His confidence is almost as high as his talent, but so is his ability to project truth. Sometimes, you find him openly claiming credit for a word like “omo” on Trap records. Other times, you can find him on his albums speaking with conviction that might make you believe him if he said he was coming to kill you in 10 seconds.
No ZZZZ 2 isn’t exactly a topical or thematic difference from
No ZZZZ. The difference between both albums is that with growth, expansive life experiences and good tidings,
Zilla Oaks has more topics to articulate. On ‘
No ZZZZ 2 which drops after Oak s run of effortlessly killing features and three dope singles, there’s also subtle confidence in his voice; almost like he’s finally seeing the braggadocio he was trying to project on ‘
Novacane,’ while he introduces/sticks to the overarching sexual theme of the album. In the final seconds of the song and with his characteristic comic demeanour evident in his voice, he rapped, “
It’s disaster when I go to your alma mater and kill ‘em bastard/Indomie, cause they weak and they didn’t know me/I’m the big homie/I fucked your b tch and her name was Philome-na…” Those lines were a representation of everything Blaqbonez has become; a quirky creator who infuses black comedy into his act. Those lines are incoherent gibberish, but knowing Blaqbonez, that was the whole point of that moment.
In Q2 2020, Facts Only by Pulse featured an episode of how Nigerian Hip-Hop was having a good year.
That run has continued for the rest of the year as Nigerian Hip-Hop has continued to produce the goods; one quality body of work after another. As revealed in the Pulse Picks for ‘Albums of the year,’ COVID-19 has had a role to play in Nigeria’s continued race back to being an album market.
This year, Nigerian rappers have been stupendous at their craft, producing storybooks and worthwhile concepts in form of raps. The music has been dense and resonant, and their words are forever etched on the sands of time. Either they are talking about love, women, society, politics, business or family, the dedication has been the same.
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