thought you had that one in mind, but wanted to present some alternatives. the Adekunle cover is bad as well, but in a bland way.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 20:16 (three years ago) link
I hope he actually releases this thing. Rereading this thread is poignant
― rob, Wednesday, 16 September 2020 20:17 (three years ago) link
Yep, I also had Adekunle, Tiwa (decent idea, poorly executed), and Fireboy (forgettable) in mind but none of those rise to the level of offensive. Omah Lay maintains his outsider status by giving us a pleasant enough cover with a wretched title
― rob, Wednesday, 16 September 2020 20:19 (three years ago) link
it’s crucial. as I noted on another thread, I’m pretty sure he has several discarded finished versions of this album/project in his vault, and it makes me sad to think about.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
xp
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 16 September 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
okay, here’s your new song, everybody - not listening to it now, it’s sleepy time for me, but have at it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BBw8q_4Xj0Wizkid • No Stress(it has the artwork!)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 17 September 2020 19:41 (three years ago) link
Nice, very mellow & late-night, aptly titled. Is it just me or has naija pop gotten significantly more ‘slack’ this year? Or at least the English lyrics are a lot dirtier?
― not right at all (rob), Thursday, 17 September 2020 19:52 (three years ago) link
there might be, yes. can’t think of any examples right now (except for Kizz’s “Fvck You” from last year) - Omah Lay has some explicitness too, I think. But this kind of explicit sexual “fuck” (with added “suck”!) is definitely a first for Wizzy.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 18 September 2020 07:05 (three years ago) link
happy with “No Stress” (produced by P2J, btw) - “Smile” was fine, though many miles from being my favourite Wizkid, but this fits the Made-in-Lagos brief much better.I love the “1 Thing” interpolation, of course
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 18 September 2020 07:10 (three years ago) link
did I mention “No Stress” is delightful? intimate Wizzy is the best
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 18 September 2020 10:34 (three years ago) link
MADE IN LAGOS. @WIZKIDAYO.15TH OCT. Pre-order/pre-save the album and listen to new track 'No Stress' here: https://t.co/tDQsv2UPDo pic.twitter.com/LD84yGgRTb— Columbia Records UK (@ColumbiaUK) September 17, 2020
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 18 September 2020 23:52 (three years ago) link
Yeah, No Stress is far superior to Smile.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 18 September 2020 23:54 (three years ago) link
looks like this will be the cover: https://bonnewshaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/New-Music-Wizkid-Stress-Stream-Mp3.jpg
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Saturday, 19 September 2020 00:17 (three years ago) link
No stress, just smile - we have a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oseK1D6ru0
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 24 September 2020 13:19 (three years ago) link
I am so hyped up and ready to update my list of top 50 songs by Wizkid
The artist has pulled in singers HER and Ella Mai, Jamaican artists Projexx and Damian Marley and fellow Nigerian artists Tems, Starboy Terri, Skepta and Burna Boy.
There will be several producers working on the all includes long-time collaborators of the singer such as Blaqjerzee, Sarz and Mut4y, and other West African (London, P2J Music and Juls).
― Nabozo, Saturday, 10 October 2020 22:01 (three years ago) link
The album has been pushed back to the 22nd, for good reason this time:There are mass protests going on in Nigeria as we speak (supported internationally as well) to demand an end to police brutality:https://thenativemag.com/music/wizkid-postpones-made-lagos-release-due-endsars/The protests are also mentioned in this interview Wizzy did with the Financial Times (hope the link works).
