“I Believe Indigenous Hip-Hop Is The Future Of Nigerian Music” – Olamide

Olamide has carved a niche for himself in the Naija hip-hop market and he is ruling it! He is known mainly for rapping in Yoruba and even if you don’t understand a word he is saying you can’t help but feel his flow.

Seeing as he is such a gifted lyricist many have wondered why he raps predominantly in the Yoruba language. Speaking to Us recently Olamide addresses why he chose to rap only in Yoruba.
He said,
Se Ema San Wo Mi (will you pay me for that) (laughs). Like I have always said, if I want to listen to English rap, I will rather buy a Jay Z CD, because “no Oyinbo wey una go speak for here for Naija wey go fit be like people wey get Oyinbo”. I still believe in indigenous hip-hop and I believe it is the future of Nigerian music.
This makes me wonder though? Does it mean a Nigerian rapper who performs only in English cannot blow?

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Posted: at 3-11-2014 01:04 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

U sing nicely but remember u have some non yoruba fans too  Ucan also rap in our pigin english  Am one of ur fan.

Posted: at 3-11-2014 01:55 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Oh Yea,, na so there is now how yu could rap in english that will be like d people wey get am,, Ask M.I' ask Cynthia Morgan'' ask B-Red, ask RACeh' all o'em will first start wif pure english change to Pidgin english later

Posted: at 3-11-2014 02:35 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

ok

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Posted: at 3-11-2014 06:26 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Ok, we hear u. Continue we dey ur back

Posted: at 3-11-2014 08:30 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hmmm

Posted: at 4-11-2014 02:53 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Yes, true

Posted: at 24-08-2015 02:54 AM (9 years ago) | Hero