The track is a bar-heavy, braggadocio-laden duel between two of the country’s finest lyricists, trading verses with precision, swagger, and unapologetic intensity.

Phenom, known for his intricate rhyme schemes, opens with a flow that reaffirms why he’s considered one of Nigeria’s most formidable wordsmiths. His delivery is sharp, layered with double entendres and clever metaphors that demand attentive listening.

Dremo matches this energy effortlessly, bringing his punchy, confident style that’s packed with quotable lines and Instagram-caption-ready bars. The chemistry between them is undeniable, feeling like a live cypher captured in the studio.

The metaphor of Balenciaga anchors the song, symbolizing status, exclusivity, and the grind needed to survive in the industry. But the luxury talk is more than fle it’s a vehicle for lyrical mastery.

The production is minimalistic yet menacing, with heavy 808s and a brooding piano loop that leaves ample room for their flows to shine.

Balenciaga isn’t aiming for radio domination; it’s built for the purists, the fans hungry for bars in an era of autotune and melodies. It’s a hard-hitting, head-nodding reminder that in Nigerian rap, skill and penmanship still reign supreme.

Phenom and Dremo have reasserted their place at the top, delivering a track that demands respect, attention, and repeat listens.

Listen to Balenciaga HERE.

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The tension started when Phenom, once regarded as one of the most promising voices in the scene, shared a reflective but pointed message on X (formerly Twitter).

He lamented how difficult it had become to secure features from high-profile acts for his upcoming project. According to him, the same artists who once ran to him for verses during his heyday now seemed conveniently unavailable.

“Funny how when you’re trending, everyone wants a verse, but when you reach out, suddenly they’re all ‘busy.’ I remember when I helped a few rappers on their way up. Now it’s crickets,” he wrote, subtly hinting at past favors he had extended to rising talents—including Ycee and Falz.

Singers Phenom and Ycee in verbal exchange over the former’s statement about his inability to get verses from prominent artistes pic.twitter.com/qxAgwNobRE

— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) November 13, 2025

But Ycee did not take the comment lightly. In a swift rebuttal, the “Jagaban” crooner accused Phenom of rewriting history, reminding fans that their past collaboration was strictly business.

“Don’t twist the story,” Ycee shot back. “You paid me for that feature, and you even reused my bar from another record. Let’s be real.”

Phenom, however, insisted that his initial post was not directed at Ycee. He maintained that Ycee’s reaction was unnecessary and based on a misinterpretation of his message.

lol
My bro you were paid for the verse which I later couldn’t use cos you’d used some (if not all of the) bars from it on one joint you did with Baddo back then. You never re
-recorded like you’d promised to so let’s just set that record straight abeg. https://t.co/z4bz9MQOwY

— ZAHEER! (@iam_YCee) November 13, 2025

The back-and-forth quickly split fan opinions. Some listeners defended Phenom, praising him for shedding light on the unspoken challenges artists face when seeking support from their peers. Others rooted for Ycee, arguing that he had every right to protect his reputation and set the record straight.

As comments piled up, conversations shifted from the spat itself to broader issues—ego clashes, the tension between business and friendship, and whether Nigerian hip-hop still struggles with unity and mutual respect.

While neither rapper has issued an official statement since the exchange, the incident has sparked renewed debate about how Nigerian artists—both upcoming and established—navigate collaboration, recognition, and credibility in a competitive industry.

You didn’t type the name of the people ducking you. You typed YCee
Why is my name in your tweet? https://t.co/ccfnWB6XJX

— ZAHEER! (@iam_YCee) November 13, 2025

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Nigerian hip-hop artist Phenom has shared that Burna Boy received a substantial $5 million advance payment before signing a recording deal with the American record label Atlantic Records in 2017.

According to Phenom, Matthew ‘Baus’ Adesuyan, the Nigerian-American music executive who owns Bad Habit, an imprint of Atlantic Records, facilitated this significant payment.

Phenom revealed these details during the latest episode of The Yarns podcast. Additionally, he expressed his own willingness to return to rapping if presented with a $1 million advance payment offer from any record label.

