Entertainment
Don Decries Immorality In Naija Hip-Hop Genre
Dr Albert Oikelome, a lecturer at the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos on Thursday said that hip-hop music genre had promoted immorality and indecency in Nigeria.
Oikelome told newsmen in Lagos that there was a missing link between contemporary Nigerian music hip-hop and the grand oldies of the 1960s and the 1970s.
“Our local and classical traditional orchestras, highlife songs which define the nation’s music industry are no more. Proverbial songs and sounds filled with gongs and lyrics with words of wisdom are missing.
“They were the kind of music which thrills us so much so that we forget our political problems and socio-economic inequalities,” he said.
He lamented that the trend had been swallowed up by a strong music genre called “Naija hip- hop’’.
He, however, said that the youths patronising the hip-hop genre have redefined the old tunes in the music.
“Unfortunately, the youths appreciate hip-hop music more than the adults who still prefer the old school tunes,” Oikelome said.
The lecturer noted that there had been a growing concern on the negative impact of the hip-hop music on youths in the country.
He further said that in spite of the seeming financial success and popularity of the musicians, hip- hop culture has been frequently condemned for its exploitation of women nudity.
He regretted that most of the hip-hop and rap genre artistes have a lot of vulgarity, sexual resonance, preposterous violence, drugs and good-time symbolism.
Oikelome stressed that the sexual content in hip-hop movies and songs “leaves much to be desired”.
He gave examples of some of the vulgar languages which evolved from Naija hip-pop as “ Ori e ofoka sibe”, ‘hotter than fire”, and “enter the place.”
“The songs also glorify the get-rich quick syndrome called 419 and the reason is because the marketers and music promoters in the country want to make money,” he said.
Oikelome added that they employed all means to achieve this, like their counterparts in the developed countries.
He said that it was regrettable that the sexual exploitation in hip-hop was being done with the consent and collaboration of women who are mostly undergraduates, who got peanuts for doing that.
The don, however, commended some hip-hop musicians for positively promoting Nigeria in the international music scene.
He gave examples of such musicians as Innocent Idibia a.k.a Tuface, Abolore Akande— a.k.a. 9ice, Chibuzor Orji and others.
Nigerian singer and half of the defunct P-Square duo, Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy, has claimed that social media has reduced the prestige and value fans attached to musicians due to the mystique that artistes had before the era of social media.
Speaking in a recent interview with Lun Lifestyle TV, Rudeboy argued that social media, despite all its benefits, has shattered the illusion of artistes being mysterious and godlike.
This he said has reduced the buzz artistes previously enjoyed whenever their fans got the opportunity to see them whether physically or visually.
The ‘Reason With Me’ crooner explained that because artistes are no longer mysterious, fans are no longer eager to watch them in music videos.
He claimed that shooting music videos is now a waste of money.
Rudeboy said, “Music videos somehow now, because of this generation, is a waste of money. I am sorry to say this. But do you remember us [P-Square] before? You don’t see us anywhere. You just watch music videos, you see us and that’s it, or we come to your country, you see us.
“The reason you don’t see people faint for artistes anymore is because they see them on TikTok every day dancing and promoting your music. If Michael Jackson was alive now and doing promotional content on social media, nobody would see him and faint.
“Unfortunately, it’s too late for us to bring back the era of artistes being mystiques. How can you advise an artiste to post every day? How? Post what? You don’t need to.
“Social media brought positive change to the industry but it also led to ‘see-finish.’ Artistes are now too exposed. Fans see how they eat, cry. Before when artistes go to club, they stay in restricted VIP areas, but now when they are clubbing, everyone is filming.”
Afrobeats superstar, Davido’s aide, Damilare Aladegbola, popularly known as Dre, has offered a cash reward to whoever returns his phone, which he claims went missing during rapper Zlatan Ibile’s wedding ceremony.
Dre made the appeal in a post on his Instagram page on Monday, pleading with the person who allegedly took the device to return it in exchange for money.
“If na u carry my phone for Zlatan wedding, abeg return am, I go give you money please,” he wrote.
The aide also expressed frustration over what he suggested was a method being used to take phones at social gatherings.
He said he would no longer tolerate waiters asking whether guests had finished eating so they could clear their plates, alleging that the practice could provide an opportunity for phones left on tables to be taken.
“From now on, if I go any party or dey any party and any stupid waitress tell me say are you done eating so I can pack your plate, na swear I go swear for you cause na pattern wey una dey use pack phone for table be that now,” he added.
However, Dre did not identify anyone suspected of taking his phone or provide further details about how the device went missing.
Zlatan Ibile tied the knot with his longtime partner, Davita Lamai, during a traditional wedding ceremony on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
The ceremony, held in Lagos, attracted several celebrities, fans and well-wishers, with Davido among the prominent guests and leading the groomsmen.
Popular singer, Chidinma Ekile has revealed that before transitioning from secular music to the gospel genre, she “ran away” from Nigeria.
Speaking at a recent Eezee Conceptz event, Chidinma explained that she travelled abroad and wanted to secure permanent residency because she didn’t want to return to Nigeria, but failed.
She revealed that while she was abroad, the CEO of Eezee Conceptz was the only person calling her from Nigeria, so she decided to work with him upon her return.
“I travelled. I ran away from Nigeria. I was processing my papers not to come back to Nigeria, but for some reason, it didn’t work.
“While I was abroad, the CEO of Eezee Conceptz was the only one who was calling me from Nigeria. He kept encouraging me, and I found the strength to come back to Nigeria. When I came back, I asked him to give me a gospel music contract because I want to spend time with God. And he gave me a contract that even my lawyer said seemed like a charity,” Chidinma stated.
The music star added that she did not transition into gospel music because she wanted to make gospel, but because she wanted a serious relationship with God.
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