Day: January 23, 2022

Skiibii “Baddest boy” ft Davido: What does the song need? {Review}

Skiibii “Baddest boy” ft Davido: What does the song need? {Review}

Skiibii “Baddest boy” ft Davido Review

Skiibii just released the remix of his song “Baddest boy” with Davido and the song leaves so much to think about.

The reality is that Skiibii’s “Baddest boy” is not mad enough to be a hit song.It is a nice song. But it doesn’t seem to have that potential.

Meanwhile, with Davido on the new “baddest boy” remix, that might have been the goal.

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However, even after this, the song does not look like it has that potential.It will do well on streaming platforms as a result of the collaboration.

But it appears something feels off with the song.

There is a conflict of lyrics between Davido and Skiibi’s lyrics and this affected listeners’ overall impression after listening to the song.

Davido explores the part of how people hate on you for no reason other than your success.

However, on “Baddest boy”, Skiibii seemed to explore the part of being a “Yoruba demon” more. Which is what he did on the original song.

His verse on “Baddest boy” is dope, but the Lyric confusion makes it seem like there is no direction to the song.

It leaves you wondering what being the baddest boy means? Breaking girls’ heart or not being affected by people’s negativity?.

Get this, it sure could have been both. But the symphony is not there to merge any kind of correlation between the lyrics.

It’s almost standalone.

If Davido and Skiibii had reworked the original version of “Baddest boy” to fit a single point of view from both artists, it would have made the song feel specific and more direct.

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Apart from this, the mixing and production is nice. Even though the lyrics are diverse, they actually possess some meaning in them.

The only think Skiibii’s “Baddest boy” remix seems to be missing, is a specific direction on the song.

Skiibii “Baddest boy” lyrics.

Intro;
Baddest
Run check, oh ah
Skiibii wo wo wo woah

Davido’s Verse
Bad belle lo po laye (Shekpe)
Kehinde le joju Taiye (owh)
Olohun ma gbe mi fun aiye
OBO tii gbe won sare

Who dey check am?
(Men dey)
Ton ba gbemu, we go reck am
(Number)
7 David Bechkam
And nothing fit to shake my mental

Don’t come close without permission
Men dey, wey get metal
Nothing wey go gbe mi condition
E’sho (Real Jewellery) dey, I no get Alumi

Skiibii
Baddest boy
Emi gan biggest boy
Now I chikkylaka in my toy
Fine boy lomo gan
Shey you no Dey see say I no get joy
Now I no get joy
Look am, Them Dey call me baddest boy
Ah baddest boy
Yeah yea

Baddest boy
Emi gan biggest boy
Now I chikkylaka in my toy
Fine boy lomo gan
Shey you no Dey see say I no get joy
Now I no get joy
Look am, Them Dey call me baddest boy
Ah baddest boy
Yeah yea

Shey you no Dey fear face?
Shey you say you get craze?
Because I gentle
You wan Dey take space
Shey you know I get taste?

Or You go chop
Nigerian koboko
Straight from magodo
Oma kigbe morogo
Giddem giddem
Slow slow

Baddest boy
Emi gan biggest boy
Now I chikkylaka in my toy
Fine boy lomo gan
Shey you no Dey see say I no get joy
Now I no get joy
Look am them Dey call me baddest boy
Ah baddest boy
Yeah yea

Baddest boy
Emi gan biggest boy
Now I chikkylaka in my toy
Fine boy lomo gan
Shey you no Dey see say I no get joy
Now I no get joy
Look am them Dey call me baddest boy
Ah baddest boy
Yea yea

You go chop
Nigerian koboko
Straight from Magodo
Oma ki gbe morogo
Giddem giddem
Slow slow

And you not fit try me cos i get God!

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Review: Chris Brown employs creative storytelling for “Iffy” video

Review: Chris Brown employs creative storytelling for “Iffy” video

Review: Chris Brown employs creative storytelling for “Iffy” video

American Singer-songwriter Chris Brown recently released the music video for his single “Iffy” and there is so much to say about it.

Directed by Award winning South-Korean filmmaker Joseph Khan, “Iffy” employs creative storytelling to awe viewers.

