Up As Fxck is the latest song from Reminisce, featuring Badboy Timz, check out the lyrics below and get familiar with the track.

Reminisce & Badboy Timz - Up As Fxck Lyrics

Shock won bakan
Oh Olohun
Spiritual

Pushing P still progressing
No time for enemy
Ade ori mi o le si
Jah blessings cover me
Comment ca va, ca va bien merci
If you no wise you go learn lesson
Mo ge won bi Ronaldo ati Messi
Muri muri marun-un ka ma gazo lo, no mercy oh

I’m up as fuck
Ko de ni sewu, I no go concur
I’m up as fuck
Won de ti geti mi lo, emi ogo aye oh
I’m up as fuck
Ko de ni sewu, I no go concur
I’m up as fuck
Won de ti geti mi lo,
I no dey hear wetin dem talk

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Up as fuck
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Olohun wa (Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)
Olohun wa

Wa na muri muri marun-un
Owo kulikuli marun-un
Wo, meter mewaa la fi n gbadun
Ye, o ma lit o ma ladun
Ronaldo ni Saudi gbe wọn lọ s’express
Money go, money come it’s still in excess
Biggie biggie Bobby, I gats to press press
Wole kanle tan, of course is yes yes
I do not know what you came to do
Whatever you wish me it’s same to you
Pension lawa n bo, and so the fuck what
Owo loke, jupa o, what what

I’m up as fuck
Ko de ni sewu, I no go concur
I’m up as fuck
Won de ti geti mi lo, emi ogo aye oh
I’m up as fuck
Ko de ni sewu, I no go concur
I’m up as fuck
Won de ti geti mi lo
I no dey hear wetin dem talk

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Shock won bakan o, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

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ALSO READ: April Wrap-up: Here’s a List of Some Notable Events that Happened in the Nigerian Music Industry

1. Kizz Daniel becomes a father

On the 1st of May which also doubles as the birthday of Oluwatobiloba Daniel or Kizz Daniel as he’s popularly known, the singer celebrated the gift of life in a different way as he became a father and welcomed a set of twin boys, Jelani and Jalil. 

ALSO READ: Singer, Kizz Daniel Welcomes A Set Of Twins On His 27th Birthday

2. Chidinma Ekile becomes a gospel singer

The Kedike crooner, Chidinma Ekile, debuted as a gospel singer on her 30th birthday on the 2nd of May. This became public knowledge when the singer released a single titled Jehovah Over Do and shared on a faith via an Instagram video with the caption “MY NAME IS MINISTER CHIDINMA EKILE.”

D’banj later on also declared his status as a born-again Christian in a church at Abuja. 

ALSO READ: Chidinma Ekile Makes A U-turn From Secular To Gospel Music As She Turns 30

3. Burna Boy Ye sets new Nigerian record

On the 4th of May, Burna Boy’s Ye unlocked a new level as it became the fastest Nigerian song to certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

ALSO READ: Burna Boy's 'Ye'Now Gold Certified In The US, Sets New Nigerian Record

4. Davido’s ‘E choke’ Gets a Twitter Emoji  

“Even Jack know say #echoke” was Davido’s tweet on the evening of the 5th of May to let us in on the fact that his ‘e choke’ slang had gotten an emoji which would promptly pop up whenever it was used as a hashtag. The emoji was launched in commemoration of the singer’s 10 year anniversary in the music scene.

ALSO READ: “Even Jack Know Say #echoke” - Davido Reacts To New Twitter Emoji

5. Tony Elumelu Drops Afrobeats Playlist

CEO of UBA, Tony Elumelu showed that he balls just as hard as he works on the 7th of May when he drooped an Afrobeats playlist featuring music from Wizkid, Davido, Phyno, Ke-star, Teni, Blaqbonez among others.

ALSO READ: Tony Elumelu Drops Afrobeats Playlist Featuring Davido, Wizkid , Others

6. Burna Boy Hints at new album

The singer who is known for his Twitter rants, had similarly blown some steam off on the 7th of May. Here, he made it known that in his next album, he would capture his pain which was one of an outsider and had written the word ‘Outsider’ in capital letters, giving rise to the suspicions that the album would be named thus. 

ALSO READ: Here’s What We Know About Burna Boy’s Upcoming Album

7. Fireboy and Rema Bag brand ambassadorship deal with Monster Energy

After racking up much hype on social media about a possible collaboration, Rema and Fireboy on the 7th of May, unveiled their ambassadorship deal with Monster Energy drink.

ALSO READ: Fireboy and Rema Join The Monster Energy ‘Geng’ | Nigeria’s New Brand Ambassadors

8. Fela Kuti gets snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The 12th of May wasn’t a very pleasing one of the Nigerian music community as the latest inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced with Fela Kuti, who was the nominee with the second highest votes, left out from the list.

