KCee's track is called Okpekete, sorry.
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 25 August 2012 23:14 (eleven years ago) link
NAWTI might just be the best song (and video) in this thread, its just perfect. I've been obsessed with it this year, and I haven't managed to find anything else quite like it.
― Benny B, Saturday, 25 August 2012 23:41 (eleven years ago) link
Those little extra clips at the end of the NAWTI video: album previews? If so they sound very promising too.
― Benny B, Saturday, 25 August 2012 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
One of the songs of the year for me, without a doubt. Close to perfection indeed. That's why the video was actually a bit of a bummer when I first saw it, like being rudely awoken from a very pleasant dream ( I have recovered since :-))) - But yes, that preview at the end, if that's what it is, does sound good.
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 26 August 2012 00:08 (eleven years ago) link
yansh seems like a good word for pussy. wonder why it means butt?
― how's life, Sunday, 26 August 2012 00:15 (eleven years ago) link
Actually, D'Banj is not the only Naija artist to crack a major European chart this year. P-Square's African smash "E No Easy" has become a top 10 hit in France in a French version by Matt Houston called "Positif", which features the guys.
The original:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFwBf6fvfTc
The French version:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkk7wKHGFRI
Time for an Azonto smash now, I say...
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 August 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
"crack"!
― how's life, Monday, 27 August 2012 22:54 (eleven years ago) link
"chart lingo"!
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 August 2012 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
I was thinking of it in the context of "yansh"! It made me laugh.
― how's life, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 17:23 (eleven years ago) link
your mind's a party
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 20:17 (eleven years ago) link
Itz Tiffany - Fake London Boyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwwtG6RzMp8&feature=g-all-lik
― Benny B, Friday, 31 August 2012 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
^ This tune is actually two years old but the video is brand new FYI
― Benny B, Friday, 31 August 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s278/dogyears_photos/nonfa.jpg
http://www.hulkshare.com/1rf5yfutds0g
― Benny B, Sunday, 2 September 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
Krynkman is a wicked producer, kind of a similar vibe to Ball J
D-Black ft. Joey B - VERAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNiswpSwFBo
Joey B - Azonto Bombhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CByWPLdZztk
― Benny B, Sunday, 2 September 2012 01:30 (eleven years ago) link
^ Shit I didn't even know!http://www.thefader.com/2012/06/27/lungu-lungu-mystery-of-the-fisherman-beat-maker/
The real talent behind 'Sokode' 'Aluguntugui' 'U go kill me''Obuu mo' and 'Kaalu'?
― Benny B, Sunday, 2 September 2012 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
ok, makes sense that Ball J, Krynkman and EL (among others) all came up through the Accra rap collective Skillions/Rickaby productions. As far as I can tell 2010 seems to be have been the big bang moment when all these guys switched from straight hip hop beats to Azonto.
Case in point, this is what they were doing in 2009https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygdx-4E5H1c
Im glad that Ball J seems to be concentrating more on producing now rather than rapping, his Jay-Z impressions are pretty cringeworthy.
― Benny B, Sunday, 2 September 2012 11:10 (eleven years ago) link
African Jay-Z impressionists are unintentionally hilarious. There's a Nigerian rapper called Vector who's even more brazen about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luEZ1vTPwQM
― Matt DC, Sunday, 2 September 2012 14:38 (eleven years ago) link
I made a playlist of this kind of stuff:
http://open.spotify.com/user/awesomewells/playlist/3EuKYmZnaAkTao9NGXMPNB
Honestly this is probably the single most joyous playlist I've ever put together.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:14 (eleven years ago) link
did you make it public big fella?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:17 (eleven years ago) link
Should be yeah...