“Iffy” Music video review

Review based on:
■Direction
■Relatability
■Storytelling
■Setting
■Sync

1) Direction

“Iffy” was actually well-directed. The choreography and lip syncing are on point, and the synergy between Chris Brown and the other performers left nothing left to be desired.

However, there may be some shortcomings. “Iffy” is a song about distrust; how Chris Brown finds it hard to “….trust these hoes cause they iffy…”.

But throughout Iffy music video, this idea is not distributed.

There seems to be an amount of gap in understanding as to how he can’t trust them. We see a heist in the beginning, but even the betrayal is not as expressive as it should be.

In music videos, show and tell is the unspoken standard, but even the showing and telling here is not expressive enough to emphasize the theme of the story.

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If there had been more scenes that showed betrayal, viewers would have “felt” something at the end of “Iffy” music video.

If anything, all we feel is a rush of thrill at the “transfomers-like” robot and the car stunts in “Iffy”. We don’t get to feel the lyrics in the video, and this defeats the purpose of the theme to an extent.

“Iffy” is definitely not soul music, but there must have been an expectation that viewers should feel an amount of sympathy and like-mindedness like the singer, but this is entirely missing.

Apart from this, the direction of “iffy” is on point.

2) Relatability

“Iffy” is a very relatable music video that makes you feel like you are a watching an intriguing trailer of one of your favorite movies.

The car stunts are not supposed to look unique, but we have to admit that it beats some Fast and Furious parody.

The fact that it just drops in our face while we don’t expect it, makes us feel “Oh…damn”. Which is how it’s supposed to make viewers feel.

Iffy chris brown

The transformers idea is not a bad thing too, it employs an element of surprise for even Chris Brown and passes this astounding moment to us.

3) Storytelling

One of the noteworthy things about “Iffy” is how the story does not drag long or try to picture it as though the video were actually telling a story.

The storytelling makes “Iffy” very addictive. We actually follow through even when we don’t want it. This is mind-blowing because “Iffy” takes away our choice of consent to follow the story and makes us stay glued to get interested enough as to how it all ends.

Although “Iffy” ended on an inconclusive note, it doesn’t take much from the video because we feel the storytelling is enough to cover for this flaw.

4) Setting

Kudos to Joseph Khan on the setting of “Iffy”. It’s nice that we are not stuck in a single setting because “Iffy” cannot thrive in such setting.

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It would have been boring. Although it would have helped if one or two more settings were added, we can still take the number of setting we have so it doesn’t take us away from the storyline.

5) Sync.

The performance in “Iffy” was just the needed ingredient to make the music video a thrilling watch. We are surprised to see Chris Brown do some stunts and participate in some cool Choreography.

It gets to a point in music videos when the artiste just lip syncs and allows the choreographers do all the work. It may seem lazy sometimes. And the aim of this may be that the focus should be on the singer.

However, what people don’t know is that the focus is somewhat lost on the choreographers without the participation of the singer. But with Chris Brown’s involvement, we are interested in the Choreography and the sync is exalted.

■Direction: 1.4/2
■Relatability: 1.5/2
■Storytelling: 1.6/2
■Setting:1.3/2
■Sync:1.7/2

☆Total: 7.5/10

Chris Brown “Iffy” lyrics

Pinky ring worth ’bout two-fifty (ooh, ayy)
Two-tone my Lambo, that’s drippy (ooh, ayy)
Bottle after bottle, now she tipsy (ooh)
Can’t trust these hoes ’cause they iffy (ooh, ayy)
I know that your best friend gon’ slide now (ooh, ayy)
Party at my house, that’s a vibe now (ooh, ayy)
Ballin’ on these hoes like LeBron now (ooh)
She spittin’ off the top, that’s a freestyle

Ayy, I’m ’bout to run it up
I’m ’bout to pull up in that motherfuckin’ Bentley truck (ayy)
Got some bad bitches and they ’bout to fuck it up (ayy)
And we takin’ shit over just to sum it up, sum it up
Yeah, I need my commas, lil’ bitch
I ain’t playin’, man, I put that on my mama and shit
Twenty-four on the jersey, just for Mamba and shit
Vince Carter on the beat, I put my arm through the rim

