When you pay a visit to Nigerian clubs, it’s not uncommon to see Hypemen taking the lead while the DJ backs them up with specially curated playlists t send the crowd into a frenzy.

Currently, Hypemen have steadily gone beyond the four walls of the club, now finding their way into the proper music scene and sharing the same platform with Artists.

While they are not complete artists, in a way Hypemen also sees to the fact that their audience lets go of all inhibitions and indulges themselves to the fullest.

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Here are some of the Hypemen who are leading the exploration of sounds in the Nigerian Music scene.

DJ Flexy Naija

The Enugu born student of Oko Polythene of Anambra swiftly rose through the scene in 2020 with his Dorime hype song laid over Era’s Ameno where he stated, “He say one for the DJ, one for the hypeman, two for him table.”

However, like Pop Smoke, whose life was cut short in his prime, the illustrious DJ died on the heels of his work’s popularity.

DJ Flexy Naija, who was reported deceased on June 4th, was allegedly poisoned not long after he posted an introspective piece on success-induced envy.

DJ Flexy’s hype song was not only a well-known tune among music fans and club regulars, but it was also an essential hype track that contributed to the federation’s hype record craze.

Toby Shang

Toby Shang is another successful Hypeman who is slowly transitioning into doing music full time.

While Toby Shang started gaining prominence during the “Shedibalabala” trend, he is best known for the Hype-songs, ‘Run this Town”, “Who TF Are You!” & “Shey E Dey Shake“.

He has also been featured on a song, “Excuse me” by Mavins Artist, Crayon.

Hypeman Bobby Banks

In the middle of 2021, the ‘shedibalabala’ trend was bubbling on social media with many women participating in the challenge .

Although the lyrics were called out by some netizens who expressed worry about the vulgarities, it didn’t stop the song from being a street favourite.

While there was a controversy on owned the word, ‘shedibalabala’, Hypeman Bobby Banks is the voice behind the infamous mix owned by DJ Bapslit that had tik-tok in a chokehold.

Bobby banks also featured on a proper song of the same name with Jerry Shaffer who claims to be the first to come across the word.

Voltage of Hype

“Dorime is not for civil servant, but try dey enjoy, make money, catch cruise,” Voltage of Hype builds on his most popular hype song, which refers to Nigerian nightlife’s big-balling, bottle-popping culture, as exemplified by Era’s Ameno tune, which plays anytime a big spender order an expensive bottle of liquor.

The MC’s hype song, which is both painfully real and humorous, has entertained listeners beyond clubhouses and onto social media, where netizens have cast many interpretations of it.

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Emmy Blaq

Emmy Blaq is another hypeman whose hype has earned him prominence on social media. His breakout hype song, ‘Full Option’ sees him sing,

“You get breast, you get yansh, you get sense, you come still fine, normally you be wife material.”

The buzz song, which is simple yet tempting, resonated with female netizens both at home and abroad, with Stefflon Don, a British rapper and honorary Nigerian, vivaciously leaping on the tune to produce a TikTok video.

Another of his hype that caused a frenzy on social media was “Small Yansh dey Shake” which many women especially those with smaller backsides have seen as an empowering tune to boldly shake their backside in spite of criticisms.

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With the rise of Tik-Tok and social media challenges on the internet, a Lot of Nigerian music have seen the rise of their popularity in 2021 thanks to the trends.

Although the year 2021 did not see as many lockdowns as the previous year, Nigerians still had enough time to create and participate in some of the most popular social media challenges from around the world.

Nigerian social media has always been known for its unrivalled comedy, particularly among its brilliant creators. Nigerians enjoyed no dull moments this year, despite a stumbling economy and harsh government policies, thanks to amusing Internet phenomena.

We look back on the biggest, most inventive, and most amusing Nigerian Music challenges that captivated Nigerians over the course of 2021 in this list.

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Love Nwantiti

Ckay’s ‘Love Nwatinti‘ is the kind of success story that makes other success tales look like child’s play.

This year, the 2019 song soared and rose until it became an anthem all over the world, thanks largely to the love it received on Tiktok and the dance challenge that helped it reach a much broader audience.

@tracy.oj

Reply to @cooldjdk As requested. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BLOWING THIS DANCE UP!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️ Dc:me #fyp

♬ original sound – Tracy Joseph

Alcohol Challenge

Joeboy, a Nigerian musician known for his portable-length hit songs, most likely expected his September release, Alcohol, to be a smash hit. What he didn’t expect was the Alcohol Challenge, which became popular on social media after the song’s release.

Fans uploaded videos of themselves singing along to the song while drowning in liquids, oil, soups, and meals.

After recordings of fans drinking and dumping dangerous chemicals on themselves went viral in October, the Baby singer had to appeal for order.