He said, “If you really want someone like me to rap, give me $1 million. Lock me up in the studio. Those rapping in America, they [music executives] give them big contracts. Even before Burna Boy made a comeback to music, the guy that gave him the connection to Atlantic Records [Matthew ‘Baus’ Adesuyan], they gave him [Burna Boy] $5 million when he was coming back.”

Phenom has suggested that thriving rappers like Odumodublvck may eventually transition from rapping to singing, citing the perception that hip-hop is no longer as financially rewarding.

This observation reflects a trend where artists explore different genres and styles based on perceived market trends and commercial viability in the music industry.

“If someone like Odumodublvck is given $100,000 advance by his label, he will have to drop rap, start singing and enter TikTok to make it back for the label,” he said.

“If someone like Odumodublvck is given $100,000 advance by his label, he will have to drop rap, start singing and enter Tiktok to make it back it for the label”

– Penom pic.twitter.com/x8rEyMA7ho

— BASITO (@itzbasito) November 27, 2023

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What are the wildest lyrics from Nigerian songs that had your mouth wide open from shock?

Nigerian songs are a combination of many things and while many say that melody is the most important factor in making them a hit, lyrics also play a major role.

Thanks to Nigerian songs, the culture has been blessed with a lot of slang, motivational quotes and many others.

However, there are some that have us shaking our heads and doing the cross sign.

Here are the wildest lyrics we have heard from a Nigerian song.

“lyrically I dope die, eyan Whitney Houston”- Lil Kesh (Lyrical)

This song is a combination of ‘wow’ and ‘shocking’ moments. Lil Kesh who released this song in 2014 during his early years in the Industry dropped “Lyrically” as evidence of his ambition to prove he was a worthy rapper to earn a spotlight in the Nigerian music Industry.

While ‘Lyrically’ is great in general, the lyrics however make one go from wow to ‘oh my God’. There were so many shocking lyrics from the track to pick from but this one had cleaning our ears to check if we heard right.

Ball like okwaraji, Me sey I dey ball die- Blaqbonez(Okwaraji)

This song is actually named after a Nigerian Footballer, Samuel Okwaraji who collapsed and died of congestive heart failure in the 77th minute of a World Cup qualification match against Angola at the Lagos National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State on 12 August 1989.

So you can see why this particular lyric left us in shock.

Baby Aaliyah cause you fly die- Olamide (Pepper Dem Gang)

“Pepper Dem Gang” is a street hop song released in 2016 by Olamide featuring former label signee, Davolee. The song was a hit that not only dominated playlists but its title became a street slang that vene inspired street wears and funny pictures to follow.

However, some of the lyrics in the song have us asking questions. In verse two, Olamide sings, ‘Baby Aaliyah cause you fly die.‘ If you don’t know who Aaliyah is, you might not understand why this particular lyric is wild.

Aaliyah was an American singer and actress who died at the age of 22 in an aeroplane accident in the Bahamas, when the overloaded aircraft she was travelling in crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all nine on board.

So Olamide is making a reference to the death of Aaliyah by a plane crash and using it as a form of compliment for his love interest is just so, ‘wow’.

Am still fucking nice worth d flow, Tony Payne on her period- Phenom (The Game)

In 2013, Olamide linked up with criminally underrated rapper, Phenom for a hardcore rap titled “The Game“. While the rap song is a beautiful rendition by two talented rappers, Phenom makes a very wild statement in his verse that could be interpreted as a shade.

In his verse, Phenom raps, “Am still fucking nice worth d flow, Tony Payne on her period”. You might be wondering what’s the big deal with the lyric.

If you recall, in 2011, the Nigerian suci Industry was awash with news of marital troubles between Nigerian artist, 9ice and his ex-wife, Toni Payne. Apparently, 9ice claims Toni Payne cheated on him with several other celebrities including Ruggedman.