It’s your birthday
Put your hands in the air if it’s your birthday
And you know we don’t give a fuck it’s not your birthday
You should be throwin’ that back in the first place
It’s Breezy, I know you heard of me

Ooh, yeah
Pinky ring worth ’bout two-fifty (ooh, ayy)
Two-tone my Lambo, that’s drippy (ooh, ayy)
Bottle after bottle, now she tipsy (ooh)
Can’t trust these hoes ’cause they iffy (ooh, ayy)
I know that your best friend gon’ slide now (ooh, ayy)
Party at my house, that’s a vibe now (ooh, ayy)
Ballin’ on these hoes like LeBron now (ooh)
She spittin’ off the top, that’s a freestyle

I’m about to turn it up a hundred degrees
Got my baby goin’ up, flight overseas
I don’t know where your girl at, she missin’
I’m a bad boy like a Detroit Piston
Nigga, I might smash on yo’ bitch, Mitch Richmond
Cookin’ up that hot shit, yeah, we in the kitchen
You been workin’ out, girl, lookin’ real temptin’
The way you make it clap, tonight I might care for you

It’s your birthday (birthday)
Put your hands in the air if it’s your birthday (birthday)
And you know we don’t give a fuck it’s not your birthday (birthday)
You should be throwin’ that back in the first place (first place)
It’s Breezy, I know you heard of me

Ooh, yeah (ooh, ayy)
Pinky ring worth ’bout two-fifty (ooh, ayy)
Two-tone my Lambo, that’s drippy (ooh, ayy)
Bottle after bottle, now she tipsy (ooh)
Can’t trust these hoes ’cause they iffy (ooh, ayy)
I know that your best friend gon’ slide now (ooh, ayy)
Party at my house, that’s a vibe now (ooh, ayy)
Ballin’ on these hoes like LeBron now (ooh)
She spittin’ off the top, that’s a freestyle

Yeah, let’s play
Your body makes me feel a way
Just make it shake
I want you to put it all in my face
Make it nasty
Bad bitch (bad), walked in (walked)
Her friends locked in (yeah), top ten (whoa)
Toxic I am, yes, ma’am (yeah-yeah)
And if they hatin’ on you
I might have to kick ’em out

‘Cause it’s your birthday (it’s your birthday)
Put your hands in the air if it’s your birthday (birthday)
And you know we don’t give a fuck it’s not your birthday (birthday, yeah)
You should be throwin’ that back in the first place (first place)
It’s Breezy, I know you heard of me

Ooh, yeah
Pinky ring worth ’bout two-fifty (two-fifty, oh, ayy)
Two-tone my Lambo, that’s drippy (yeah-yeah, I did that, ooh, ayy)
Bottle after bottle, now she tipsy (tipsy, yeah)
Can’t trust these hoes ’cause they iffy (ooh, ayy)
I know that your best friend gon’ slide now (I know, ooh, ayy)
Party at my house, that’s a vibe now (vibe, ooh, ayy)
Ballin’ on these hoes like LeBron now (ooh)
She spittin’ off the top, that’s a freestyle (freestyle)

Songwriters: Andre Young / Chris Brown / Curtis Jackson / Darius Logan / David Samuel / Dominique Logan / Edwin Perez / Jamal Gaines / Joshua Parker / Lumidee Cedeno / Michael Jimenez / Mike Elizondo / Patrizio Pigliapoco / Steven Marsden / Teddy Mendez

Iffy lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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Chief Daddy 2 Cast (Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke cast)

Chief Daddy 2 Cast (Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke cast)

Netflix has acquired the second part of “Chief Daddy” which was first originally released to cinemas in December 2018 to critical acclaim. It grossed #387M and is currently the 4th highest grossing Nollywood movie. Chief Daddy was also the highest grossing Nollywood movie of 2018.

The first edition of the movie saw the death of a very rich man- Chief Beecroft. Who, after his death, several new wives and children showed up to claim he is their father/husband.

This rancor led to so much conflict at his funeral party. Unfortunately, the billions his family was looking to inherit could not be cleared immediately because his company was involved in a process that held the money up.

