A great line can take a mediocre song and elevate it to award winning stuff.
A great line can surprise and inspire, bring grown men to tears and generate heartfelt applause all at ones. these are the ones that left us breathless this year.
- Do I look like Rihanna/ I get beats by Dre I no want beats by Chris/I go see you later –
Pack and go, Seyi Shay
Seyi Shay addresses the common ailment of spousal abuse while recalling the 2009 incident that officially ended the romance between pop stars Rihanna and Chris Brown
- I don get alert Godwin
Godwin, Korede Bello
On its own, this line doesn’t hold up to much scrutiny but as an introduction to one of the most popular songs of the year, it demands further contemplation. More arresting lines don’t come better than this and it can be argued that Godwin’s entire popularity is due to this particular line. it’s relatability captures the Nigerian zeitgeist brilliantly.
- I’m too on I don’t even need a mic check/shine when I walk, Billy Jean Mike’s step/
Straight flexing biceps, triceps/only thing turning me on right now is nice cheques.
Go hard- Loose Kaynon
On the Choc Boiz introduction album, Loose Kanyon spits like he’s still got the hunger.
- Hunger dey hunger dey I dey waka dey go Obanikoro dey look for where to chop
Wahala dey conductor jack driver lane. E dey owe am 250 Naira e never get something to chop.
One Pound- Brymo
Brymo’s evocative masterpiece captures the drama that happens every day on the streets of Lagos. You cannot listen to One Pound and not think of blistering days spent in Lagos traffic.
- Even real talent gan still need promo/
If you fake your own death you fit still no blow
Soft work- Falz
Rapper Falz dishing a direct hit to Skiibii, the Five Star music wannabe who engineered a publicity hoax about his own death that backfired horribly.
- Half the niggers in the game are only pretenders/ I dropped a couple features already a crown contender/
Rappers scared an R&B dude might hurt them/all you niggas pussy I’m just pulling your skirt up
E tobe- Jimmy Jatt ft. Banky W and Phyno
Banky W murking up the waters between Hip Hop and R&B by donning his rap cape for Jimmy Jatt’s E tobe, off his The Industry volume 1 album.
- I came last coz the ladies love it that way-
King Kong- Vector Ft. Reminisce, Phyno, Classiq, Uzi
Truth be told, Vector’s entire King Kong remix deserves to be preserved in a hall of fame somewhere for being culturally relevant. How can one choose between Phyno’s braggadocio, Remnisce’s explosive Maiduguri metaphor, Classiq’s eargasmic Hausa flow and Uzi’s machine gun scattershot? Vector’s final double entendre wraps up a seminal tour de force perfectly.
- Every line of Poe’s verse on Chardonnay music with Falz and Chin
Because how do you pick from greatness? Poe’s stellar verse is a marvel of wordplay that we still haven’t gotten over. Dude needs to drop that album we know he has inside of him in 2016.
- What if this love is a weapon, do I have the ammunition?/
What if you burn me with your ray, do I have UV protection?
School your face, Temi Doll Face
Temi Doll Face is Queen and we are just here to worship at her endlessly creative feet.
- Another bomb just went off we’re numb to this/
The president is looking clueless we’re used to this
Different kind of war, Ill Bliss
Ill Bliss’ powerful j’accuse, dropped in the thick of electioneering opened with the sad but all too true lines. In the next 3 minutes the Capital Records boss forced us to listen to some bitter truths about ourselves that we choose to push aside.
