, I didn't get the memo.) I don't think the title gives you any
idea whatsoever to the contents of the song. Even if you've been sleeping on a
bicycle (shout out to Wizkid) then you should’ve heard that song. Imagine a
Nigerian artiste was doing a song and talking about beef and walking away from
beef before it gets out of hand like Em was doing. What would he/she call it?
The Apology? The Beef Song? I No Do Again? Why We Dey Quarrel? Not that I'm
saying no artistes can think up something as creative as "Like Toy
Soldiers" but there's a lot of artistes that can't......or should I say
"can" but "won't" all in the name of "connecting with
the masses". I don't know about you but I know I'm tired of listening to
artistes give that same lame excuse over and over again. So now you get the
title.
Then we talked about Gospel music.
I think the state of gospel music in Nigeria is not impressive. A
lot of gospel artistes in Nigeria are really working hard. But there still is a
group of them that are really not. I've come to the conclusion that if you do a
very good song, even if its gospel, the world will listen e.g.
"Lagimo" by Rooftop MCs and Cobhams.
The average secular artiste
is ready to spend a whole lot of money on promo, or marketing or production or
shooting a music video. They pay good money to good directors and in turn, they
get good videos. Some gospel artistes don't do that. Most of them don't know
what they are up against. They just do small work, shoot not-so-good videos and
tell themselves "its God we are worshipping. He will bless us".
REALLY?
Then there's the story of D'banj and Mohits. This is a very
sensitive matter as Mohits is arguably one of the biggest labels in Africa. But
it does look like Dbanj is losing fans in Africa as most people on Twitter
don't seem to like him anymore after the Sahara TV interview. Correct me if I'm
wrong but Dbanj hasn't been in the country all year. Yes? No?
Also, this is not the Dbanj we fell in love with. Seen the Oliver
Twist video? Dbanj was a little too "composed". This isn't d Dbanj we
fell in love with a few years ago. We fell in love with a crazy, wild and fun
Dbanj. What we have now is an "American" Dbanj. I've heard people say
he is progressing and exploring other markets well. Yes. It is commendable but
I still believe he will sell his craft better overseas if he remains the crazy
NIGERIAN Dbanj we used to love.
I really wish Dbanj and DonJazzy will bury the hatchet and get back
together because the way I look at it. DonJazzy needs Dbanj, Dbanj needs
DonJazzy. Period.
And then there was the Adele gist. Call me crazy but I think
Adele's decision to take a break from music for 5 years is very silly. (FYI,
"silly" is the most politically correct word I can find").
Five years???? I spent less than that throughout my undergraduate
life. I know music can stay in our hearts forever. I mean we still listen to
Tupac, Marvin Gaye, Biggie, Lauryn Hill, Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, Boyz II
Men, 112, Jagged Edge, Backstreet Boys, Westlife and a lot of other acts that
did good music a while ago. Right now, I just think the entertainment industry
(whether you're a singer, actor, songwriter, producer or otherwise) is too
competitive for you to wake up one day and decide to take a break, however
short. But I think Adele taking a break for five years is like ADELE TAKING A
BREAK FOR FIVE YEARS. There is simply no comparison that will capture exactly
how I feel about her decision. I love Adele (most people do) and I wish her
well but people, I am afraid for her.
Trust me, by the time Harry and I were done talking about this, (if
we can say we were really done) we were already sitted in the theatre and the
movie had started.
Can I just say one more time that I think "Man On A
Ledge" was a pretty good movie (I didn't say it’s the best movie ever or
anything like that so you can calm down now) and if you haven't seen it,
yesterday will be a good time to get to the movies.
I wish I typed all these on a proper PC keyboard because both my
thumbs are hurting at the moment.
See you guys the next time @mz_dayniike thinks it’s okay for me to
disturb you with my long story.
Till then..............err........*looking for some really cool way
to end this tho...........*can’t seem to find*.........*scratching my
head*.........err, well, Use A Condom!.
---Juke @iamnotJUKE
My real name is Olamide and my stage name is miidae. My stage name
is from my real name Olamide. I was born on the 31st of august 1993 and I'm a
student of history and international relations at the Redeemers University. I
love dancing, though I'm not really good at it. However like wizkid said "
I have been singing since.. I no be small boy". My first official single
is titled "midede" which was produced by one of the best producers in
Nigeria named Puffy Tee.
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