Chief Daddy 2 Cast:
■Rahama Sadau as Laila. She is Chief Daddy’s abandoned daughter who is now the CEO of the Beecroft Industries.

■Mawuli Gavor as Dammy- Damilare Beecroft, Chief Daddy’s first son. He is a footballer in love with Adaora- Madam Pat’s daughter.

■Funke Akindele-Bello as Tinu Beecroft, one of Chief Daddy’s children and sister to Teni Beecroft.

■Kate Henshaw as Teni Beecroft, also one of Chief’s Daddy’s children- Chief Daddy’s first daughter and elder sister to Tinu Beecroft.

■Folarin Falana (Falz) as “Big Money FamzyFemi Beecroft. He is Chief Daddy’s second male child and an upcoming rapper.

■Joke Silva as Mrs. Beecroft . She is Chief Daddy’s wife and appears to be the only legally married one.

■Dakore Egbuson-Akande as Remi Castle, the legal counsel of the Beecroft’s family.

■Shaffy Bello as Nike Williams, she is one of Chief Daddy’s wives and mother to Ireti Beecroft.

■Patience Ozwokor as Madam Pat, the housemaid of the Beecroft family.

■Chigurl- Chioma Omeruah as Chuchu, an event planner.

■Beverly Naya as Adaora, daughter to Madam Pat and Chief Daddy’s son’s love interest.

■Zainab Balogun as Ireti Beecroft. She is one of Chief Daddy’s daughters and daughter to Nike Williams.

■Beverly Osu as Sandra Bello, she is Femi Beecroft’s girlfriend.

■Ihuoma Ejiofor as Justina, Chief Daddy’s adopted daughter.

■Ini Edo as Ekanem, one of Chief Daddy’s wives who bore twins for him.

■Rachel Oniga as Aunty Ajoke, Chief Daddy’s younger sister.

■Nkem Owoh as Shoffa Donatus, the family’s Chauffeur.

Major additions made to the cast include: Broda Shaggi and Uzor Arukwe

Crew:

■Mo Abudu- Producer
■Bode Asiyanbi- Writer
■Niyi Akinmolayan- Director

Chief daddy 2 cast

The second part of Chief Daddy released on Netflix is titled “Chief Daddy 2: Going for broke”

 Release Date: January 1, 2022
 Platform: Netflix
 Filming Location: Dubai, Lagos
 Director: Niyi Akinmolayan

Major additions made to the cast include: Broda Shaggi and Uzor Arukwe

Plot
At the end of Chief Daddy 1, a woman shows up which may or may not be another of Chief Daddy’s wife. In Chief Daddy 2, the woman is a Majority Shareholder in Chief Daddy’s company. The Beecroft family are angered by the news. But that is not even the major problem.

Rumors start flying everywhere that the Beecroft Family are very broke. Unfortunately, those rumors are true.

The money and inheritance Chief Daddy left them has not cleared and the company’s IPO is near. Something has to be done quickly to make that dream happen.

Mrs. Beecroft- (character played by Joke Silva) wants them to come together and hatch a plan to get their inheritance and money. Chief Daddy’s sister- Aunty Ajoke (Character played by Rachel Oniga) disagrees because not only does she hate Mrs. Beecroft, she claims she didn’t welcome them into the family upon their arrival.

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Mrs. Beecroft is even more annoyed because her birthday is near and though Shoffa Donatus (character played Nkem Owoh) and Madam Pat (Patience Ozwokor) try to plan the party, there is no money to plan it

It is only very reasonable that some sub-plots are created in Chief Daddy 2 because the original plot may not be enough to sustain the duration of the movie. In one of the subplots, we have a continuation of the events in Chief Daddy 1:

Adaora (character played by Beverly Naya) is now in a relationship with Damilare (Character played by Mawuli Gavor) who is Chief Daddy’s first son. Damilare is a footballer and a fan kisses him. This sparks insecurity emotions in Adaora and she contemplates the trust in the relationship.

