It really sad to hear that Da grin, Barrack O'grin is no more at the age of 24 (i hope i am right about that) or should i say he was really young but that's life.
Like they say 'no one knows the day nor the hour' we will have to cash that one cheque which never bounces or when you get that 'call' you can't say you are not ready!!
When that final call come thru it never goes to voicemail.. you pick up and go !! ......end of!!
What will you be remembered for ? well ... it's whatever you did, didn't do or should have done or could have done but that doesnt matter to you.. as you wouldn't be around to listen to it...... GOOD OR BAD (thanks to j martins)
Enough of the philosophy lesson this should be all about DA GRIN... for me i think i started to take notice of him when he had this collaboraton with kenny st brown 'turn around' then saw his 'pon pon pon video which i feel was really nice !! then my bruv folabi sends me his cd CEO (thanks bruv for keeping in tune with the naija music scene!!) Listening to it, production and beat wise really tight and would probably stand the test of time and also as one of the best cds of the year 2009 but credit should goes to sosick (naija have some really really good beatmakers who can stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the best beatmakers worldwide, kanye, pharell, timbaland, wyclef etc watch your backs naija man dey come
After a few listens i liked the stand outs like ghetto stories, everyday and pon pon pon and kondo (though i feel he bite off candy stick by M and M ) but when i heard he passed,i went back (like you do when you heard a musician dies) you tend to go back to their back catalogue and re listen to their music ...case in point michael jackson.. then after that re listen, i rediscovered da grin and said ...wow... if he did this tight an album at 24, then ....one wonder what he would have done on album 3 ,4 or 5 but i guess that what life does to you, we get to the what if... phase !!
Though not the first to rap in yoruba/ pidgin english i think that should go to the king of yoruba rap, the lord of the manor... ajasa!! but DaGrin probably took it to anotha level, took it to the streets and put a bit of sawgga and street talk to it
While ajasa keeps his rap mainly funny, DAgrin was more tupac and he and sosick created a real masterpiece in the cd CEO 'chief executive omoita'
I am sure people would start to compare him to tupac... i just hope we dont start getting dozen of songs featuring post humus DAgrin or people trying to cash in after his sad passing.
ACTUALLY there is no need to review his cd CEO just listen and file under CLazzic!!
RIP akogun !! Barrack O'grin.. Kondo Master... sun re o
ps.. for a good listen to any cd i recommend STRONGLY the bose wave music system
Thursday, May 13, 2010
LAGOS
Hello
This is about the second blog for the year 2010
musically for me it more about naija and african music
I have now actually had a good listen to 9ice new joint 'TRADITION' though not as strong as 'GONGO ASO' after a proper 'Alejo' listen, i feel its a wicked album ,production wise i still feel Gongo Aso is better, as it sounds clearer and well balanced sonically, whereas Tradition sounds muffled , unclear in general and not as polished as Gongo Aso. This could be due to the fact that he used varied producers and not mainly Id Cabasa .
But to be fair to 9ice i don't think in a singer's life you can make two classic albums, those days and age have long gone (The days of the chief priest Baba 70, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey Oliver de Coque Chief Osadebe,Bright Chimezie,Orlando owoh ayinde barrister kollington ayinla salawa abeni etc.. (men i am really showing my age ) writing classics after classics over time though they did have a few dud albums but they were consistent over time because they were proper music men/women and had bands and not programmed sounds so they had to sit and not only write the song but write the music to the songs ) but these days it all about 'party music' and i dont think longetivity is part of the game any longer or if it is ...that has probably been pushed to the background .it's all make money,bling bling and the champange lifestyle
His word play and use of idioms and yoruba proverbs is commendable, according to 9ice he grew up with his granny who spoke to him in proverbs and yoruba wise word which put him in good stead.
STAND OUTZ
Energy-for the beats, flow and use of proverbs
Liquor- for the beats and world play
Alapomeji anhem-wow!! seriki's verse is the bomb
Pete Pete with ASA- over time classic
Gbamu gbamu-nice joint/video
Anytime-moving !!
overall really good effort
he will probably win a grammy someday
Ps is 9ice trying to carve a niche for himself?
As i feel there seems to be some chink in the coded tunes/alapomeji camp cos ID didn't have full production and it showed!!
But we all try and grow and move on !!
alapomeji for life
This is about the second blog for the year 2010
musically for me it more about naija and african music
I have now actually had a good listen to 9ice new joint 'TRADITION' though not as strong as 'GONGO ASO' after a proper 'Alejo' listen, i feel its a wicked album ,production wise i still feel Gongo Aso is better, as it sounds clearer and well balanced sonically, whereas Tradition sounds muffled , unclear in general and not as polished as Gongo Aso. This could be due to the fact that he used varied producers and not mainly Id Cabasa .
But to be fair to 9ice i don't think in a singer's life you can make two classic albums, those days and age have long gone (The days of the chief priest Baba 70, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey Oliver de Coque Chief Osadebe,Bright Chimezie,Orlando owoh ayinde barrister kollington ayinla salawa abeni etc.. (men i am really showing my age ) writing classics after classics over time though they did have a few dud albums but they were consistent over time because they were proper music men/women and had bands and not programmed sounds so they had to sit and not only write the song but write the music to the songs ) but these days it all about 'party music' and i dont think longetivity is part of the game any longer or if it is ...that has probably been pushed to the background .it's all make money,bling bling and the champange lifestyle
His word play and use of idioms and yoruba proverbs is commendable, according to 9ice he grew up with his granny who spoke to him in proverbs and yoruba wise word which put him in good stead.
STAND OUTZ
Energy-for the beats, flow and use of proverbs
Liquor- for the beats and world play
Alapomeji anhem-wow!! seriki's verse is the bomb
Pete Pete with ASA- over time classic
Gbamu gbamu-nice joint/video
Anytime-moving !!
overall really good effort
he will probably win a grammy someday
Ps is 9ice trying to carve a niche for himself?
As i feel there seems to be some chink in the coded tunes/alapomeji camp cos ID didn't have full production and it showed!!
But we all try and grow and move on !!
alapomeji for life
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