Top 10 Nigerian albums (2000-2011)

10. Asa – Asa

 The album was released in the year 2007. This album has major classic songs like Jailer, Fire on the mountain, Bibanke, and many more. This album was definitely a hit and a classical one also. The album was also nominated for Headies Album of the year in 2008 and even won it. One of the songs was also used as sound track in the movie, The first cry.

     

      The track list is below:

          1. Jailer

          2. 360

          3. Bi Ban Ke

          4. Subway

          5. Fire on the Mountain           

          6. Eye Adaba 

          7.  No one Knows

          8.  Awe 

          9.  Peaceful

         10.So Beautiful

      9.  Rundown – D’banj

Rundown is D’banj’s sophormore album. The album was released in 2006 by Mo’Hits records. All the tracks were produced by Donjazzy. This album is definitely a classic because it dropped when D’banj was in his prime.

The tracklist:

 1.     Do You Like the Koko? (Tongolo Remix)

 2.     Why Me

 3.    Run Down (Funk U Up)

 4.    Loke

 5.    Tono Sibe

 6.    Which Way 2 Go

 7.    Serve The Lord (Bonus Track)

 8.    Run Down F**K U UP

 9.    Tongolo 

10. Soco

11. All the Way

12. Mr Olopa

13. Iya Mi

14. Don't Ask Me

15. Mo Bo Lowo Won

16. Ika O Da

17. Na Lie

8. True story – Timaya

 This album if you ask me, dropped at the right time because this was the period when the militants were seriously oppressing the people of Niger Delta. Timaya saw this situation and he wasn’t too happy with it and he became a voice for the people and he spoke for them through his music. The album was released in 2007 under Timaya’s Dem mama Records.

Tracklist:

    1. Intro

    2. True Story

    3.  Timaya

    4.  Honey na money

    5.  Skit 1

    6.  Dem Mama

    7.  Pomporo

    8.  Ogologomma

    9.  Bayelsa

   10. Skit 2

   11. Wayo People

7.  Everybody Loves Ice Prince – Ice Prince

 Everybody Loves Ice Prince is Ice prince’s debut album A.K.A (E.L.I). The album was released on the 9^th of October 2011. This album is the definition of rap. This was the album that Ice prince actually did hard core rap. I like to think that this was so because, this was his first album so he did more than his best to make an impression for his fans. It was also nominated for Album of the year and it won Best rap album in 2012 at the Headies awards. If you haven’t listened to this album, please, please and please, you need to.

Tracklist:

1.	Remember (Intro)
2.
3.	Superstar
4.	Magician (featuring YungL & J-Milla)
5.	Baby
6.	Olofofo (featuring Wizkid)
7.	See Myself
8.	Wassup Wassup (featuring Tuface Idibia)
9.	Oleku (featuring Brymo)
10.	Find You
11.	By This Time (featuring WizBoyy)
12.	Somebody Lied
13.	Small Small (featuring Sean Tero)
14.	That Nigga (featuring Morell)
15.	End Of Story (featuring Samklef)
16.	Raindrops (It’s All Good)
17.	Thank You (featuring Chocboiz)

6. Superstar – Wizkid

 This is wizkid’s debut album which was released on the 12^th of June 2011. If wizkid had a mash up called “The Best of Wizkid”, I’m sure most of the songs will be from this album. This is the wizkid we know. The album was released under Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). All the songs on this album are jams and Classic tunes. In 2012, it won the album of the year In the Nigerian Entertainment Awards.

Tracklist:

1.	Say My Name
2.	No Lele
3.	Scatter The Floor
4.	Pakurumo
5.	Slow Whine (featuring Banky W)
6.	Love My Baby
7.	Gidi Girl
8.	Oluwa Lo Ni
9.	Don't Dull
10.	Tease Me/Bad Guys
11.	Eme Boyz (featuring Skales and Banky W)
12.	What You Wanna Do?
13.	For Me (featuring Wande Coal)
14.	Holla at Your Boy
15.	Wad Up (featuring D'Prince)
16.	Shout Out

5. M.I 2 The Movie– M.I

This album was released on the 22^nd of January, 2011. This album is definitely a classic that all this new school rappers need to listen to. The features and everything about the album is just lit. It was released under Chocolate city Music.  M.I schooled a lot of artistes on this album. You definitely have to listen to it and love it.