ALSO READ: Femi Kuti and Other Nigerians React to Fela Kuti's Hall of Fame Snub

9. Rumours circulate about Sound Sultan having throat cancer

That same day, rumours about Sound Sultan being diagnosed with throat cancer started to make the rounds. The singer however came made an Instagram post the very next day where despite not outrightly debunking the rumours, he’d looked healthy and happy and thanked everyone for their concern.

ALSO READ: Sound Sultan Speaks Following Throat Cancer News

10.

Nigerian Music in May: Victony shows signs of speedy recovery

Victony who has been in the thoughts and prayers of Nigerians begun to show signs of speedy recovery as he tweeted for the first time since his accident and also made an Instagram live through which he addressed his fans while discussing the accident.

ALSO READ: Victony Addresses Fans on Instagram Live Since Accident

11. Tems gets a billboard in 5 cities round the world

Tems' manager, Muyiwa Awoniyi, on the 14th of May took to his Twitter to thank God as Tems was spotted on 5 billboards in LA, New York, Atlanta, Miami and Lagos. Some days after, the singer also broke new barriers by becoming Billboard’s Next Big Sound.

ALSO READ: Tems Goes Global as Her Face Covers Billboards in 5 Cities

12. Fireboy performs live for YouTube Black Africa Month

The performance which was done on the 16th of May saw the singer perform his songs like Champion, Tattoo and others for a duration of 14 minutes with his live band casting a jazz feel on his sound.

ALSO READ: Watch Fireboy DML Perform Live For YouTube Black Africa Month Celebration

13. Tekno gets recognised by RIAA for If

On the 17th of May, Tekno received a plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America for producing and writing Davido’s Gold-certified smash hit, If. 

ALSO READ: Tekno Receives Plaque from RIAA for Davido's 'If'

14. Wizkid signals new album in the offing

Famous for being a big tease, the megastar had dropped hints on his Instarstory on the 18th when he uploaded an image showing him in front of a blank board with a question mark on it, flanked by his previous projects in a way that looked like the Apple music callback.

ALSO READ: See Wizkid's Way of Confirming His New Album on the Way

15. Show Dem Camp spot impostors

The rap duo Show Dem Camp, issued a memo warning against a show, Palwime Festival, parading as their annual show with a lineup of Nigerian acts who aren’t associated with the palmwine music brand.

ALSO READ: Show Dem Camp Issues Memo to Warn Against Imposter Palmwine Festival

16. Burna Boy unlocks new milestone on Spotify

Self-named African Giant, Burna Boy recently became the first African artiste to have three albums-- Outside, African Giant and Twice as Tall, with at least a 100million streams on Spotify.

ALSO READ: Burna Boy Becomes First African Artiste to Hit 100 Million Spotify Streams on 3 Albums

17. Shatta Wale disses Davido

Nigerian megastar Davido, had recently bought himself a Rolls Royce to celebrate his 10th year anniversary in the music game but Ghanaian singer, Shatta Wale had not been having any of it and called him out for showing off his father’s wealth.

ALSO READ: "I Don't Use My Father's Money for Hype" - Shatta Wale Drops Cryptic Snapchat Rant

18. Nigerian music Tiwa Savage hits the stage for the first time in a while

The African Bad Gyal who gave word that her EP Water and Garri is almost done hit the stage for the first time in 2021 on the 21st of May. Not many details were given but it was obvious she had a good time doing what she does best.

ALSO READ: Tiwa Savage Is Back on Stage for the First Time in 2021

19. Rema makes a declaration about his sound

Rema who also belongs to the group chat of musicians who go on Twitter rants, made a declaration on the 22nd of last month that his sound is to be called Afrorave and promised to cement it with an album.

ALSO READ: "From this day my sound will be called Afrorave" - Rema Declares Music Genre

20.

Nigerian Music in May: Timaya chops off dreadlocks

If there’s one thing the Egberi Papa One of Bayelsa has become synonymous with, it’s his dreadlocks. The singer has however let go of that look for a lowcut which he posted on his Instagram. 

ALSO READ: See Timaya's New Look as He Chops Off His Locks... Again

21. Ayo Jay’s Your Number gets doubly certified

Your Number by Ayo Jay which was a hit song in 2013 and popularly known as the first Nigerian song to chart on Billboard without a feature has gotten a Gold certification in the US and silver in the UK. 

ALSO READ:Ayo Jay Receives Gold & Silver Certifications for 'Your Number', Set to Drop New Music

22. Badboy Timz  falls out with record label

Following what has been a messy back and forth, Badboy Timz parted ways with his record label company, Anonymous Music and on the 24th of May stated that the next stage of his career will be with his self-owned label, Shock Absorbers Music.