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On the other hand, Femi Beecroft (Character played by Falz the Bahd Guy) sees that he needs to do something about his Music Career which had always made people term him as “Untalented” after someone told him to get out of the studio. His “vibrant” solution –which he got from a popular artiste, is to go on a Dubai trip to enhance his music career.

He goes alongside Chief Daddy’s adopted daughter Justina (Character played by Ihuoma Ejiofor) and his girlfriend Sandra (Character played by Beverly Osu)

As the Beecroft’s family battle with their different worries, something must be done quickly to stop rumors about them, to get their money and inheritance out. But this solely rests on one thing- Unity, which seems to be something they find hard to relate to due to their many differences and disputes.

“Chief Daddy 2: Going Broke” was released to Netflix on January 1, 2022. Watch the official trailer below:

Chief Daddy 2 Review

For reasons best known to the production team and the makers of “Chief Daddy”, “Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke” was scheduled for a Netflix rather than a cinematic release. The streaming platform for the movie is not at all the problem.

After all, it wouldn’t matter what streaming/viewing platform was used if the movie is good enough. “Citation” (2020) was released on Netflix, making it Kunle Afolayan’s first Netflix Film. The movie was good enough that Nigerians wouldn’t regret spending millions of money to see it if it were to be released to cinemas. But with Chief Daddy 2, this tendency cannot be entirely entertained.

True, the original release of “Chief Daddy” in 2018 was a hit because even though the storyline was a common one, the originality was there. However, “Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke” has so much left to satisfy.

Chief daddy 2 cast

Chief Daddy 2 poster

The Plot
From the beginning of the movie, you start wondering if the character of “Laila” (Portrayed by Rahama Sadau), and the events she brought with her is able to create enough substantial conflict and background needed to make the movie thrilling and interesting.

This answer is answered in the negative when attention is shifted entirely to “Big Money Famzy”– Femi Beecroft (Character portrayed by Folarin Falana/ Falz The Bahd Guy) The question that hangs in the air is:

“Does the fate of the entire Beecroft family now rest on the success of Big Money Famzy’s career?”

It seems like the movie was set to portray this very question from the start, and we are so disappointed that although Big Money Famzy actually goes to Dubai to promote his music career, at the end of the day, it is not what saves the Beecroft Family.

True, it was shown that he started gaining some recognition, and his music video almost hit one million views, but is this why the Beecroft family are back on their feet? We should remember that Dammy Baggio (Character played by Mawuli Gavor) had to speak to Laila (Character played by Rahama Sadau) to give them 20 million dollars.

Even the thought of this is entirely ludicrous. The realism of Laila giving 20 million dollars for something that will not bring substantial profit return is questionable.

Investments are not done that way, and this portraiture of investment sits on the need to rush the plot so as to reach a resolution to the Beecroft’s family many problems.

The more confusing thing is that the essence of Laila’s character is not heightened enough to show why she is a threat to the Beecrofts. How exactly did she become the CEO and why was it not spelled out in Chief Daddy’s will?

There are lot of questions we are providing guesses rather than answers to, and this doesn’t help our complete understanding of the film at all.

“Chief Daddy 2/ Chief Daddy: Going for Broke” tries to thrive on an overstretched plot, because even the scenes where all the family gather to discuss their woes and foes, are beginning to get tiring to watch.

We don’t see the essence of it sometimes. Big Money Famzy’s sub-plot takes over the original plot of the movie so much that the movie becomes about his music career rather than solving the Beecroft’s family problems.

The overall point of the plot is that Big Money Famzy tries to solve his family’s problems with his music career. This is not a bad plot, but it could have been very much better and be made to fit into a sub-plot that it is rather than mirroring it as the original plot of the movie.

Even the other plots like Dammy’s romantic life pale into insignificance in comparison to Big Money Famzy’s career. But the height of it all, is that the whole family do nothing to get out of their situation.

We see complaints, abuses and threats, but we don’t see them do anything. This takes away all the tension we are supposed to feel in the movie.

At the end of “Chief Daddy” (2018), the arrival of Laila (Character played by Rahama Sadau) made us feel so pumped about “Chief Daddy 2”, but as the story progresses, we feel no tension, we don’t enjoy the conflict as we should, and we can already conclude the story at the middle of the film.