Tracklist:

    1. Prelude

    2. Action film feat Brymo

    3. Slow down feat Julius Caeser

    4. Number 1 feat Flavor

    5. Anybody feat Timaya & Loose Kaynon] 

    6. Nobody feat Tuface

    7. Beef

    8. Wild Wild West

    9.  My Head My Belle

   10. One Naira feat Waje

   11. Craze

   12. Undisputed

   13. Epic feat Praiz

   14. Imperfect me feat Ruby, Bola & Kauna

   15. Represent feat ChocBoiz

4. Gongo Aso – 9ice

This is another classic album that dropped when 9ice was in his prime. It was also 9ice’s second album. It was released in 2008. This is the album that has the bangers, Gongo Aso, Party Rider, Street Credibility and the likes. It’s an amazing album.

Tracklist:

    1.       Kinda Life

    2.       Pamugoro

    3.       Street Credibility feat Tuface

    4.       Party Rider

    5.       Skit Babe’s voice

    6.       Wedding day

    7.       Kasa final

    8.       Bachelor’s Life

    9.       Skit 20 & Gongo Aso instrumental

   10.   Gongo Aso

   11.   Photocopy

   12.   Ati Jelo

   13.   Jule

   14.   Ade Ori

3.  Game Over – Psquare

 Game over is the third album by Psquare. It was released in 2007 under square records. The album reportedly sold over one million copies in the first six days of its release and it set a record in the Nigerian music industry. The album still made more sales than any other album and made sales on iTunes.  The most successful single on the album was "No One Like You" which stayed at number 1 on the charts for almost 4 weeks until it was knocked down to number 2 by Mo Hits All Stars' "Pere". The album consists of songs like Do me, Roll it, More than a friend and many more.

Tracklist:

1.	No One Like You
2.	Game Over
3.	Do Me (featuring Waje)
4.	Miss U Die
5.	Why E Be Say
6.	More Than A Friend
7.	Am I Still That Special Man?
8.	Ifunanya
9.	Stand Up
10.	Roll It
11.	Game Over (Uncensored)
12.	No One Like U (Instrumental)
13.	Do Me (Instrumental)
14.	Roll It (Instrumental)

2. Mushin 2 Mohits – Wandecoal

This is by far one of the best albums ever released by a Nigerian R&B singer. The album was released in 2009 under Mo’hits records. The album features artistes like D’banj, Ikechukwu, Dr. sid and many more. Because of this album, Wandecoal bagged 8 Headies Awards in one night. He is the only artist to ever do that in one night in the history of Headies. This album is too lit. You just have to love it. And wandecoal is still steady making waves even up till this moment.

Tracklist:

    1. I Know You Like It

   2. You Bad 

   3. Se Na Like This

   4. Kiss Your Hands

   5. Confused

   6. Se Ope

   7. Now Its All Gone

   8. Bumper to Bumper

   9. Who Born The Maga

  10.That’s Wots Up

  11. Banana

  12.Taboo

  13. Jehovah

  14.Ololufe

  15. Ten Ten

   16. My Grind

        1. Face to Face – Tuface

This is an album by the legendary Tuface. It was released on the 15^th of May, 2004. The album sold up to 2 million copies and didn’t spread all over Nigeria alone but Africa. It also and spilled over to Europe as well. This album was made when Tuface was still under Kennis Music. This is the album that has African queen that took Tuface to the international scene.

Tracklist:

      1.     Intro

      2.     Nfana Ibaga (No Problem)

      3.     Ole (Thief) ft. Freestyle

      4.     Right Here

      5.     Holy (skit)

      6.     U No Holy Pass

      7.     African Queen

      8.     Police (skit)

      9.     Keep On Rockin' ft. Natives & Lil Seal

      10.  Thank U Lord

      11.  Odi Ya ft. Blackface    

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