@chizzyalichimbah

alcoholchallenge #viral #viralvideo #trending #tiktok

♬ Sip (Alcohol) – Joeboy

Focus Dance Challenge

Earlier this year, the focus dance challenge went viral on social media thanks to a great instrumental from producer Ajimovoix.

Hagman DC, a dancer, choreographed a pointing dance move to the melody, and soon everyone was pointing along. Of course, it grew into such a large vibe that it would be unfair not to include it on this list.

@cruisestation

@funkeakindele Focus 😎😎😎 #trend #trending #focusdancechallenge #focusdance #omoghettothesaga #viral #dance #afrodance #afrodancechallenge

♬ original sound – Cruise Station

Shedibalabala

With their song ‘Shedibalabala,’ DJ Basplit and Hypeman Bobby Banks sparked this viral challenge that raced over Naija social media like a cyclone at the middle of the year.

Participants in the challenge are required to bounce their booty wildly to the demand of the music as the NSFW tune plays in the background, and trust Nigerians… they went wild on it.

@realsydneytalker

Starting the week like… W/ @caramelsugpl #shedibalabala

♬ Shedi Balabala – harnuolawa1

#Nobodylikewoman

Simisola Kosoko, a Nigerian singer, has long been a passionate critic of sexism and its problems in society.

In October, she posted a photo of herself on Instagram with the caption “‘How can she ask for that kind of money?” “Is she not pregnant?” scrawled across her back.

Other female celebrities and social media users followed suit, using the hashtag #Nobodylikewoman to post black-and-white photos with nasty and discriminating comments they had gotten in the past.

Simi later revealed that she created the hashtag to highlight the strengths of women who choose to fight negativity and flourish in the face of persecution and discrimination. She also launched a song and music video titled Woman to keep up with the trend.

@symplysimi

#NobodyLikeWoman #NobodyLikeMyMom #Woman #Simi 👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾#NobodyLikeWomanCelebration

♬ Woman – Simi

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‘You want to bam bam’

Goya Minor and Nektunes gave the popular ‘Ameno‘ song which is unquestionably one of the most talked-about songs of 2021 an Amapiano makeover, and social media embraced it, giving it new life and mileage.

Like others on this list, ‘You want to bam bam’ became a viral sensation first on Tiktok, with people making dance videos to the song. It can be described as the Nigerian version of the song, Ameno, popularly known as Dorime.

@_ehiz

♬ Ameno Amapiano Remix (You Wanna Bamba) – Goya Menor & Nektunez

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Some slangs birthed as a result of songs has made its way into Nigerian streets, and it is not going away anytime soon.

Even when the songs from which the slang originated are no longer popular, the slang persists on the streets.

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Here are the Top 5 Slangs to be birthed from 2021 Songs so far;

Shedi Bala Bala

In the month of May, a social media challenge came up titled the Shedi Bala Bala.

Created by DJ Baslit and Hypeman Bobby Banks, the song which isn’t exactly a proper song caused a frenzy on social media thanks to its catchy beat and lyrics.

The song, however, drew the ire of other women, who claimed the lyrics were slut-shaming and degrading to women.

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Beta Rest/It goes down when my G’s connect

In 2021, South African rising act, Focalistic enlisted Davido on the remix of his song, “Ke Star”. Davido’s verse made the song popular among Nigerian music lovers who drew two catchy slangs from it.

While “Beta Rest” is mostly a way most people recognize the song, “It goes down when my G’s connect” is more popular as it expresses how friendship make things interesting.

In fact, almost every part of Davido’s verse has in one birthed a slang.

I See I Saw

There are songs that have become popular as a result of a part of it going viral on social media and this was the case of “Looseguard (I See I Saw)”.

The artist whose name is Legendary Styles had released the song at first on audiomack when people came across and decided to use it as a form of humour and from there the song became popular even on Tik-Tok,

Just like most viral songs, the simple but catchy lyrics spoken in both English and Igbo and layered on a drill beat made it enjoyable and attractive.

Ma Lo Fe Broke N*gga

Olamide is the king of Slangs, he is undisputed when it comes to that area.

Although for a while, he has been popularizing any slang as result of him getting comfortable with his newly re-defined sound, all that changed on “Rock“.

The song is a groovy mid-tempo tune but the interesting part of it is its catchy lyrics. The lyrics are easy to sing along to.

The part of the lyrics that have been a popular saying on social media is the where he sings; “Ma lo fe broke nigga, fight for your life”

The statement has been seen as a piece of advice to women to make proper choices when it comes to picking a partner and to make sure to consider finances above all.

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Ahun Nimi

Early in the year, a trend went viral on social media which was the “Stingy Men Association”, “Ahun Nimi” became an anthem for the trend.

The song tells the song from the POV of a selfish/stingy person. It is owned by DJ OP Dot and features Obaflow.

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