It is even funnier when Laila comes suddenly at the end, makes a speech, “joins” the Beecroft family and dances with them wholeheartedly. We understand the need to end the film quickly, but this rushed “fitting in fine” relationship doesn’t work like that, especially in settings like Nigeria.

The Music-Sport entertainment in Beecroft industries; “How’s that success for the Beecroft family”?. It doesn’t feel like success at all, we could feel the Beecroft’s family’s defeat, but that is not the problem, the problem is that their defeat was portrayed as actual success.

Acting
On the other hand, much of the acting in “Chief Daddy 2” is on point. The characters put in their best to make the movie an interesting one. Big Money Famzy/Femi Beecroft shines with his British Accent and morphs well into his character.

Teni (Character played by Funke Akindele) also puts in a lot in her character, especially the scene where she tries to deal with Nike Williams (Character played by Shaffy Bello) and the customer that insults them for lack of good customer service.

Unfortunately, as a result of the threadbare plot, we do not get to see some actors add more sauce to the movie. Ekanem (Character played by Ini Edo) has very few words to say in the movie and she is around only during meeting times.

“Chief Daddy” is a star-studded movie, but that is not the problem. The problem is how best to use a star-studded cast so that their power is combined to make the movie as interesting and hilarious as it should be.

Relatability
“Chief Daddy” (2018) was a common story, but it was relatable. Everyone enjoyed the movie because of its originality, but with “Chief Daddy 2/ Chief Daddy: Going for Broke”, it is a far shot. In movies that company takeovers happen, things get tense, especially if both parties involved are powerful.

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We do not get to see any of this in the movie. There is little or no power play to make the ownership tussle interesting. We can’t even feel Dammy Baggio’s pain as much as it is made to appear real.

Setting
When you hear that the setting of “Chief Daddy 2” was in Dubai, you get excited because you think the setting will add to the glitz of the movie, but this does not happen because we do not see enough of Dubai as we ought to.

“Chief Daddy 2/ Chief Daddy Going for Broke tries to show how a powerful family handle the crisis of being demoted, but there are many links missing in the story, the action is good, but the plot is unfinished and overstretched.

There is still the feeling that our satisfaction is not catered to because our questions are not answered, and the relatability is far from us because it doesn’t complete its connection to us.

“Chief Daddy 2” is not a bad movie, but the plot shows that it could have been improved to make it a better story.

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Response to criticism
Two weeks after the release of Chief Daddy 2, Producer and owner of Ebony Life TV- Mosunmola Abudu- popularly known as MO Abudu, put out an apology statement.

The apology statement expressed that she was sorry if Chief Daddy 2 had disappointed viewers although some people enjoyed the movie.

Although the apology cannot be called one outright, it still expressed that she and the production team are sorry if Chief Daddy 2 was a disappointment. She said:

‘‘As the CEO of the EbonyLife Group, I am aware of the mixed reactions to the release of Chief Daddy 2 on the 1st of January on Netflix.

While some people enjoyed the film, others did not, and so I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our Chief Daddy 2 fans that felt some disappointment with the sequel”.

She further stated:

Thank you so much for caring and for sharing your concerns so passionately. Over the years, we have been the privileged recipients of your love and support of our productions.

From Fifty, The Wedding Party, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, Your Excellency, The Governor, Castle and Castle, Oloture, and of course Chief Daddy 1 amongst others.

All these fantastic stories are on Netflix for your viewing pleasure. So, when you express your disappointment about Chief Daddy 2 with us, please know your voices are heard

However, she cautioned against writing mindless un-constructive criticism about the movie:

“What we do not welcome are insults, abuse, or any form of trolling towards myself and members of my team. Please share your feedback respectfully. Otherwise, we will have to restrict entries to you on our pages.

”We don’t want anyone to miss out on finding out about the exciting stories we have for you in the pipeline. Thank you for listening, and rest assured that we have great things in store for you, with some amazing titles coming your way soon’’.

Chief Daddy 2 Lead cast: Shaffy Bello, Falz, Funke Akindele-Bello, Kate-Henshaw Nuttal Joke Silva, Rahama Sadau, Mawuli Gavor and Beverly Naya.