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 15 October 2020 08:22 (three years ago) link
man the starboy EP from last year is so good wtf, i totally missed that. “cool me down” is also great looking forward to this record a lot... “smile” wasn’t that exciting but easy to imagine it fitting nicely in the context of an album. “no stress” is on point tho. he’s still managed to maintain a pretty identifiable sound even as afropop has really blossomed around him. & selfishly i find it insane that burna boy didn’t work with kel p at all on twice as tall... i’m very ready for more kel p vibes in my life
― J0rdan S., Friday, 16 October 2020 15:58 (three years ago) link
Jordan, just in case you missed it (it wasn't posted on this thread), there's also "Pami", the follow-up to "Cool Me Down":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYiUHMF7upYDJ Tunez ft. Wizkid, Adekunle Gold & Omah Lay • Pami
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Monday, 19 October 2020 13:23 (three years ago) link
thank you breastcrawl
― J0rdan S., Monday, 19 October 2020 17:27 (three years ago) link
Don’t hold your breath for Made in Lagos. With many artists being involved in the protests, the Naija music industry has m/l come to a standstill. Davido’s new album (scheduled for Oct 30) has been postponed as well.Last week, when Reekado Banks announced he was about to drop his new single, a track with Wizkid, Wizzy publicly forced him to pull it back because it would be inappropriate in the current climate.Tellingly, the only “new” songs inNigeria’s streaming charts are Fela Kuti classics, with “Beasts of No Nation” as the most popular one.More on the protest (and the crackdown) here:A Nigeria Thread (Non-Music Division)
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 22 October 2020 19:20 (three years ago) link
protest*s*
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 22 October 2020 19:22 (three years ago) link
Musicians, you can release music now. I know many of you are scared of being treated like Reekado Banks, but you will not starve forever. December dey come, which song wey you wan use perform? The one we over-listened during lockdown? Don't play yourself. Give us new jam!— Joey Akan (@JoeyAkan) October 27, 2020
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 10:01 (three years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CG7I0lJJzMr/?igshid=1ef3nxirft1hp
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:37 (three years ago) link
14 tracks, 8 duets
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:39 (three years ago) link
https://bonnewshaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Wizkid-unveils-official-artwork-and-tracklist-for-Made-In-Lagos.jpg
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:41 (three years ago) link
he said tonight, apple music says nov 1, from what i can see on twitter it's not out anywhere. i await w/ patience
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:45 (three years ago) link
no stress
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
if “11:11 Tonight” is UK time as some people are claiming, it should be here any second now...
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 29 October 2020 23:11 (three years ago) link
...and it is!
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 29 October 2020 23:13 (three years ago) link
but that’s for tomorrow, going to bed now
!!!
― rob, Thursday, 29 October 2020 23:14 (three years ago) link
happy listening everybody!
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Thursday, 29 October 2020 23:14 (three years ago) link
Loving the first 2 mins lol
― rob, Thursday, 29 October 2020 23:17 (three years ago) link
made a thread for it in my sleep:wizkid • made in lagos (2020)
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Friday, 30 October 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
Video for Gingerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSy2lBZ1QrA
I really wanted to stress the level of professionalism that is peaking in Nigerian pop right now and becoming the norm for top artists. Wizkid has made a string of them by now, so maybe what I'm saying is helped by the fact that we just invested in a videoprojector and we're able to enjoy them cinema-size. But seriously, I find the blend of aesthetics, fashion, beauty, color very alluring. They seem purely artistic too, they're not popular or vulgar (rather a bit elitist), and I'm sure some would find they miss a narrative, but beauty is fine by me.
For sure there are juicy deals with the fashion industry behind this (better than alcohol at least). If you're interested:https://afrobeats360.com/2020/12/21/2020-fashion-trends/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/business/media/nigerian-fashion-magazines-women.htmlhttps://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/why-africas-musicians-are-a-marketing-goldmine
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 13 January 2021 18:47 (three years ago) link
I can confirm that that video looks amazing on small and large screens. When Burna shows up in the rainbow sweater after all the beautiful earth-tones, it's a genuine shock
― rob, Wednesday, 13 January 2021 19:23 (three years ago) link
harder better faster stronger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqPOXESGcJIReminisce ft. Wizkid • Eleniyan
(from 2013)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 08:24 (three years ago) link
let's not forget it was produced by Sarz
one more time, from the very early Samklef days: this came out almost simultaneously with "Don't Dull", in december 2010:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUFDMWYEGjIJayRu ft. Wizkid • Familiarity
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 09:58 (three years ago) link
the ultimate accolade?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjMts2i93-0Justin Bieber ft. BEAM • Freedom
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 5 April 2021 22:27 (three years ago) link
i do not know who this clown is but the real whiz kid is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaaqj9EQ6h8
― xzanfar, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 01:51 (three years ago) link
^can we ban this prick already? adding "unprovoked hostility" to your "just youtubes" posting style was not a move in the right direction
― rob, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 12:41 (three years ago) link
seconding, these were my exact feelings as well. I hardly ever fp, but I made an exception for this.
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 13:36 (three years ago) link
haven't seen anyone post this dj tunez x wiz amapiano-flavored banger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut4uAVjRxns
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Sunday, 28 May 2023 17:07 (ten months ago) link