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 blo
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