ALSO READ: Bad Boy Timz Terminates Contract With Record Label, Demands 200M for Libel

23. Notjustok hosts Africa’s Next Radio Mode by Pandora Music

Launched on the 24th of May to celebrate Africa Day, Pandora advanced their Afrobeats station with a brand new mode called Africa’s Next to be hosted by Notjustok. It is to spotlight acts such as Fireboy DML, Sha Sha, Gyakie, Blaqbonez, Omah Lay and others. 

ALSO READ: Pandora Launches 'Africa’s Next' Radio Mode Hosted By Notjustok

24. Audiomack kicks off virtual concert series

Debuting on the 25th of May, the Audiomack Hometown Heroes Nigeria Virtual Concert is a series of concert which so far has given platform to stars such as Zanku master, Zlatan, Ladipoe, Omah Lay and Tems.

ALSO READ: Audiomack Presents: Hometown Heroes Nigeria Virtual Concert Series ft. Omah Lay, Tems, Fireboy, Yemi Alade

26. Mo’Hits stars reunite at Ikechukwu’s wedding

It was a live concert at rapper, Ikechukwu’s wedding as Wande Coal, D’banj and Don Jazzy showed up and showed out at his wedding and turned things up a performance of Iskaba and Whine Am Well among others. 

ALSO READ: It Was Mo’hits Reunion At Ikechukwu's Wedding as Don Jazzy, D'banj & Wande Coal Perform Live!

27.

Nigerian music in May: Charly Boy involved in accident

The Nigerian veteran musician shared photos of his bruised-up face on the 27th of the last month, adding that he’d gotten into an accident while on his scooter and prayed for his well-wishers.

ALSO READ: Charly Boy Badly Bruised After Scooter Accident

28. Davido and Focalistic go platinum in South Africa

The two artistes we collaborated on the Ke-Star remix received plaques after the song got Platinum-certified 3x in South Africa.

ALSO READ: Davido and Focalistic Receive Certification Plaque for 'Ke Star'| Watch

29. Simi and Adekunle Gold celebrate their daughter with a single

Superstar mom and dad, Simi and Adekunle Gold not only celebrated their daughter, Adejare’s one-year-old birthday with cute birthday photos but also released a single with proceeds set up to go to her trust fund. 

ALSO READ: Simi and Adekunle Gold Wish Deja 'Happy Birthday' With New Single | Listen Now

30. Notable tours starting soon

Wizkid, Rema, Asa and Burna Boy have all began talks of going on tour with Burna Boy set to headline a show at London's 02 Arena.

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Show Dem Camp

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In the memorandum which was issued online on Monday the 17th of May, Show Dem Camp who also double as the organizers of the Palmwine Music Festival stated that an event tagged “Palmwine Festival- Afrobeats in the Park” was being advertised to take place in the UK this summer, 2021. They then went ahead to state that they weren’t the organisers of the mentioned show and it was not an authentic version of their yearly festival and so Show Dem Camp as well as their associated acts would not be present. 

Official statement from Show Dem Camp and The Beat 103.6FM

They then assured fans that they were hard to work organizing the next Palmwine Music Festival once the restriction on live shows was lifted. 

Prior to this, the Palmwine Music Festival had held three times since 2017 and had been graced with appearances and performances such as Show Dem Camp themselves as well as associated acts like Tems, Ladipoe, BOJ, Nonso Amadi among others. 

The imposter version, Palm Wine Festival is set to take place on the 31st of May and had commenced the sales of tickets yesterday. It has stars such as Wande Coal, Reminisce, Badboy Timz, Fireboy DML, LAX, and more on the flier. 

The organizers of the show are currently yet to give a response to Show Dem Camp's memo.

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The interview was released on the 24th of February and after watching the interesting chat, here are some things we found out.

Wizkid

 1. Vibe 'Made in Lagos' On Sunday

The first thing we got from the interview is that Wizkid created 'Made in Lagos' to give you a stressless song that can bring you peace of mind. According to Wizkid;

When I'm making an album, I feel ike I'm painting a mood for people to feel. And with Covid and everything going around in the world I just feel ike it is very important to have this kind of music out to the world especially at this time. Before COVID we were all jumping around in the clubs listening to ... you can listen to that but when it comes to when you want to chill; chill and thank God for family, for life, you're hanging out by the beach, at night, in he morning, everything different from club, there are certain types of music you play. So it was just very important for me to put out a body of work that actually make people feel something. Not just I want you to dance in the club, that's cool, but I want youth go back to it on Sunday see, I want youth go back and play my album on a Sunday, that's the kind f vibe I wanted to give and I'm very happy that people love the music.

