D'banj being announced by Kanye West as the newest Artist on his label at the sold out Koko Koncert in London.
Kanye was in Oliver Twist's music video. D'banj was in Kanye's Mercy video. He featured Kanye on Scapegoat Remix in 2013.
Big Sean & 2Chainz performed at his concerts.
There’s no universe where Davido has more hits than Olamide. Burna too doesn’t come close.
The entire Eyan Mayweather and YBNL albums can go band for band with all the songs in Davido and Burna Boy’s catalogues.
Baddo, who sang Wo, Story for the Gods, Omo to Shan, Eleda Mi, Turn Up, First of All, Ilefo Illuminati, Skelemba, Goons Mi, Don’t Stop, Matters Arising, Melo Melo, Bobo, Who You Epp, Morowore, Science Student, Pawon, Lagos Boys, Durosoke, Motigbana, Oil & Gas, Poverty D!e, Hello Habibi, Totori, Woske, Kana, Eni Duro and hundreds of other hits, features and collaborations, is who you people want to disrespect like this?
You were “dabbing” in secondary school and probably bought your first Timberland because of BADDO!
I don’t even want to talk about Olamide as a record label boss. Gave us Lil Kesh, AG Baby, Asake, Fireboy, Chinko Ekun, etc.
Gave artists like Portable, Bella Shmurda, Zlatan, Fave, Naira Marley, Young Jonn, Seyi Vibez, Pheelz, etc. some of their biggest assists and/or hits in the industry.
And you want to look us in the face and rewrite history? Something all of us witnessed in real life. Same Baddo who was popping every year his artists were also popping?
I have said it, and I’m saying it again without mincing words: Wizkid is the ONLY artist in his set who can go hit for hit with Baddo.
Olamide has over 11 studio albums, full of hits. You must respect that name by force!
Olamide has not only dominated the music game for years now but also played a pivotal role in the rise of artistes; Like Lil Kesh, Asake, Adekunle Gold, Fireboy, Zlatan, Bella, and many more. Even the likes of Portable gained stardom thanks to Olamide's influence. Many of the music and artistes Nigerians hype today (that keeps the afrobeats movement going) is as a result of Olamide's mindset to create, and gift.
When it also comes to hit songs, that is, songs that actually has lyrical quality, no artiste from his era can go toe to toe with him. Comparing him with colleague who started before, or after him is beyond disrespectful.
Which other artiste has that longevity, street impact, successful record label, and can be linked to the success of rising stars?
He is one of one.
The most valuable subject school never put on the timetable is how to teach yourself.
Formal education hands you answers to questions someone else chose. Real life hands you problems with no syllabus and no invigilator.
The people who thrive are the ones who can walk into an unfamiliar field and become dangerous in months, not years. That skill is learnable. Read past your comfort. Build small things badly. Ask sharper questions.
The internet gave a child in a village access to the same lectures as a child in an Ivy League hall. The certificate still differs. The knowledge no longer has to. Access is solved. Effort is the last gate standing.
@callmiJesse@DefenseNigeria 😂 Jessie doesn’t sound like the dumb one here. Committing a 500m+ dollars to another country signals a long term interest in that country more than a short term policy by a single administration.
Walking 30 minutes a day cuts your risk of early death by roughly 20 percent.
Not running. Not CrossFit. Walking.
The cheapest, most available, most ignored exercise on earth also happens to be one of the most effective.
You do not need a gym membership. You do not need equipment. You need shoes and a decision.
Lagos traffic will not let you walk to work. Fine. Walk in the evening. Walk on the weekend. Walk around your compound.
Your body does not care how fancy the movement is. It just wants you to move.
@AskMichaelTaiwo The Author of a book I read mentioned something related to this in a chapter titled “The seduction of pessimism “.
He said when you want to get people’s attention, spread bad news or forecast that bad things will happen.
Here is a truth nobody tells you early enough.
The real reason to chase more money is not the cars or the clothes.
It is time.
Money, spent wisely, buys back your hours.
That washing machine gives you back a Saturday morning.
The dishwasher hands you an extra hour with your kids.
A good fridge lets you cook once on Saturday and eat well all week, instead of standing over a pot every single night.
Hiring help for the tasks that drain you is not laziness. It is buying back your one life, piece by piece.
So do not just work to afford things.
Work to afford time.
Time to sleep. Time to rest. Time to be happy. That was always the point.
After a certain age,
your parents slowly become your children.
They ask same questions again.
They repeat stories you've heard a thousand times.
They forget little things.
Their steps become slower.
Their world becomes smaller.
And without realizing it...
The people who once carried you through life begin depending on you.
Very few people recognize this role reversal.
What feels like an inconvenience is often just time reminding us that nothing lasts forever.
Don't rush them.
Don't correct them harshly.
Don't make them feel like a burden.
One day, their voice will be silent.
The questions will stop.
The stories will never be told again.
And you'll wish for just one more interruption...
One more repeated story...
One day, you'll give anything to hear those same stories again.
One more chance to hear them call your name.
Growing old is a privilege not everyone receives.
Care for them the way they once cared for you
It’s repayment.
It's the final way we say...
Thank you for spending your life loving me .
If you are a fresh graduate, I highly recommend getting a 9-5 job.
The obvious reasons are that you need the money and network and technical know-how.
But another less-talked-about reason is that it’s good for you to actually experience how an organization works.
You learn hierarchy of command, decorum, standard operating procedures, how to investigate failures, how to react to a dynamic environment, how to communicate, how to reward/punish, and so on.
For better or worse, 95% of the way I approach business is copied from Shell.
I simply don’t know how else to run a company. So I do what I’ve seen work for 12 years.
Of course, my business is different from Shell’s so I adjust as needed but the principle and the philosophy carry through.
Some people got born into a family with a long rich history of business/entrepreneurship and maybe even went straight to get an MBA. These folks may start a business fresh out of school and reasonably be expected to succeed.
But if you are like most of us, then I recommend working for someone else for a while.
Don’t get bored. Be violent. Create your own enemies. Break your own records. Leave no doubt.
At the end of your life, you’re never gonna want to be the man who gave up early.