house, and even zouk beats. The languages used are mainly Nigerian, with a predominance of Nigerian Pidgin English, as vocalists either sing, rap, or blend a combination of the two. It’s is mostly upbeat, feel-good music, and the message usually optimistic. It’s hugely ...
Slang words are often, by nature, transitory and limited to particular age groups, subcultures, eras, and even professions. But a few slang words do endure and make the transition from marginality to respectable mainstream usage.Farooq A. Kperogi...
” where he makes reference to the pop culture idiom “everyone go chop breakfast.” The climax of the song would be the use of “Igbo and Shayo” (slang for drink and marijuana) for escape. This track, which samples Toni Braxton’s “He Wasn’t Man Enough,...
Hip-hop back up to a place of pride, and it isn’t by blame-bandying and problems-slanging, so in this story, we attempt to spotlight the works of young and promising Nigerian rappers who have been upholding Nigerian hip-hop by putting their unique spin on it. Taking a look at their...