2. Wizkid's Favourite Track off 'Made in Lagos'

Wizkid, Tems - Essence

The next thing we found out about Wizkid is his favourite track from his 'Made in Lagos' project and it is non-other than 'Blessed' ft.  Damian Marley and we understand why that will be because who else is rough around the edges from Ojuelegba Shitta and still blessed if not Wizkid? But stating the reason why that jam is his fave, Wizkid said; "I would say it's 'Blessed' with Damian Marley, that was a very spiritual session"

3. New Music with Young Artistes

Omah Lay and Tems

The third thing we learnt from Wizkid is the other young artistes he is taking new music with. We know, through videos shared on Instastory that Wizkid is recording music with young talents like Omah Lay and Tems, but apparently, he's also working with BadBoy Timz and Bella Shmurda. Speaking about it he said; "I've been working with everyone ... I've literally been getting it with everyone, I've been getting it with Badboy Timz, I wanna get it with Bella Shmurda, and just every young act doing amazing stuff."

4. Not a Football Fan

Our number four eye-opener on Wizkid is that he is not a football lover like a lot of other artistes and it makes sense because have you ever heard Wizkid talk about his club winning or losing in all of his emoji tweets? None we can think of but please be kind to remind us by tagging us to the tweet if you find it.

5. Owo Ni Koko

Finally, not sure you need anyone to tell you that Wizkid likes money, but if after listening to this interview you didn't sense that, let's just be the one to tell you. Machala does not sound like he'll play with his paper and that was observed from his response to questions such as "cash or card?", "money or fame?" but the truth is, who doesn't like the money?

Visit RED RADIO to listen.

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Don Jazzy

At 37, Don Jazzy is a don through and true as he has carved for himself an unshakeable image across both generations. And while he may feel like a bit of Generation X due to being born towards the end of that age, he is actually a Millennial.

Asa

A graceful embodiment of the ‘black don’t crack’ saying, Asa is one Millennial many might consider as goals with an airtight musical career and easy-going lifestyle. 

Wizkid

At age 30 Wizkid is definitely no more a kid and has made his mark as a millennial and global Afropop star with a hit song that chronicles the struggles of the people of his town, Ojuelegba.

ALSO READ: 15 Nigerian Songs About Sex

Olamide

The Young Erikina has grown into an OG and at age 31, has influenced both his fellow millennials and Gen Zs coming after. 

Burna Boy

The self-titled African Giant, he has not only gone ahead to put his money where his mouth is, but continues to gbese and gbe bodi globally in impressive ways most of his fellow Millennials dreamed they could. 

Yemi Alade

According to Yemi Alade, any woman once she recognises her self-worth, is Mama Africa yet it will not be disputed by any that the crown of the new-age Mama Africa sits pretty on the 31-year-old Millennial star’s head. 

Davido

A superstar, a shooting star, a young stunner etcetera, yet nothing screams “I’m a Millenial” louder for the 28 year old star other than the name of his movement; 30BG. 

Omah Lay

Gen Z is rife with young stars but at 23, the sensational Afropop singer, Omah Lay may claim to be at the doorstep of both generations and possess some millennial qualities as well as that of the former.

ALSO READ: Funniest Nigerian Musicians Guaranteed To Make You Laugh

Rema

When Rema hit the scene he did it with a bang and has since gone ahead to drop “another banger” after every other banger. This has given him standing as the poster boy for the Gen Zs.

Tems

Young, fresh, with an eclectic and unique vibe, the leader of the Rebel Gang might decide not to take any sides in the Gen Z vs Millennial war as she is what some consider a Zilennial; a mix of Gen Z and the Millenials. 

Teni

Her playful ever-vibrant persona may have you believing she’s not a day over 16, but at 28, Teni is a musical jagaban of the millennial type. 

ALSO READ: 10 Nigerian Musicians that Make Eligible Bachelors

Mayorkun

A true mayor, whether of Lagos or generational margins, Mayorkun is considered to be a gatekeeper and a blend between the Gen Z and the Millennials. That probably explains his skillfulness on the Gen Z -dominated app; TikTok.

BOJ

The alte subculture cum genre has gone quite a way and BOJ serves as one of the young millennial pillars, who pioneered the movement on his now 27-year-old shoulders some 6 years back.

Bella Shmurda

His debut project with fresh and compelling storytelling is dubbed Vision 2020, his latest single which addresses living the fast life, titled Rush, what more do you need to know that Bella Shmurda is the perfect blend of Gen Z and Millennial, otherwise tagged, Zillennial? 

Ayra Starr

Probably the most Gen Z artiste on the scene, Ayra Starr is bound to top charts and airwaves with an army of fresh young minds behind her 18-year-old back.

Badboy Timz

Breaking into the scene with readymade superstar persona, Bad Boy Timz at age 24, is a mix of the two generations and might choose to identify either as a Millennial or Gen Z and be gladly accepted by either.  

Simi

Her social media username may be ‘Symply Simi’ but the 32-year-old songstress has topped several charts and served several hits to prove that she’s one Millennial who is far from simple. 

Zlatan

Zlatan is one Millennial that has obviously learned from the street-hop OGs to birth a new wave of the genre while being loud and proud like a Gen Z. He could also pass for a Zillennial, which is a win for both sides.