You are not Ayefele, so what’s your excuse?- Zlatan (Killin Dem)

In 2019, Burna Boy and Zlatan had us dancing to zanku with their hit collab, “Killin Dem“. The song will go on to make the tracklist of Burna Boy’s first Grammy Nominated album, “African Giant“.

Probably it was the thrill of the song that made everyone ignore Zlatan’s first lyric in his verse. I mean why would he start a verse with ‘You are not Ayefele, so what’s your excuse’?

Yinka Ayefele is by every right a successful musician and businessman in his own right and the lyric is just so disrespectful of him.

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As the heat over Wizkid’s controversial statement about rap slowly dies down, Mp3bullet.ng compiles a list of the best performances from Wizkid on rap songs.

A while back, Wikid touched a lot of nerves when he said that he doesn’t listen to rap as it is dead and boring.

Despite his explanation about his statement, it came as a shock to many people as you can’t count some of Wizkid’s best hits or collaborations without including rap songs.

True fans know a hip-hop lover, as he has mentioned numerous times that he began his musical career as a rapper before transitioning to signing.

The music master even made an appearance on famed disc jockey Jimmy Jatt’s premier rap show, ‘Jimmy’s Jump Off,’ where he dropped some bars.

While its not clear when Wizkid’s love for rap began to wax cold, his songs and career have been heavily impacted by the genre.

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Mp3bullet.ng put together a list of times Wizkid gave mindblowing performances on rap songs.

Skepta ft. Wizkid- Energy

Together with Nigerian-British rapper Skepta, Big Wiz produced a spectacular hook for Big Chief Skep’s song “Energy,” as though their respective energies were drawn to one another.

It is interesting to note that the rap song was produced by renowned Nigerian producer Sarz, who also contributed to the song’s success.

Blown both in the UK and Nigeria, this is arguably one of the Wizkid-influenced rap songs that Nigerians actually know the rap lyrics, not to mention the brilliant hook from him.

M.I Abaga Ft Wizkid – Fast Cars

The youthful Wizkid made his name known with his performance on this song, which was released way back in 2008.

Off M.I Abaga’s breakout album Talk About It, the youthful Wizkid demonstrated his skill on the song, leaving no doubt in the hearts of those who cared to listen.

Wizkid unquestionably received the necessary industry attention thanks to the song. Absolute Classic!

Emtee ft Wizkid & AKA – Roll Up

A true hip-hop track from the trap genre. Wizkid and fellow South African rapper AKA were featured by the artist Emtee on the song Roll Up, and Wizkid once again did not disappoint.

Big Wiz did a great job with his verse on the trap tune. He made it his own, undoubtedly introducing the song to a Nigerian audience. Without a doubt, one of the best Wizkid features!

Tinie Tempah ft. Wizkid – Mamacita

Starring on this collaboration with British rapper Tinie Tempah (who is of Nigerian descent) once again confirmed that “Wizkid lon help awon rappers yi (Wizkid helps all these rappers).

Star Boy gave a standout performance on the rap song with a Caribbean influence and further cemented his inclusion in the song with a hot verse.

Jesse Jagz ft. Wizkid – Bad Girl

While this is debatable, it is common knowledge that Emperor Jaga, better known by his stage name Jesse Jagz, is one of the greatest rappers in Nigerian music history and is constantly highly conscious of his features.

Therefore, the fact that Wizkid is included in a song just serves to further support the claim that he can blend in with any genre.

The mid-tempo afro-ragga rap song ‘Bad Girl‘ saw Wizkid give one of his best hooks as an artist and it was delivered perfectly.

Olamide ft Wizkid, ID Cabasa – Totori

Olamide and Wizkid have established their musical compatibility over time.

Due to this, many people knew a hit song was forthcoming when they announced their collaboration, especially given that it was being produced by seasoned producer ID Cabasa.

Wizzy once again delivered his hook on a mid-tempo afro-fused rap tune, making him a rapper’s best friend in need of a “hit” song.

