By Abisola AlawodeContinuing with our tradition of bringing you articles chronicling the best happenings of the entertainment world in 2014, TATTLES found this article written by Morakinyo Olugbiji and it is indeed a really good article.
"It looks like in the history of Nigerian music, 2014 has the highest rate of bad, garbage music being churned out. From watered down lyrics that do not correlate, to singing different songs on same beat, the state of the industry leaves much to be desired. Below are my top 10 picks of worst hit songs of the year 2014.
Body by Black Magic ft Banky W
The song has now been edited. 'Sex' has been replaced with 'eh' but the rest of the lyrics is still as worse as the original. You can imagine my embarrassment the first time I heard this song on Channel O. You know how Naija artistes like to cover up sexual explicitness with slangs? This brazen artiste called Blackmagic didn't cover up anything. Lol. Though the song was released in December 2013, I feel it's as good as being a 2014 song and should be on this list to show you how bad the music industry has become and what your children are listening to.
Ogaranya By Kcee ft Davido
Now, I'm sorry KCee has to be in this list a second time. Personally, I'm kind of confused about him. Maybe his music is not that awkward. Maybe it's his gesticulations/dance steps in his videos, costumes or tone of his singing voice or his general fashion sense that is awkward and give off an impression of his songs from that perspective. I'm yet to place a finger on what it is. Most of the people I've asked have mixed reactions as well. They really' can't say. Ogaranya has a good meaning; A rich person or something like that. Some things are just wrong with part of the lyrics and Davido once again rubbished his own brand on this one.
Shekini by Psquare
There is a popular Yoruba proverb which says that when a child is due for maturity, he/she must put aside every childishness. After many years and despite their A-list status in the industry couple with their global experience, the Psquare duo are obviously not getting matured at all with the disappointing inclusion of the track 'Shekini' in their latest album.
Murda by Seyi Shay ft Shaydee & Patoranking
If you listen to this song, even though it featured Patoranking and Shaydee, all you will hear for most part of the song is 'She say she wan murder, he say he wan murder, she say he wan do that thing ye' Do wetin? Murder who? You be Oscar Pistorius?
Shake Body by Skales
Need I talk much about this one? You sef check out part of the lyrics na... ' Oya shake body, Oya move body,Make you ring alarm o, Oya shake body... Ah coupe decale ma,Sagasige, Akilibre, Faro de ma, Decale... .decale, Krikata,Krikata,Krikata, Krikata,Krikata,Krikata, Krikata,Krikata,Pon pon, Somunto... .somunto, Kalopere, Kalopere, Kalopere' Now, what's all that about?
Shoki by Lil Kesh
I hated this song for a very long time, however I had no choice but to like it after people won't stop playing it everywhere I go. Even the NBC ban did absolutely nothing to stop people from rocking this song which had the artiste mostly screaming 'Shoki Ahhh Shoki'. Davido however disappointed me this time around for accepting to feature in this kind of song. He ended up chanting the rubbish shoki along with the YBNL crew in the remix. Those are the words our generation is digesting and we wonder why over 70% of candidates failed the last private WAEC and there is massive failure especially in English Language. By my rough count, there is a total of 200 'Shoki ahh Shoki' in this song!
Dorobucci by Mavins All-stars
This is probably the biggest hit of 2014. Don Jazzy is a great producer no doubt, but he and his artistes have a history of churning out garbage. Dorobucci is so meaningless some people began to doro-call it doro-occultic. Doro bloody. .Doro Doro doro do do doro... .doro. Where I come from in Oyo state, Doro is that rubber device used in drawing up water from a well. Unfortunately, this is a country where an artiste will just wake up early in the morning and find out that PHCN has brought back power supply, then out of joy he'll dash straight to the studio to record a song about UP NEPA! He'll call that an inspiration. Even Don Jazzy himself is yet to come out straight about the meaning of Doro, because the truth is that it has no meaning.
In my bed by Wizkid
It's been long established that this song by Wizkid is a total rubbish, which like the others on this list parades lyrics and verses that have no business whatsoever with one another. The song na real Americana Wonder like he sang. And on top of all dis matter wey dey ground, Wizkid believes that he is amazing. Hear him. 'Oh anytime, they hear my song They say I'm amazing gan'. Well, it's truly amazing that a small boy like him can make so much money and stardom with all that lyrical hogwash.
Story for the Gods by Olamide
Here is a song I wish would quickly go away. Beautiful rhythm, but this song glorifies rape and abuse of women in all its entirety. Story for the gods is all about getting loaded with local aphrodisiac (Dongoyaro, Monkey Tail and Claro), then going ahead to having a forceful carnal knowledge of a lady. The phrase 'Story for the gods' (means to refuse to listen, deaf ears etc.)
Hakuna Mata by KCee
This song is senseless from the word go! He started like this 'Five star music, E money, Its Kcee labalo'. What is 'KCee Lobalo'? Is 'Lobalo' French or Spanish? In another part of the song, he said 'Cecilia bum bum, cecilia bum bum, Shebi na your bum bum, cecilia bum'. I don't know what's with Cecilia's bum bum o.
Hmm, Guys what more can I say? Behold, your favourite music in 2014!