Adekunle Gold

We’ve watched Adekunle Gold go from being the AG baby to AG daddy and have given the 34-year-old Millennial a thumbs up for schooling us on evolution in music. 

Joeboy

At the age of 23, Jeboy is charting serious waters as an African afropop Gen Z sensation and we all love to see and hear it.

We've taken a look at some of our favourite artistes from Asa to Joeboy, and we'll like to know where they lie in the Gen Z vs Millennial margin, so feel free to talk to us in the comments section.

Get updates as they drop via Twitter and Facebook

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1. Loading was inspired from watching his glitching laptop which showed the status ‘Loading.’ He decided to use the lines inspired by this moment even before he got the Olamide collaboration which cemented his 2020 moves. 

ALSO READ: Read What Olamide Has to Say About His Absence from the Video for ‘Loading’

2. He is the son of a Tungba musician and often followed him to his shows where his duties involved collecting the money sprayed on them. His father was also an accountant and impressed upon him the need for him to finish school. According to Timz, his parents began to take interest and invest in his work when they saw how dedicated to it. 

3. His recent good time anthem, Have Fun was in his words; “a one-take freestyle.” He explained that he got the inspiration for the song after reconnecting with an old friend with infectious energy. 

ALSO READ: The Imminent & Ultimate Arrival Of Bad Boy Timz

4. Bad Boy Timz will be serving an album this year. It will be his debut album and will be titled Birth of A New King because he believes he’s the new wave.                         

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The video to Foreign which is directed by Visionary Pictures, dropped today the 22nd of January, and sees Tolani Baj playing the role of love interest, vixen, and chauffeur to Not3s who plays the role of a mechanic in Bankulli’s workshop. The story however takes a twist when Not3s realises it was all a dream. 

The video also features appearances from singer, Badboy Timz as well as Father DMW.

Prior to this and in the same vein, 2nd runner up of the BB Naija lockdown show, Nengi was also cast in Davido’s visual film for Jowo. 

Watch the video to Foreign here:

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Nigerian Artists

In the present day, internet fraud has become an activity that countless Nigerian youths engage in to eke a living for themselves, and to fund the extravagant lifestyle of their dreams. As a result, it has grown from being an illicit activity to being a highly glorified activity. This glorification is mainly done through music, especially songs belonging to the street hop genre. In these songs, musicians can be heard giving props to the activity which funded their 'lavida loca' living and business interests or praising their friends who have become an influential G-boy. 

Here are 12 top songs that referenced the popular internet fraud lifestyle in Nigeria (aka Yahoo-yahoo):

1. Yahooze- Olu Maintain

What better way to kick off this enquiry other than with one of the oldest and most influential Nigerian musical references to Yahoo-Yahoo? Released in October 2007, it was a huge hit and one of the first songs to let us into the world of G-boys. In fact it’s all in the title and while some of us may have been oblivious to what Olu Maintain was singing about, we’d all happily done the two fingers in the air dance to lines of the song like ‘ti m ba hammer, one million dollar’ Other lines like ‘Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, boys dey hustle’ with the follow up being about living large on the weekends also serves to capture the hard and fast ways of the Yahoo-Yahoo lifestyle.

2. Maga Don Pay- Kelly Hansome

This is another Yahoo-Yahoo-backed number that became inducted into the hall of fame of Nigerian hits. In this song, Kelly Hansome depicts the joys of getting paid by his ‘client’ who he refers to as ‘maga.’ It also comes with explicit lyrics where Kelly Hansome dishes hacks of the trade saying ‘plenty format, offshore accounts and CC numbers.’

3. Legbegbe- Mr Real, Idowest & Obadice

In the later half of the year 2017, a dance wave swept through the whole country. It was the shaku-shaku dance with origin from the streets of Agege, Lagos state. The dance with its energetic routines birthed a good number of street anthems and one of them was Mr Real’s Legbegbe where with the help of Obadice and Idowest he urges the listener to do the shaku-shaku dance from the side. Legbegbe does not have any explicit links to the Yahoo-Yahoo lifestyle, but the refrain where the different models of iPhones are listed can be considered as speaking to the G-boy lifestyle of mainly using iPhones and often upgrading to the latest model is out. 

'Aboki where my naira, me wan change am for the dollar' is also a recurrent activity, sang about in the two previously listed songs. From Olu Maintain saying ‘One million dollar, elo lo ma je ti m ba se si naira’ to Kelly Hansome’s 'plenty dollars, straight to aboki make we start to dey change it,' we are intimated on the easy come easy go, dollar-changing ways of G-boys.