Reminisce ft. Wizkid – Eleniyan

Being a perfect musical chameleon that can be trusted on for any style of song, the Wizkid brand is lovely in that it can easily integrate into the “tush” and “local” context. Wiz once again delivered on the groove with Reminisce, one of Nigeria’s top rappers.

Reminisce remarked in the song’s opening lyrics that there was no way he would get it wrong because Wizkid was featured, demonstrating how certain he was that Wiz would deliver on the track.

CDQ ft Wizkid – Nowo E Soke

Wizkid breathed more life into the already grooving Masterkraft-produced rhythm. Undoubtedly a smash in the clubs, Wizkid gave a fantastic performance on CDQ’s “Nowo e soke.”

Phenom ft Wizkid – Murda Dem (Remix)

Collaboration on a hip-hop song with one of the dopest Nigerian rappers at the time, Phenom, culminated in the blockbuster track Murda Dem. The song, which was produced by Legendary Beatz, is, in my opinion, undervalued. Big Wiz really shined on this song, and that’s on period!

RELATED:

• Wizkid’s top 10 best songs in recent years
• Top 10 Nigerian rapper-Singer Collaborations

Young Jeezy ft Wizkid & Trey Song – Good Life

Wizkid deservedly appeared on a song owned by American veteran rapper Jeezy when it was released in 2017, at a period when the Wizkid movement was slowly but surely entering the American market. He delivered a calming hook that was so slick you would have mistaken him for an American musician.

Trey Songz, a well-known American singer, also appeared in the song “Good Life,” but Wizkid did not get lost in the mix. He did a great job of holding his ground.

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• Artiste Name: Phenom
• Song Title: Shamanya
• Featuring: Phyno, Olamide
• Genre: Afrobeats
• Producer: Craybeats
• Country: Nigeria
• Year: 2021

Rapper, Phenom teams up with fellow rappers, Olamide and Phyno for his new tune titled, Shamanya.

Produced by Craybeats, this tune is a mid-tempo sensation!

• RELATED: Phyno – Get The Info ft. Phenom, Falz [Music]
• RELATED: Phenom ft. Phyno – Yem Ego [Music]

Quotable lyrics

Girl your body shamanya
Whine up your booty do the zanzanzan
Girl this your body make me dagbadan
Whine up your biggie booty to the rhyme and the blues…

Listen up!

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In this article, we take a look at the personalities the Nigerian Music Industry had to their goodbyes to.

Celebrities are also persons whose deaths have a significant impact on their audience. It’s always heartbreaking to witness a formerly vibrant personality pass away, because it serves as a reminder that we’ll all pass away one day.

Many people, notably in the entertainment and showbiz industries, have had a difficult time in recent years. There have already been a handful of celebrity deaths reported.

We compiled a list of Music acts in the Nigerian Music Industry that have passed away in the past two years;

• RELATED: Top 5 songs from Nigerian artistes that are deceased
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Majek Fashek

Majekodunmi Fasheke, also known as Majek Fashek, died in his sleep in New York City on June 1, 2020. He had oesophagal cancer and was 57 years old.

Tributes flooded in from all over the world for the renowned singer, who had contributed tremendously to the country’s music landscape with singles like “Send Down the Rain” and “So Long for Too Long.”

Majek Fashek, also known as “The Rainmaker,” was an activist who used his music to fight societal injustices, particularly his 1988 album “Prisoner of Conscience.”

Victor Olaiya

Veteran trumpeter and highlife musician, Victor Olaiya’s music dominated many people’s hearts in the 1950s and 1960s.

Known as the “evil genius of highlife,”  Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya OOON died in February 2020 at the age of 89 after succumbing to an unidentified ailment while undergoing treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Olaiya is credited with helping to shape Nigeria’s music industry, having established himself as one of the country’s first widely successful performers in the genre during the 1960s.

BigLo

Lotanna Udezue aka BigLo, a music producer, rapper, and singer, died after a long battle with kidney disease. BigLo is said to have died on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Olofin, a singer and jazz musician, confirmed his death on Instagram.

