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  • If Only They Could See The Future: These Nigerian Lyrics Did Not Age Well

    Remember when 9ice said he’ll bring home a Grammy, and Burna Boy also said he’ll stay relevant like Blackberry charger? These lyrics did not age well at all.

    Have you ever listened to an old Nigerian song and thought to yourself, 鈥淚f only the artist could see the future back then?鈥� You鈥檙e not alone. These artists thought they made mad points when they penned down these lyrics, but looking at them now, we can鈥檛 help but shake our heads. It is well sha. 

    1. 鈥淔our years don waka, we still dey carry go. Nobody waka, nobody go solo鈥� 鈥� Four Years, Styl Plus聽

    If only they could see the future. Guys, quick question: where is Tunde? Did he step out or something? That being said, this song was a bop and it still manages to pop up every time Nigerian students are about to graduate (even if the course plus ASUU strike made the process 10 years). 

    2. 鈥淪tay relevant like BlackBerry charger鈥� 鈥� Amorawa, Burna Boy

    Can anyone remember the last time they saw a Blackberry, much less an actual BlackBerry charger? We can’t blame Burna though, because when this song dropped in 2013, we were still on a 鈥渨hat鈥檚 your pin?鈥� and 鈥渓et me ping you鈥� high. Fun times! Now we鈥檙e out here buying chargers and earphones separately from a new phone, all because Steve Jobs tricked us into joining a digital cult. 

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    3. 鈥淒on鈥檛 doubt me, I go bring home Grammy鈥� 鈥� Street Credibility, 9ice

    You know what? Let鈥檚 not say anything. At least, we now have Nigerian Grammy Nominees and winners and that鈥檚 what matters. Good job, 9ice. At least you saw the future, even if it didn鈥檛 include you. 

    4. 鈥淵our beauty make me to realise say Nepa don bring light鈥� 鈥� Duro, Tekno

    Where鈥檚 the light, Tekno? Where? We would鈥檝e ignored this lyric but despite all the fine babes in Nigeria, the national grid still collapsed like Goliath. We鈥檙e not finding this lyric funny at all. Where are we queuing for petrol today? 

    5.鈥滲ut nobody contest we, my brother make you try abi you done smoke weed鈥� 鈥� Me & My Brother, PSquare

    Peter and Paul really sang this song with their full chest confident that they鈥檇 be ride or die forever. But, alas over the past few years, they鈥檝e shown us that sometimes water is thicker than blood o. But when you really look at it, they were right. No one tested them, they simply tested themselves and stressed all of us out. 

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