These are the top 5 Nigerian artistes with the most deepest lyrics
Making music involves a lot of songwriting, a song’s quality is mostly determined by how well its words are written, and these are the top 5 Nigerian artistes with the most deepest lyrics.
There are musicians in Nigeria’s music industry who have incredible songwriting skills, according to their ability to produce decent music with meaningful words in addition to good sounds, these artists are among the greatest in the business.
Nigerian-specific lyrics and melodies can be found in the Afrobeat or Afro-infused genre of music. It takes more than simply a terrific voice or charisma to create good music.
Cobhams
Cobhams Asuquo is one such artist who, although blind, is an all-around talented one. He not only sings well, but he also writes, produces, and composes music.
Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo is a Nigerian-born songwriter/music producer/singer who started his academic training as a lawyer.
Previously signed to Sony/ATV UK publishing as a songwriter, Cobhams formed his first music production and label company Cobhams Asuquo Music Production (CAMP) in 2008.
In 2016 he started Vintage Gray Media Ltd. produced 74 episodes of “The Top 12 Countdown with Cobhams Asuquo” – a music countdown show aimed at showcasing new music
Brymo
Brymo is another musician. Most of his songs are expertly written, with traditional lyrics and excellent songwriting abilities.
Brymo released his debut studio album Brymstone, in 2007. His second studio album The Son of a Kapenta was released in 2012; it was supported by three singles; “Ara”, “Good Morning” and “Go Hard”.
His third studio album Merchants, Dealers & Slaves was released on 20 October 2013; it received positive reviews from music critics and was preceded by two singles; “Down” and “Eko”.
2baba
Innocent Ujah Idibia (born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name 2Baba, is a Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, humanitarian, and activist.
Noted for his vocal range, lyrical depth, and longevity, he is widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s greatest musicians of all-time.
He is most influential for the rise in popularity of Nigerian pop music in the 2000s, and his solo debut album Face2Face (with the smash hit “African Queen”) ushered in a new wave of awareness and reverence for Nigerian music amongst Africans on the continent and in diaspora.
Prior to July 2014, he went by the stage name 2face Idibia.
Fireboy DML
His breakthrough single “Jealous” first appeared on YBNL Nation’s collaborative album YBNL Mafia Family (2018), before being re-released on 25 March 2019.
The song is composed of guitar riffs, traditional drums and percussion; it combines African harmonies with elements of country and soul music.
“Jealous” was produced by Cracker Mallo and is centered around love and the complicated feelings that go along with it.
The visuals for “Jealous” was directed by Director K.
Burna Boy
Burna Boy’s debut studio album, L.I.F.E, was released on 12 August 2013, serving as the follow-up to his second mixtape Burn Identity (2011).
The album sold 40,000 copies on the first day of its release. Aristokrat Records later sold its marketing rights to Uba Pacific for ₦10 million.
The album’s release was preceded by five singles: “Like to Party”, “Tonight”, “Always Love You”, “Run My Race”, and “Yawa Dey”.
L.I.F.E was produced entirely by Leriq and features guest appearances from 2face Idibia, M.I, Timaya, Olamide, Reminisce, and Wizkid, alongside others