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ALBUM REVIEW: Olamide – Lagos Nawa!

by Jim Donnett
Dec 6, 2017 | 07:00
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Artiste: Olamide
Album: Lagos Nawa
Features: Timaya, Reminisce, Phyno, Tiwa Savage
Producers: Young John, Olamide
Record Label: YBNL (2017)
Duration: 59 minutes

I think of the Nigerian music industry as a big empire comprised of several kingdoms; Afro-pop, alternative music, Hip-Hop, RnB and co. While the likes of Wizkid, Davido dominate the Afro-pop section and Simi directs the affairs of Nigerian alternative music; Olamide occupies the ‘indigenous rap’ throne.

The ‘king of the street’ has used his position to popularize the genre and his subjects appear to be delighted with his reign so far. Six albums in six years from him, has ensured that the people on the streets are not starved of music. It has always been his habit to let the mood of the street influence the theme of his albums; the first was his introduction, one was about a new era championed by him, another was about the crowning of a new king but this ‘Lagos Nawa’ album is about creating a new model for the street, a new culture, a new sound – the ‘wobey’ sound.

Olamide’s wobey sound comes off as a composite sound that blends musical elements of gbanjo, agolo with some kegite music, making the wobey sound a stimulant for street gyration dances. It is a sound that we’ve heard before on Olamide’s songs like Falila Ketan, Story for the gods but before now, it was often confused as some sort of indigenous rap. On the ‘Lagos Nawa’ album, Olamide bares the pop facet of his music, leaving only a small room for rap music with the self-produced, Shine and a bit of it on Radio Lagos.

The general theme of the album is the typical Lagos hustler’s story; the troubles in the hood, the days of being broke but holding on to the a dream of a coming glory even when doubting Thomases wouldn’t stop talking.

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On Fe Nu Shey Street, Olamide reflects on how tough the Lagos streets are and how only the tough survive in it, tough people like him who shrugs off criticism and side talks like he did on Radio Lagos and Oro Paw Paw.

In the same idon’tgiveafuck spirit, Lagos Nawa was recorded, Olamide’s hustle continues and it reaps enough fruits to call for celebration on Everyday Is Not Christmas. On this song, the vibe is right, the mood is great but Olamide’s obvious lack of lyrics is the dent. Imagine him using a line like, ‘Oya she open channel O, she tell me to say hello, I say hi, she say oo.’ Baddo however is a hustler with time for the ladies and party rocking; he is the man with many ladies on Moje Dodo, then he gets the ladies with thicker body to Bend It Over for him, Timaya & Reminisce; who told the tale best.

On Shine, Olamide assumes the role of a street activist and a liberator of the streets’ people, encouraging them not to lose focus on the coming glory, using his success story to send a warning of the coming revolution to their oppressors. Olamide’s high spirited flow makes it an interesting track but the emptiness in his lyricism is glaring, particularly where he said ‘lai se action (*the sneezing sound), God dey bless me.’

Conclusively, Olamide’s inventiveness in creating the wobey sound is commendable, while it produced a number of songs full of good vibes on this album, there’s still so much lacking in the delivery and the presentation. I won’t make the mistake of classing the Lagos Nawa album as a rap album, it is largely a pop album and I’d like to see it nominated alongside albums like Wizkid’s Sound From The Other Side and other top pop albums.

Rating (considering it as a pop album): 3/5
Rating (considering it as a rap album): 1/5

Written by Oluwatobi Ibironke
@ibironketweets

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Comments 19

  1. Anonymous says:
    4 years ago

    The album is totally trash

  2. iamyincuz says:
    4 years ago

    best review i’ve read on this site, no sentiment……..Nice one Ronke

  3. yinka says:
    4 years ago

    like d remaining brain left in ur head

  4. Anonymous says:
    4 years ago

    the album is a pop album na. very dope album

    nice review

  5. Anonymous says:
    4 years ago

    Waste of resources.. Wack album

  6. wave says:
    4 years ago

    you must be stupid…ode

  7. Anonymous says:
    4 years ago

    Oga Na true, dat album Na trash

  8. Vic says:
    4 years ago

    U don’t need to be bitter when replying a comment

  9. Anonymous says:
    4 years ago

    to U guys saying wack album;it’s obvious U can never rep gud thing….but wizkid’s ‘manya’ na dope shey?…….like it or not,none of d Nigerian artist can do what olamide is doing…watch out for d 8th album

  10. Khaled quan says:
    4 years ago

    Go and do your own and earn a spot on billboard alaye#6…. ?????????? Oya lemme come and be going lol

  11. Khaled quan says:
    4 years ago

    Go and do your own and earn a spot on billboard alaye#6…. ?????????? Oya lemme come and be going lol

  12. Mufasa says:
    4 years ago

    Nice review!

  13. Oya olamide baddo dis na gr8 abulm , stupid people go say dis abulm na trash go do ur own motherfuckers awon smellos says:
    4 years ago

    Op boi

  14. Oya olamide baddo dis na gr8 abulm , stupid people go say dis abulm na trash go do ur own motherfuckers awon smellos says:
    4 years ago

    Op boi

  15. What a best ever ALBUM of all... BADDOLEE eruku makanaki nah top place you dey... I fall for you... says:
    4 years ago

    J.S.T

  16. Anonymous says:
    4 years ago

    you people they crazy if you known like the album go compose your own bado keep

  17. Holuwatosynoo says:
    4 years ago

    I love dis song. my brother is really trying. wen they say someone is rapping olamide is really trying

  18. Anonymous says:
    4 years ago

    u b idiot

  19. rex says:
    4 years ago

    Is nt possible to like all artist but you don’t have to say sh**t about them cause they are making there money without….what I believe is that if you are not a fan then you don’t have to be here saying sheet…you are fan

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