ALSO READ:"Yahoo no be crime"- Naira Marley

4. Oshozondi- DJ Sidez, Slimcase and Masta T

Oshozondi is another song that was created during the legwork craze of 2017 and the beats bear similar pace with that of Legbegbe. However, this song sees Slimcase playing the role of praise singer as several names were called in a eulogising manner. The names which are a mix of wealth-suggesting adjectives and Yoruba words included personalities who are allegedly some of the most influential G-boys in the country. 

Addressing the sleepless lifestyle said to be emulated by G-boys, Masta T then takes the more explicit route with lines like ‘Oya si Google, every night boys dey hustle, bi n ni client, ma pe mugu.'

5. Able God- Chinko Ekun ft. Lil Kesh and Zlatan

While Able God might appear like every man’s prayer to the Almighty to make them rich, it doubles as the Yahoo-Yahoo anthem and prayer for luck in the business.

The lyrical content of Able God makes use of a mix of regular Yoruba words and then slangs and sayings that have been popularised by G-boys. For instance, Lil Kesh ad libs at the intro saying ‘tan internet e YAGI ti fe login’ and then there’s that ever-present reference to changing money where he says ‘aboki ti se dollar!’  Then on Zlatan’s verse where he said 'Omo ase o lo n toro oja kiri, kuro n’be to ye k’o lo ra lappy,' he bells the cat by giving advise on the trade and calling for dedication on the job.

6. Apala New Skool- Qdot

Next on the Internet Fraud referenced Nigerian songs is 'Apala New Skool' by Q-dot where he assumed the role of social commentator, narrating and highlighting the get-rich-quick spirit of Nigerian youths which sees them trying all channels available from infamous Ponzi scheme, MMM to dog racing, local lottery; Baba Ijebu, sex work, and internet scamming aka 'Yahoo-Yahoo'. 

He also traces this widespread urge for fast wealth down to its effects on the mindset of the youths who decide to engage in Yahoo-Yahoo and respond saying ‘walai talai mo fe sha ise’ when asked what they do for a living. 

His song eventually became a prophesy when the next year, there emerged a video of a little boy enthusiastically saying he wants to become a G-Boy when he grows up. 

7. Yahoo L’awon Ore Mi - Eleniyan

Sometime last year, this song hit the streets and instantly became an anthem as it acknowledged and gave props to two lines of work that have served several members of the underprivileged society; sex work and Yahoo-Yahoo. 

8. Living Things - 9ice 

Released in 2016, this song didn’t peak till 2019 and when it did so, it was with a bang. 9ice sang this song from two points of view; that of a money-hungry youth who has no qualms turning to internet scam to get the paper. And then from that of a social commentator outlining the ills of such greed.

9. Loading - Olamide ft Badboy Timz

Loading was one of the biggest songs of 2020. The phrase, ‘spiritual ginger’ which Badboy Timz calls out at the beginning of the song serves to not only announce the monstrosity of the hit that the song is, but points at the level of motivation the song gives as Olamide literally urges everyone to work as hard as Yahoo boys; 'Olu gba yahooze o maintain, Iwo sun o un gor o un complain.' And also ball as hard as them; 'gara tan bi ti loader.'

ALSO READ: “Can You Tell The Difference Between Nigerian Political Elite and Yahoo Boys?" - Seun Kuti

10. Cashapp - Bella Shmurda, Lincoln & Zlatan

Another huge hit from 2020, with this song, Bella Shmurda, Lincoln and Zlatan had everybody chanting along to the scamming lingo and mantras of the trade with reckless abandon. So while the full meaning ‘CC’ remains a known mystery, we all know that it should be loaded, and the maga billed. 

11. Am I A Yahoo Boy - Naira Marley & Zlatan

A very tongue in cheek song from Naira Marley, this song was borne off an accusation that he was involved in cybercrimes himself. The origin of this accusation had reared its head after a protracted online disagreement/ debate with singer Simi and rapper, Ruggedman on    the rightness of Yahoo-Yahoo which he’d made a case for. 

Naira Marley was not only brazen enough to record this song at a time when his freedom was being contended on allegations of fraud but he also made mention of the fact that he had friends in the Yahoo Yahoo trade as well.

12. Maga No Need Pay - Banky W, Bez, Cobhams, MI, Modele, Modele, Omawumi, Rooftop MCs, Wordsmith

This song was made sometime in the year 2011 by several musicians in the industry who had felt the need to speak against the Yahoo-Yahoo trend while extolling the virtue of doing legal work. As a result, they'd joined their voices to make the song with a chorus that goes ‘Maga no need pay, for me to buy correct moto, for me to take make my doe’ among other lines that explicitly stand against it. 

ALSO READ: "Let us get our priorities straight"- Burna Boy Reacts To The Ongoing Conversation On Internet Fraud

As the activity becomes even more widespread, the endless list of songs referencing internet fraud, will only keep growing, which therefore do you think influences the other? Does the music influence the culture or the culture does the music?