BigLo rose to prominence in 2004 thanks to the hit single “Delicious,” which featured 2shotz. In 2019, the rapper disclosed that he was suffering from kidney disease.

He revealed this on his Gofundme page, where he stated that he was diagnosed with renal kidney failure.

• RELATED: Send Down the Rain and Other Majek Fashek Songs that rocked the 90’s
• RELATED: Naija Hit songs you didn’t know were produced by Dokta Frabz

Dokta Frabz

Ayorinde Faboro aka Dokta Frabz, a Nigerian producer, was purportedly killed in the United States in 2020. On February 27, 2020, news of his passing made the rounds on social media, with other celebrities expressing their condolences.

Dokta Frabz began his music career in Lagos, where he was born and bred.

He began his musical career as a pianist and drummer at Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral in Ikeja, Lagos.

He started off working for Don Jazzy and D’Banj’s Mo’ Hits Records before working with other artists, including Wizkid, Omawumi, Davido and the late Dagrin.

Through his collaborations with the late Dagrin on the song “Thank God,” “Joy” from Wizkid’s sophomore album Ayo, four songs on Naeto C’s sophomore album Super C Season, and multiple singles with regular collaborator Omawumi, he achieved mainstream popularity.

DJ Babus

Babatunde Bello aka DJ Babus, a Nigerian disc jockey, died on January 29, 2021, from COVID-19 complications. He worked for a number of companies before his death, including Four Points by Sheraton, where he was the resident DJ from 2014 to 2015.

He worked as a Talent Manager at KnightHouse, The Creative Entertainment Company, where well-known talents such as Mo Cheddah and Phenom came to fame.

Sound Sultan

Nigerian singer and actor Sound Sultan has died after losing battle with cancer at the age of 44 years old.

The singer passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021 and was buried the same day.

In the 1990s, he began his career in show business by hosting performances to collect funds for studio sessions. In the year 2000, he launched his first single, “Jagbajantis,” which became an instant hit in Nigeria.

He was signed by Kennis Music after independently releasing other singles and appearing in hit songs by other musicians. He released four albums under this label.

Aside from being a singer, Sound Sultan was also a rapper, actor and basketball club owner.

Kodak

On April 29th, 2020, Nigerian video vixen and dancer Kodak died after allegedly being electrocuted while charging her phone. The incident was said to have occurred at Capital Dreams, the production company belonging to popular Video director, Clarence Peters.

Kodak was a popular dancer who had appear in music videos for a wide range of artists.

• RELATED: Songs from Sound Sultan that reminds us of his Creativity
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Obama DMW

Habeeb Uthman, popularly known as Obama DMW, was a close friend of Nigerian music sensation Davido and died after experiencing breathing difficulties.

He died in a hospital in Lekki, Lagos, in June, just a few hours after driving himself to the hospital for treatment.

Despite the efforts of the on-duty doctors, he died.

He was born in Lagos State and began managing future artists in his institution of learning, despite the fact that he was a science student.

Obama DMW was the founder and CEO of the Obama Music Worldwide (OMW) record label until his death. He was also an important member of the DMW crew.

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Here’s Phyno ft Falz & Phenom Get the info Video Mp4

The player maker Phyno kicks off the year with the visuals for the record “Get The Info” featuring Falz and Phenom.

Meanwhile, “Get The Info Video” serves as the fifth track off his latest album tagged “Deal With It“.

• SEE ALSO: Phyno – Ojimo [Music]

The song is conscious of our immediate reality in Nigeria and touches some of the issues we are currently facing as a people.

Clarence Peters’ effort was hired to perfect this new music video

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Check out Phyno ft Falz and Phenom Get the info Mp3

Nigerian indigenous rapper Phyno releases “Get The Info” off his previously released album project, “Deal With It”

• SEE ALSO: Ycee – Man ft. Phyno [Music]

Featuring Phenom and Falz The Bahd Guy Phyno addresses social issues and bad governance on this track. His message is quite simple and direct – he wants y’all to get the information, be enlightened!

