Welcome back to The Odd Blog. Hope you’ve been good all the
while I’ve been gone? Without further ado, let’s head to the business of the
day. So for the past 4 months, our artistes have been dropping bangers on bangers,
hits on hits and even peaking on world chats and based on these premises, and also with the help of a few friends, it
brings us to our top 10 songs of the first quarter of 2018 (January –April).
10. Bobo (feat
Davido): At the 10th spot is the DMW superstar act Mayorkun who won
the Headies ‘Next Rated’ award with the smashing hit of Bobo which features DMW
CEO, Davido. The song was produced by Lush beats and Killertunes and ever since
the release, the famous lyric from the song, “Na Money Be Fine Bobo” has been
on the lips of most Nigerians which brings it to the number 10 spot.
9. Aje: The DMW acts in persons of Peruzzi, Fresh, Yonda and
also the DMW boss, Davido, came together to put out this hit single which has a
fresh tone which everyone likes and love. No doubt that the DMW just keeps getting stronger and better every day.
8. Assurance: Debuting on charts also our music playlist is
this love song Davido made for his girlfriend which is a hit and which also had
a million views on YouTube in a day. Before the song dropped, Davido said in an
interview that this particular single was going to be the biggest song in
Nigeria and this statement has been verified by the song itself with the way it’s
peaking on different charts all around the world.
7. Ire: This song is by Adekunle Gold and just like the
meaning, good. The song is powerful, the lyrics are also powerful and
inspirational, the back up by Simi was awesome and the video speak volumes. ‘Ire’
by Adekunle Gold is a classic.
6. Mind: The DMW acts have dominated this year and no doubt,
dominated this countdown. Mind was released back in February and since then, has
been on most countdowns and has been getting plays by radio stations, djs and
so on. Mind is a DMW classic.
5. Heaven’s Gate feat Lily Allen: Heaven’s gate by Burna Boy
is a monster hit. I remember when it came out, My friends and I couldn’t get
over it. Lily Allen also came through with the vocals and the beat has this reggae,
‘Pon Pon’ and Pop vibe at the same time. From the ‘Outside’ album by Burna Boy
is Heaven’s gate at number .
4. Science Student: A countdown is never complete without a
song for the streets. Science student by Olamide is a song which made most
people loose their home training while doing the ‘Shaku Shaku’ dance. Science
student was produced by 2 of YBNL’s in house producers Bbanks and Yung John and
there is no doubt that the song has dominated the first quarter of this year
air plays and this is what brings it to the number 4 spot on the countdown.
3. Soco: Starboy featuring Wizkid, Terry, Spotless 360 and Ceeza
Milli is a hit. The song has this ‘shaku shaku’ vibe and calm vibe at the same
time and the visuals are also lovely. This song was really anticipated by
Nigerians on twitter because Wizkid kept tweeting about it and honestly, it was
worth the wait and hype.
2. Nowo feat Wizkid: No doubt, DJ Spinall has dropped a lot
of Jams and NOWO is not an exception. The song produced by The Cap music in house
producer, Killertunes is another monster hit by the producer and wizkid really
came through on this song.
And for the number 1 song for the first quarter of the year
is by an artist who I felt should have taken most of the Headies awards, an
artiste who has been neglected for too long and an artist who deserves all the
possible accolades we could give to an artiste and the number 1 song is no other
than ‘Ye’ by Burna Boy. This song is referred to by Nigerians as the National
Pledge while Ojuelegba by Wizkid is referred to as the National anthem. In my
opinion, this song is a classic, a hit and deserves to be on the number 1 spot.
That’s all we have for today’s post. You can also drop songs
you felt should have been on the countdown but aren’t. Note they must be songs released from January – April 2018. Thank you for reading as always. See you on
the next post.