Opinion
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The Oxymoron of the New Masquerade’s Eddie Quansa Theme Song
If you grew up in the 70/80’s then the series “The New Masquerade TV series” should ring a bell. In the same vein, “Eddie Quansa‘s” song should equally bring back even more memories. We collected some comments online and decide to share some of these discoveries with you. There are a number of stories behind the song “Eddie Quansa’s…
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‘Yahoo’ Execs and New Generation Record Labels
George just got the best news of his life. This is what he’s lived for, dreamt of, prayed for, and it was finally coming to life. George, an upcoming musician was spotted on Twitter and was subsequently signed by a record label. His life’s dream, and an opportunity to prove to people, especially his father about his musical prowess had…
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Music & Its Role in Birthing a Revolution
Music, is and always has been a clear medium to create awareness, draw the attention of the government to issues, and challenge the establishment. From all corners of the continent, we are witnessing an uprising of musicians lending their voice, singing against the evil of the state with catchy beats of Afro pop embedded with subliminal messages. Music is a…
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On Blaqbonez’s ‘BRAI’ and The Culture Value of Diss Tracks
Diss tracks can be a powerful weapon in a music executive’s arsenal, as it generates publicity for the artists. Be it a newbie taking on an established act or setting baits for his contemporaries, or an established act reaffirming his stance. Sometimes, it reaps rewards, but the stakes are usually high as participants stands the risk of being ridiculed or…
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Alte Music: The Clan of Nigeria’s Creative Misfits
There is a new crop of young creatives deviating from the norm, creating magic without the societal restrictions and being the difference with their eclectic blend of genre, fashion and style. It is a new era in sound and artistic narrative for the music industry. The music started off mainly on SoundCloud, with the sound experimental, the topics introspective, and…
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Record Labels: Heroes or Villains?
In recent times, we’ve witnessed the tussle between record labels and their artistes in dirty feuds where unpleasant information get spewed all over social media. From Chocolate City and the Brymo saga, to Vector and YSG, to Runtown, Kizz Daniel, Iyanya and Triple MG boss, Ubi Franklin, and recently, Oladips and the Reminisce-led, LRR. The label executives have always been painted in a…
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The ‘New’ Naira Marley and The Rise of The Marlians
Naira Marley is being touted as the ‘new Fela’ by his army of supporters known as the Marlians. He is without doubt, a controversial musical artiste who recently was released after being in incarceration for his support of cyber crimes which he endorsed on his social media handle. Whilst in prison, he released “Why” and “Opotoyi” came after he was…
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Davido Vs Wizkid 2018: The Results Are In…
The year is rounding off and music artistes are putting finishing touches on their calendar year, dropping song after song and tidying things up. Well, when it comes to Nigeria and indeed, all of Africa, very few can argue that DMW boss, Davido and Wizkid are two of the biggest artistes. Well, as the year is winding to a close, at NaijaTurnUp, we have done…
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Hit or Miss? A Closer Look At Kizz Daniel’s “No Bad Song Album”
Flyboy Inc boss, Kizz Daniel dropped his “No Bad Songz” album a few days ago and it has been generating a buzz, not only because it’s his first project since his messy parting with former label, that saw him change names, but also because of the quality of songs and collabs on the project. Artistes like Davido, Diamond Platnumz, Nasty C, DJ Xclusive, Sarkodie were…
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The Nigerian music industry as its finest export to the world
The Nigerian music industry has grown and come a long way from the early days when show runners paid huge amounts of money to bring in foreign stars who commanded more influence and fee than their African counterparts. The days when 50 Cent and Eedris Abdulkareem would engage in a brawl on Nigerian soil over who gets what and who is shown what respect…
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