Engage in the conversation by dropping your thoughts in the comment section below, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Headies

The nomination reviews releases from July 2019 to September 2020, as a result, works from the last quarter of the year did not make the cut. Regardless, several artistes lucked out. For instance, newcomer Omah Lay, bags 4 nominations ranging from next rated to viewer's choice awards.

Self-proclaimed African Giant, Burna Boy also comes in as a heavyweight nominee with his name turning up in a total of 6 categories. For the 30BG gang, it's evident on the list that this is their year as Davido and Mayorkun both make an appearance in the category for artiste of the year, among others. 

Other newcomers recognised on the Headies awards' nomination list include Bella Shmurda, Oxlade, and Tems who were both given a nod for next rated. For the Rookie of the Year category, Zinoleesky and Jamopyper battle it out alongside Alpha P and Olakira. 

Indeed, its been quite a year on the music scene, for the full breakdown, here is a list of all works nominated for the Headies awards:

See the full list below;

HEADIES AWARDS NEXT RATED

1. TEMS

2. OMAH LAY

3. OXLADE

4. BELLA SHMURDA

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

1. BURNA BOY

2. DAVIDO

3. WIZKID

4. MAYORKUN

5. TIWA SAVAGE

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

1. NAIRA MARLEY & YOUNG JOHN – MAFO

2. MAYORKUN – GENG

3. REMINISCE FEAT. OLAMIDE & NAIRA MARLEY – INSTAGRAM

4. RUDEBOY – AUDIO MONEY

5. IVD & ZLATAN – BOLANLE

6. OLAMIDE - PAWON

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. OLAKIRA

2. ALPHA P

3. JAMOPYPER

4. ZINOLEESKY

5. BAD BOY TIMZ

HEADIES REVELATION

1.VICTOR AD

2. FIREBOY DML

3. JOEBOY

4. TENI

5. REMA

6. CHIKE

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. FEM – DAVIDO

2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI

3. JORO - WIZKID

4. MAFO – NAIRA MARLEY

5. DUDUKE – SIMI

BEST POP SINGLE

1. BILLIONAIRE – TENI

2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI.

3. LADY – REMA

4. FEM – DAVIDO

5. JORO - WIZKID

6. SKELETUN - TEKNO

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

1. CORNER – LADY DONLY FEAT. VANJESS & THE CAVEMEN

2. I WONDER - MOELOGO

3. BITTER - DEENA ADE

4. ANITA - THE CAVEMEN

5. MONEY DEVOTION - GBASKY

6. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN - OLU

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. AFRICAN GIANT - BURNA BOY

2. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML

3. AFRO POP VOL. 1 - ADEKUNLE GOLD 

4. YELLOW – BRYMO

5. BOO OF THE BOOLESS - CHIKE

BEST POP ALBUM

1. APOLLO – FIREBOY DML

2. AFRICAN GIANT – BURNA BOY

3. A GOOD TIME – DAVIDO

4. WOMAN OF STEEL – YEMI ALADE

5. AFRO POP VOL. 1 – ADEKUNLE GOLD

Best Alternative Album 

1. YELLOW – BRYMO

2. LUCID – ASA

3. THE LIGHT – BEZ

4. PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI

5. ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN

BEST R&B ALBUM

1. LAUGHTER, TEARS AND GOOSEBUMPS – FIREBOY DML

2. I LIKE GIRLS WITH TROBUL – SARZ & WURLD

3. KING – PRAIZ

4. BOO OF THE BOOLESS – CHIKE

5. CELIA – TIWA SAVAGE

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

1. YELLOW – BRYMO

2. LUCID – ASA

3. THE LIGHT – BEZ

4. PIONEERS – DRB LASGIDI

5. ROOTS – THE CAVEMEN

BEST RAP ALBUM

1. GOD’S ENGINEERING – AQ

2. ILLY CHAPO X - ILLBLISS

3. YPSZN2 – PSYCHO YP

4. CULT! – PAYBAC IBORO

5. THE ERIGMA II - ERIGGA

BEST RAP SINGLE

1. OGB4IG – REMINISCE

2. SHUT UP – BLAQBONEZ

3. COUNTRY – ILLBLISS

4. GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM

5. BOP DADDY – FALZ FEAT. MS. BANKS

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

1. AQ – EUNICE

2. BLAQBONEZ – DEFINE RAP 2

3. MI ABAGA – TRINITY

4. ILLBLISS – COUNTRY

5. PHENOM – GET THE INFO

6. PHYNO – SPEAK LIFE

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

1. PHEELZ – ‘BILLIONAIRE’ BY TENI

2. SPAX – ‘AWAY’ BY OXLADE

3. KEL P – ‘PULL UP’ BY BURNA BOY

4. SARZ – ‘MAD’ BY SARZ & WURLD

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (Female)