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:20 (eleven years ago) link
well spotify must be doing its semi-regular bork-out
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502 Bad Gateway
nginx
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:21 (eleven years ago) link
It should be working now, because someone's just subscribed to it.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:30 (eleven years ago) link
It's working yes.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:32 (eleven years ago) link
this mix is absolute solid gold, loads of Ball J/Krynkman/EL productions on here. I put a TL together for it
DJ RANDY - Azonto Fever Mix Tape Vol. 1 Supported by NuAfrika Records(Ball J Beat) http://www.hulkshare.com/7nrrcgp8bu68
1. Agbeko ft Guru - U go Fly 2. Skillions (Ball J, Jayso, E.L., J Town, Frank P)- Hop To Da Beat 3. ???4. Saucekid – Carolina ft Davido5. Kwaw Kese - Let Me Do My Thing (Feat. Black Prophet)6. Skinny Loso & Episode - Lets Party (Chicken & Beer)7. Sarkodie ft. E.L. - Dangerous8. Timaya - Shake your bum9. Stay Jay - Prepaid girl10. Dami Duro instrumental11. Fiifi Selah - Survival ft Stone Bwoy12. R2bees & Wizkid - Dance13. T-Blaze ft. Ball J and Guru - Wa Sei Bebiaa14. Mr Hm hmm - Non Fa15. Yaw Siki - Jeggings party16. E.L. - Kaalu17. Keche - Aluguntugui18. E.L. - On a long tin
then after this it starts repeating tracks for some reason and the mixing isn't too hot, great selection though.
― Benny B, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 13:51 (eleven years ago) link
Track three above is this should anyone carehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQKu2RmMPE&feature=plcp
krynkman/Amadaa continues to impresshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf-wRvtf-hk
― Benny B, Friday, 21 September 2012 21:56 (eleven years ago) link
There now appears to be a Fuse ODG album, which deserves a run-out this weekend.
― Matt DC, Friday, 21 September 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
i am so behind on this stuff i could cry basically
btw if someone sees a video that looks like a fake 'only girl in the world' filmed at the lambeth country show on brockwell park please holla cos i was sat looking at those dudes trying to work out who they were for ages (it wasnt fuse, they were def og african)
― r|t|c, Friday, 21 September 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
don't be sleeping on VERA and Azonto Bomb, seriously. Its awesome how many hits Krynkmans been behind over the last year.
― Benny B, Friday, 21 September 2012 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
Loving Antenna by Fuse ODG, where can i hear the album?
― Benny B, Friday, 21 September 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
It's on Spotify, as is the EL album and, ooh, loads more.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 21 September 2012 23:32 (eleven years ago) link
The Fuse ODG album is delightful. He has so much charm that he manages to carry even the bits that that would otherwise be a bit ropey.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 09:58 (eleven years ago) link
Heres a link to a handy youtube playlist of all the videos posted in this thread so far, stops your browser from crashing
http://www.youtuple.com/tuple?url=http%3A//www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet%3Faction%3Dshowall%26boardid%3D41%26threadid%3D92402%23msg3586140#
Theres like 60 of em or something!
btw, how do you post a youtube link on here without embedding it?
― Benny B, Monday, 1 October 2012 23:16 (eleven years ago) link
iirc, if you use the shortened links, they won't embed: http://youtu.be/MRWsmqZOksA
― rob, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 01:09 (eleven years ago) link
Cheers.
Couple of new ball j beats just appeared
Sun Rich - D33D3W.COM.http://youtu.be/eDQQbMAeHII
Conzy - Megye hithttp://ghanandwom.com/music-conzy-megye-hit-prod-by-ball-j/
The Conzy one is particularly banging, classic ravy diva sample and huge kickdrums that swallow the whole track when they hit (could just be over-compression, but what the hey it sounds good)
If you've been listening to his stuff you'll know the template by now but I could listen to riddims like these all day, they're so full of detail. That 'Carry dey go' track I posted above is a nice example of his more tuneful side though, its really grown on me that one.
― Benny B, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 21:22 (eleven years ago) link
Also this is a hot beat but wtfs up with that name?!! http://ghanandwom.com/music-hitla-k3-tsi-se-train-feat-snuupy-prod-by-oilcity-vybez/
― Benny B, Tuesday, 2 October 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
Results of the latest Ball J binge. Enjoy...
Fiifi Selah (feat. Stoneboy) - Survivalhttp://youtu.be/TV3oasNjRwU
Nickmoah ft. Stay Jay - Head and shouldershttp://youtu.be/MB1A9i3Qcng
Gasmilla - Innit (UK-Zonto)http://youtu.be/5VregwFPC5M
Nashay - Sea Side (feat. Guru)http://youtu.be/uCIohdj2Q9c
Prodonz - Virginhttp://youtu.be/ILQFmSD16Eg
Not sure if these last two might not actually be Ball J but they sound like him
Konz - Baakorhttp://youtu.be/P1XoOA1HyTk
Da little - This London Girlhttp://youtu.be/XkzvomL3GLU
I'm aware I'm mining a pretty narrow seam with this stuff now but no one else is joining in!