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Phyno Ojimo  – Nigerian indigenous rapper, Phyno finally released his highly anticipated Album titled “Deal With It”

off from the Album titled “Deal With It”  We bring you ‘Ojimo‘

The Album “Deal With It”  features some great artists like Runtown, Falz, Phenom, Davido, Flavour, Cheque, Teni, Don Jazzy, Olamide, Harmonize, Zoro, Nuno, Duncan Mighty and Rhatti.

Feel free to check Ojimo by Phyno below!

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Phyno is a lot of things. He’s the one that established Igbo hip-hop and made it big on the streets of Lagos. He’s a bad-ass rapper, a killer on the mic, a love doctor when he has to be, a preacher. What can I say, he’s a big-time record producer, and given the years he’s been active and his in activities, he’s what some people would term call a “has-been”. One thing he’s not, though. He’s not slack.

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It takes more than just the ability to rap in your indigenous language to get to where Phyno’s at. Historically, you need the ‘non-stop grind’ spirit, a great deal of consistency and a whole lot of right connections to become the beast that Phyno is.

Of course, he’s not Olamide, the man with a new album every year, but Phyno has delivered beyond imaginations, and his projects over the years have provided us with all the hits we need to crown him the King he’s always been from the day one.

His first album, “No Guts No Glory”, released back in 2014, is still regarded as one of the best hip-hop masterpieces, out there. His joint with Olamide, “2 Kings” isn’t just a joint with another beast, it’s a testament to the fact that guy’s got balls, to take anybody on, regardless of how good the person is, or rumored to be. Then, the music took a new tune, in 2016, when he started transforming from a hardcore Igbo rapper to a singer with balance. He released “The Playmaker”, a playbook of big hits, in November, that year. And for months, if not the whole of 2017, we enjoyed back to back hits from Phyno as he continues to unleash those singles one by one.

Since then, though, he’s done some work, off the books. He’s featured Wale, in a single, rapped about weed in “Fuwa Sewa” and all that. Suddenly, a new Phyno album is coming. Yeah, we were excited. How many Igbo artists are actually kicking it hard, these days? I mean, hard enough to drop a whole project? Phyno, out of it, we’ll only see one or two names. But, there is always Phyno, who can always change the game.

It doesn’t matter if “Deal With It” is hip-hop or high life, the Phyno that we are familiar with, is a versatile and well-diversified musician, with all the experience you need to produce a classic album, in a generation of dirty and trash music.

So, what exactly do we have on “Deal With It”, that makes it so cool? Short answer, good music. Do you want a longer answer? Knock yourself out.

“Deal With It” the title track and short intro, starts cipher style, bang hip-hop beat with drumbeats of war, as Phyno talks about how he’s a nigga you can never refuse.

“Oso Ga Ene” is what you could add “real” to when you call hip-hop. A catchy repetitive hook, a classic rap beat, and the original Phyno. He was rapping, and if you don’t speak Igbo, you probably can’t understand anything, but the vibe is cool. Let’s say, it’s good prep.

Mysteriously, the tine changes as “Ma Chi” comes in. Kezyklef productions ’pon a rather high tempo highlife jam, as Phyno just does his thing. Shouldn’t have rapped, maybe. But he’s Igbo, and mehn, those guys are fast!

Runtown used to be Phyno’s guy, back in the day, before Phyno became a beast on his own and Runtown found his own afro-pop career. “God’s Willing” brings both guys together, and as Phyno raps about the hustle story and Runtown does the chorus and the vamp on this afrobeat, you can’t but wonder what it’d be like if these guys were frequent collaborators.

“Get The Info” features Falz. Only three things could be the case, this is a banger, this is a moral instruction, or it’s both. Oh, Phenom has worked with Phyno before, he does his stuff with that his accent we want to eat rush like indomie. Falz was mad, though. “Big boys get dreams but they wake up to nightmares.”

“Ride For You” with Davido actually does sound like a “Hi, bro, check your mailbox, I sent a song I want you to work on” song. But it’s still got the vibe, Davido saying those Igbo words is everything and more.