Plot: 0.7/2
Acting: 1.4/2
Relatability: 1.1/2
Setting: 1/2
Satisfaction/Replay value: 0.9/2
Total: 5/10

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Adekunle Gold announces new album “Catch me if you can”

Adekunle Gold announces new album “Catch me if you can”

Adekunle Gold announces new album “Catch me if you can”

Afropop singer-songwriter Adekunle Gold has announced the release of his next album titled “Catch me if you can” which will be made available on all streaming platforms on February 4, 2022.

The singer took to his Instagram page to make this announcement

“Catch me if you can” is Adekunle Gold’s fourth studio album. He has successfully released three studio albums all to acclaim. Adekunle Gold is one of few Nigerian artists to have his first album –“Gold” debut on Billboard World Album Chart. The album debuted as No 7 on the chart upon release.

After this, he released two more albums “About 30” (2018) and “Afropop Vol 1″ (2020).

Here’s our first look into what Adekunle Gold’s fourth studio album “Catch me if you can” will be about:

First, the title “Catch me if you can” suggests growth- enormous growth that requires people to catch up with Adekunle Gold’s new sounds and the level he aims to reach now.

He is not even suggesting that you can catch him, he’s suggesting that you try, but even if you try, it doesn’t sound like you may be able to catch up with him because like he says “Catch me, if you can”

Ahead “Catch me if you can”, Adekunle Gold has released three singles
 “High” ft. Davido
 “Sinner” ft. Lucky Daye
 “It is what it is”

The first single “It is what it is” was released April 2021. “Sinner” was released in July 2021 and “High” was released in September 2021. Of all these singles, “High” has gained more traction and more streams, with more than 8 million views on YouTube within two months.

1) The album will be a “feast of dynamic sounds”
Upon the release of Adekunle Gold’s “High” with Davido, a user commented on YouTube that Adekunle Gold has reinvented himself to boost his status, streams and income in the industry.

“It is what it is” sounded like what signposts a new decision. Like “Hey guys, I been singing “good boy songs” since all this while, but let’s switch it up”.

So yeah, it is what it is. In all sincerity, this new sound is really helping Adekunle Gold’s career and status in the industry because his song “High” is literally everywhere in Nigeria. It has gained so much traction and popularity that it is competing with his greatest hits “Orente” and “Pick up”

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These dynamic sounds will also usher in a new stage in Adekunle Gold’s career as he seems to have “broken” whatever was holding him down from exploring all parts of his music. Though the songs actually sound more like “bad boy songs”, his fans are going crazy about it and accepting it very well because his music sounds good; sounds fire, and as long as he still makes good music, he has the support of his fans.

2) Sound Engineering
“Gold”– Adekunle Gold’s debut album, was a masterpiece. The sound engineering was on point and the reason for this was not far-fetched.

His wife- Simisola actually mixed and mastered the album. Simi is a sound engineer apart from being a singer and songwriter. And if you know something and sound engineers and record producers who also happen to be singers and songwriters, they have no bad songs- no matter how hard they try to.

The sound engineering on “Catch me if you can” will be delicious, as the singles released ahead the album already proved that fact. The sound engineering will help the authenticity of Adekunle Gold’s sound and reduce all imbalances to produce the right effects that will get people more synced with his songs.

3) Features
So far, he has released three singles ahead “Catch me if you can” and two of the singles have very interesting features. The first is with American Singer- Lucky Daye, and the second “High”- with Davido.

Both singles (“High” and “Sinner”) have cleared such a promising path for the album, and it’s only easy to assert that the album will do very well on streaming platforms and top numerous charts- both local and international.

There seems to be more promising features on the album that will make it a bomb upon release. Hopefully, he may have a song with Simi on the album.

But then, more interesting features on this album will increase its reception, streams and traction

Facts? Adekunle Gold has come far and has tangible results to show for his journey. It may be difficult to say what record label he is signed to currently. He has about 20 singles and most of them-in fact, majority of them are hit songs and we hope he’s bringing the heat on his new album “Catch me if you can”.

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