Pon Pon Pon

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