Unfortunately, he passed on, too soon. He died before he was able to convince the world about his credibility. He passed away, after he was involved in an auto-crash, in 2010. Although, we couldn’t see ‘Grin again, that wasn’t the End of the man that shook Nigeria ’08 – ’10. He continued to live on the heart of Nigerians, who love him, and his craft. And, till now, people still can’t get his songs off their mind. Here are a few reasons why;

1. Relatable

How do you forget a song like “Ghetto Dreams,” when sometimes you feel the song talks about you? The content touches you each time you hear it, because Everyone can relate. What of songs like “Pon Pon Pon,” although made to sound braggadocios and funny, don’t you relate with lyrics like “mo le feyin si pepsi”? Or don’t you open pepsi with your teeth? OK, what of the song “Democracy,” don’t you relate with it A-Z.

2. Simple

Although delivered in pure Yoruba, there are no tough words you’ll have to crack your brain to get, in his songs. Simple simple stuffs, that even an Igbo can understand. He never minces his words, and for no reason does he mumbles. He also doesn’t do very fast stuffs, so that people can grab it, as fast as possible. He was never dragging fastest rapper, he did his stuffs simply. Simply means, a day old child will understand. Period!

3. Inspirational

You can’t forget a song that inspired you. You can’t. Come to think of it, this is what Dagrin’s songs are filled with. Inspiration! From “Ghetto Dreams” to the gospel “Thank God,” the sarcastic “If I Die” and satiric “Democracy,” every line, every sentence, you know, he knows what he’s saying. You can’t but get inspired.

4. Dope

When Dagrin died, infact Even before his sad demise, he was the yardstick for measuring how dope a rapper is. You hear stuffs like, “he’s good, but not as good as Dagrin,” and that’s ’cause he’s very dope.

From his lyricism to his flow, and then the way he rides his beats, easily, you’ll know he’s talented. And he’s honed that talent, and he gave his best!

5. Hip Hop

Considered the only rapper who never “went commercial,” commercial rebels like Oladips, Obadice et al have been linked with Dagrin. Dagrin was strictly hip-hop, despite how Afro-Pop was selling in the market. Even M.I Abaga had to go commercial, but till Dagrin died, he stood his ground, and hip-hop fans, if for nothing else, respect him for that.

6. Death

Finally, he’s dead. And that’s one of the reasons we can’t get rid of his songs from our head. His death was a big loss to the industry, and Nigeria as a whole. It’s so painful. And memories of the late icon won’t let us forget his songs, any time any day. In fact, many people still have Dagrin on their playlists.

R.I.P Dagrin!!!

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Wizkid’s music ain’t boring. Last time I checked, boring means “not at all interesting,” and anything along that line. That’s not a good word for music as interesting as Wizkid’s.

Words that critics been using to qualify the pop star’s music, these days be like “monotonous,” “boring,” “repetitive” and all that. WTF is that? The funniest part is, no critic ever says that and have his way without getting a couple bashes from fans – Nigerians who actually listen to music.

The gist is, on sunday, a journalist, known as Tofarati GT Ige, took to his Facebook to talk about how Wizkid’s music is now “boring,” to me. A couple of blogs picked it up, and a lot of people have weighed in to comment their opinions. Especially on the journalist’s post, things didn’t go too well for the man. Seems every Nigerian is against him. Maybe the man wasn’t too wrong.

To critics, Wizkid is in a phase where he has to get serious with his lyrics – especially now that the Fela comparisons are beginning to come in. BUT, to fans, Wizkid just arrived at a point where he can just do anything, and it’ll sound very interesting. The fact that you can predict his music really makes it more interesting. It’s just like 2Baba on “Gaga Shuffle,” every critic should rate this song as shit. BUT, no, you can’t do that. 2face is far above that level. He’s long been in a place where trash can be turned to an interesting stuff. And nobody should get mad at that. Back to Wizkid, the Starboy is back fully to show us he’s still able to do music we can relate to, even after Drake, Kranium, Vybz Kartel, Jeezy etc. Guess what we Nigerians relate to? Nonsense.

The real name is not nonsense, anyway. It’s simple simple stuffs, or a complex stuff made to sound simple. That’s what Nigerians relate to (fast). Not those stuffs critics wants. And, it’s important to note that critics can’t even be classified as “fans.” So, it does well, to say Wizkid’s making music for the fans, and not the critics, not the journalist. And that’s that.

First time I heard “Manya,” I was like “Wizkid ti ya were. See what he’s doing.” BUT, 30 seconds into the song, I related. I’m a Nigerian. Same thing, happens with a lot of songs. Many that ain’t Wizkid’s. It’s just a Nigerian making music for other Nigerians.

“Soco soco soco soco,” once I heard it, I trusted myself, I could guess what the whole song will sound like. And, then I heard “oya gbefun lopo lopo,” OK, I couldn’t predict that. That was what hooked me. Just that little tweak. It doesn’t have to be complex.

Yes, Wizkid’s tryna make hits. BUT, everybody is. Every artist wants their song to relate to their audience, and it has though. Another angle to it is, the music is deeper than the wordings you hear. That Killertunes beat can turn you on, and make you love what you won’t like, otherwise. The syncopation does a good one. And it’s all about giving that original African vibe.

Bullshit for the dogs, if you are Nigerian music fan, you should feel Wizkid, Davido and all these guys. Except of course, you are journalist!

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Below are the nominees for the Best Male MVP Award:

DAVIDO (NG), RUNTOWN (NG), DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TZ), SARKODIE (GH), NAVIO (UG), 2BABA (NG), WIZKID (NG), SHATTA WALE (GH), OLAMIDE (NG).

Diamond Platnumz won, and Nigerians on social media aren’t having any of it.

See some comments below;

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