I remember when M.I blew up sometime towards the end of 2008,he had everybody all of a sudden saying he was the king of rap in NIGERIA. Well, i accepted that fact, cos at the time, no other rapper, asides from MODENINE, was dropping anything. And he came with a solid formula, and didn't have to spit his rhymes in vernacular or anything like that.
He got all the shows, and his debut cd, TALK ABOUT IT, was the must anticipated album of that time. I can say his album is the must anticipated rap album a Nigerian rapper ever dropped.
I got the cd immediately it dropped and i was not disappointed; from the beginning till the end had some form of creativity, and flows was crazy. He came with the lyrics; delivery was tight; and he had a story to tell, so i can say it was a complete album.
After the album dropped, a lot of people started the argument about who was a better MC, he or MODENINE. I stuck with him cos in my books mode is a very rigid rapper. I like when a rapper can be flexible enough to flip his flows, and not sound the same on a considerable amount of tracks. I just thought mode was all metaphors and similes, plus one same style of delivery.
I guess m.i won me over, and i started preaching the gospel. He started getting shows like dance hall and r&b artist do, and the celebrity life began. Then he dropped a mixtape, sometime in the first quarter of 2009, and i was so disappointed with it. He was sounding too much like LIL WAYNE on must of the tracks, and it was like he was no longer serious with rap. He would just play over a track, and not really say anything that made sense. Then he started talking about making an r&b album, and then i just lost all respect for him.
He came back towards the middle of 2009 with his latest single, "somebody wants to die", and he got back the respect i had for him. He went in hard on the track, and he hard the lyrics on point.
Right now, in 2010, i don't know if he stands as strong as he used too, and i think if a serious artist came up with enough fire power, that artist would take his title. In fact, i don't think it is still his title, i think that post is vacant. I think the throne is empty.
Talking of an empty throne, i think NAETO C is gunning for the throne, and i think with a little more work he can get it. I never took naeto seriously when he dropped his first album; not like i didn't feel him, or respect how he came up, i just thought he was the type that was just doing the rap thing for fun, but he surprised me how he kept dropping single after single, till the crowd accepted him. Now that he has his new single, "ako mi ti poju" blasting on radio, and the video constantly been played, on MTV, and CHANNEL O, i think if he drops his second album soon, then he would get the title.
As for mode trying to switch up his flow, as he said on radio a couple of months ago, i wish him luck, cos he really needs to do that to keep up the weather in recent rap scene.
Another rapper that i think is a worthy contestant for the throne, is none other than ELDEE DA DON, the founder of TRYBES RECORDS, and former member of the group, TRYBES MEN. Eldee has been on the scene longer than must of the acts, at list 10 years running. Even when he was away in AMERICA, he kept the music coming. Now that he is back home, i think he is out for the money, explaining why his recent songs, are more like r&b songs. I think if not for this, he would be holding the throne, because you have to agree with me that eldee is incredible on the mic.
So, right now, i think the throne is vacant, till a rapper comes up and claims it.
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