― Benny B, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
Trust me your work is greatly appreciated.
I heard a full-on afrobeats power-ballad last night. Freeman Nawado & Slim Flex's 'One More Chance' is sadly not on Youtube and the song itself is no great shakes but the producer's willingness to employ ludicrous sci-fi orchestral bombast ensured I played it three times in the row.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 09:56 (eleven years ago) link
Seconded - keep bringing those Ball J beats!
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:39 (eleven years ago) link
Well alright then!
http://www.mixcloud.com/bennybrassic/ball-j-beats/
Downloadhttp://www.mediafire.com/?uhz9osdd1uw7s5v
1. Sun Rich - D33d3w Dot Com2. Conzy - Megye Hit3. Kwaw Kese ft. Black Prophet - Let me do my thing4. Nickmoah ft. Stay Jay - Head and Shoulders5. Guru ft. Edja- Lapaz Toyota6. Guru ft. Joe B - Karaoke7. Guantoa - Asore party8. Agbeko ft. Guru - U go fly9. T-Blaze ft. Ball J and Joe B - Wa Sei Bebia10. Prodonz - Virgin11. Black Kat ft. Zador - To dey be to dey12. Mr HmHmm (Obrekuo) ft. Joe B - Non Fa13. Nashaay ft. Guru - Sea Side14. Joe B ft. Guru - Dongor15. Castro ft. West Side Legacy - Faa No Saa16. Stay Jay - Twaame Lala17. Stay Jay - Prepaid Gurl18. Guru - Anything goes19. Gasmilla - Innit (UK-Zonto)20. Nadjat - Gbaa Alert21. Obour ft. Mugeez - One People22. Nyame K ft. Ball J - Pay her23. Dr Poh ft. Castro - Ebe Ko
― Benny B, Thursday, 25 October 2012 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, awesome. Appreciate the ability to d/l yr mix, too, as this thread had been crashing my browser something fierce.
― etc, Thursday, 25 October 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
LOVING this mix, thank you!
― mike t-diva, Friday, 26 October 2012 11:33 (eleven years ago) link
oh shit The Thing and Lapaz Toyota are so hot. djing them both next time i dj something.
― Jamie_ATP, Saturday, 17 November 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
Refreshing the thread with some Naija stuff, not exactly recent, but still good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YvzTizFakk
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 1 December 2012 14:32 (eleven years ago) link
Wizkid (who has an album out now) with an older track: "Pakurumo":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S4S-2sMS5w
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 1 December 2012 14:34 (eleven years ago) link
And this one from Ice Prince feat. Brymo "Oleku". Brymo's hook is gorgeous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQoyjrDUCuY
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 1 December 2012 14:37 (eleven years ago) link
Yes I love that one too. Ice Prince has an album out as well but I wouldn't say it's essential listening outside the singles. Obviously Superstar is all-time though.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 2 December 2012 11:12 (eleven years ago) link
boss mix benny, sorry i didnt get round to it earlier
when will i be able to clone another me to have time for all the music i wanna hear :/
― r|t|c, Sunday, 2 December 2012 11:58 (eleven years ago) link
i think it's fair to say afrobeats has not bled into the rest of the world even in the relatively minor way i had envisaged, like 'oliver twist' might as well be the macarena now
― r|t|c, Sunday, 2 December 2012 12:03 (eleven years ago) link
i mean obv it was always going to be a novelty hit but the tide beneath it hasnt particularly risen and seems to have subsided if anything
― r|t|c, Sunday, 2 December 2012 12:04 (eleven years ago) link
I dunno the commercial infrastructure behind D'Banj is pretty hefty now so maybe he's just the outlier. Difficult to tell without a follow-up. Oliver Twist doesn't sound particularly African either which may have helped it crossover.
Like so much of the rest of this stuff, especially the best stuff, isn't in English. Although I'm not sure its a blessing or a curse that no US mainstream producer or UK hipster type has started knocking out fake Ball-J or Don Jazzy beats.
Also I thought I'd commented on Benny's mix but apparently not - one thing that you really notice when you listen to them all back-to-back is how much variety he's able to get out a fairly small number of sounds. Like he makes a handful of sounds do so much work, there are constantly little surprises popping up all over the place, it's all ravey in the best possible way.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 2 December 2012 12:23 (eleven years ago) link