1. SIMI – NO LONGER BENEFICIAL

2. LINDSEY ABUDEI – ONE ON THE OUTSIDE

3. NINIOLA - ADDICTED

4. J-DESS – CHI EFO

5. YEMI ALADE – LAI LAI

6. IMANSE - AJALA

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (Male)

1. WURLD – GHOST TOWN

2.CHIKE – FORGIVE

3.PRAIZ – UNDER THE SKY

4.COHBAMS – PLENTI

5.NONSO AMADI – WHAT MAKES YOU SURE

6.JOHNNY DRILLE – COUNT ON YOU

Best R&B SINGLE

1. UNDER THE SKY – PRAIZ

2. DUDUKE – SIMI

3. MAD – SARZ & WURLD

4. BAD INFLUENCE – OMAH LAY

5. TATTOO – FIREBOY DML

6. DANGEROUS LOVE – TIWA SAVAGE

Best Collabo

1. KNOW YOU – LADIPOE FEAT. SIMI

2. NOBODY – DJ NEPTUNE FEAT. JOEBOY & MR. EAZI

3. SWEET IN THE MIDDLE – DAVIDO FEAT. NAIRA MARLEY, ZLATAN & WURLD 

4. DON’T CALL ME BACK – JOEBOY FEAT. MAYORKUN

5. TOTORI – ID CABASA FEAT. WIZKID & OLAMIDE

6. GET THE INFO – PHYNO, FALZ & PHENOM

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

1. DAVIDO

2. OMAH LAY

3. BURNA BOY

4. FALZ

5. FIREBOY DML 

6. MAYORKUN

7. DJ NEPTUNE

8. WIZKID

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

1. SIMISOLA BOLATITO OGUNLEYE (SIMI – DUDUKE)

2. ADEDAMOLA ADEFOLAHAN (FIREBOY DML DML – DREAMER)

3. DAMINI OGULU (BURNA BOY – WAY TOO BIG)

4. STANLEY OMAH DIDIA (OMAH LAY – BAD INFLUENCE)

5. SADIQ ONIFADE (WURLD – GHOST TOWN)

6. ADEKUNLE KOSOKO (1 MILLI)

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

1.OZYMANDIAS – BRYMO

2. SMILE - WIZKID FEAT. HER

3.WONDERFUL – BURNA BOY

4.DREAMER – FIREBOY DML

5.GHOST TOWN – WURLD

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

1. ELI – FIREBOY BY CLARENCE PETERS

2 .1 MILLI – DAVIDO BY DIRECTOR K

3. SMILE – WIZKID BY MEJI ALABI

4. BILLIONAIRE - TENI  BY TG OMORI

5. SHEKERE - YEMI ALADE BY OVIE ETSEYATSE

AFRICAN ARTISTE RECOGNITION

1. MASTER KG

2. KUAMI EUGENE

3. SAUTI SOL

4. SHAATA WALE

5. STONEBWOY

HALL OF FAME

KING SUNNY ADE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM

TIMAYA

There you have it, the nomination list for the upcoming Headies Award, Which artiste(s) are you rooting for?

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Then, it had been his illuminated jacket that drove the conversation. But not much later, he’d won the hearts of many. 

The turnaround on the viewers’ end had been swift and can be partly attributed to the discovery of his rapping skills. 

These skills were soon outed by Laycon himself as the reason why he’d ventured into reality tv.

According to him, while speaking to Ebuka after emerging winner of the show; “I only came to Big Brother to promote my album, my EP.”

His plan paid off and right from day two of the reality show, viewers had taken his ‘Who is Laycon’ EP to the third spot on Apple music. 

Eventually, these same viewers cum fans saw him to the grand prize with a landslide victory. 

This support he has garnered since stepping into the reality tv world remains steadfast and he has become a trending topic on several occasions. 

Today, the 6th of November is no different as Twitter users, fans, and foe alike of Laycon have engaged in a heated debate over his status as an artiste. 

This discussion emerged when Naija PR, a PR page on the social media platform, Twitter asked music fans who to choose their next rated artiste. The question was supported with a graphic design that included pictures of 6 new-generation artistes namely Omah Lay, Bella Shmurda, Cheque, Zinoleesky, Badboy Timz, and Laycon's inclusive. 

Who is your next Rated Artist?? pic.twitter.com/Ct9od3JGX0

— Naija (@Naija_PR) November 5, 2020

While a good number of Twitter users stand with Laycon, several others have reacted differently to his inclusion in the list. They are of the opinion that his career is still in the budding stages and his fans, known as 'Icons' are being motivated by their emotions. 

Laycon recently collaborated with DJ Neptune and Joeboy to produce an Icons Remix to ‘Nobody.’ His EP also featured indigenous rap gurus like Reminisce and Chinko Ekun. He has also made mention of an upcoming album. 

What do you think, does Laycon deserve to be regarded as one of the next rated artistes of 2020? 

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