“Speak Life (On God)” is hip-hop, and he said a handful of English on this one. A Yoruba guy could memorize it all. “Now when they see my picture, they say goals,” the guy raps on the tight rap track. And then there that sample from a female vocalist. You need to unlock some levels to be able to do this, anyway.

Every album has that track that makes sense in some ways you can’t understand. “I Got Your Back” is the one here. Produced by Killertunes, it’s not really catchy, but the energy is positive, you could feel it from miles away. And it’s not just the “ahurungi nanya” part that’s good oh.

You could release “Recognize” as a single, and make the biggest hit of the year. Bang beat, neat vocals from the guy Cheque, and just pure flows from Phyno? Who wouldn’t kill for it?

You’re an artist, and you’re Igbo, and you release an album without Flavour on it, only three things could be true. You’re still upcoming, you’re an idiot, or you’re an idiot. Phyno isn’t an idiot, I give him that. “Vibe” has that ogene gyration sound, and that whistle, well, it’s Igbo music, we get it. Flavour doesn’t disappoint, ever. I think we all know that, right?

“Deri” sounds like Phyno pouring his heart out on a song. But I wouldn’t know, I don’t speak Igbo. There is a lot of “deri” and “nkechi” to go round, though.

“Ka Anyi Na Yo” has a real Yoruba highlife vibe that is just irresistible. The beat is good enough for Teni to say some stuff we don’t know the meaning of, and Phyno to drop some bars.

“Ka Ife O” is the best hip-hop track of the year already. It’s not every day you get a beat with this kind of sample, or a song with this kind of storyline, or the digressions, or the hook. It’s perfect!

What Phyno is trying to do on the “Problem” is simple. Do some Afro stuff that has some Fela vibes, can’t say he got it right, but he did do his best.

“Blessings” is Fada Fada all over again, except it has Don Jazzy, alongside Phyno’s longtime friend, Olamide. They all did their stuff, Don Baba J took the chorus, but Olamide killed the song. He did when he performed a popular Yoruba Christian song on his verse. Olamide works in mysterious ways.

“Agu” means Lion, in Igbo. He’s a beast, he said. “Body” with Tanzanian singer, Harmonize, is the ultimate dance floor tune, as lacking as it sounds. While the pre-released “The Bag” shines as the biggest hit on the album.

“Ojimo” is Phyno trying his hands on some real dance hall stuff, as he called on Burna Boy’s producer, Kel P. Phyno’s flows, the constant beat, and the piano notes that were sounding, all created a perfect symphony. You can’t resist this!

Why “Uwan” is an Afro song isn’t a mystery. This isn’t a competition with Zoro, no matter how good Z is. Let’s just do music to the best of our knowledge, it is. Phyno didn’t rap, it’s not important to show his rap prowess when Zoro is around.

“Fuwa Sewa” refix features two new guys, who are probably on Phyno’s imprint, Nuno and Rhatti. Probably, because these guys are dope, but they’re not active. Phyno could do better with the way he handles his artists, really.

The bonus track, “What I See” featuring Duncan Mighty, is cool in its own way. One of those songs that could die on a shelf, though.

The bottom line, we all know Phyno doesn’t eat when he drops an album. We’ll start getting the videos, and then hits will be made. While he wouldn’t do that, he could release all these songs as singles and nothing will spoil.

Point is, sometimes, you don’t have to call your album No Bad Songs!

Rating: 7/10

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Phyno ft. Don Jazzy & Olamide – Blessings  – 

Phyno features singer and songwriter, Don Jazzy and YBNL Nation Boss, Olamide on the new record titled “Blessings”, produced by Sourlarge and co-produced by Mystro.

Finally, the “Deal With It” Album had guest appearances from Runtown, Falz, Phenom, Davido, Flavour, Cheque, Teni, Don Jazzy, Olamide, Harmonize, Zoro, Nuno, Duncan Mighty and Rhatti.

Listen & Download Blessings Mp3 By Phyno Ft. Don Jazzy & Olamide Below!

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