The song is more notable because Jimmy Jatt is not a singer. This song by DJ Jimmy Jatt rose to become one of the most played songs that year. 2face, Mode 9 & ElaJoeĪs the lyrics suggest, ‘Stylee’ is the true Lagos anthem. Other songs in the album are ‘Freedom’, ‘Ride With Me, ‘Funmise’, ‘This Man’, ‘Supernatural’, ‘Atoned’, ‘Your Day’, and ‘Beautiful’. ‘Greenland’ is from her 2007 album of the same title. ‘“The Lord of the harvest told me so,” she sings in this inspiring song. Greenland by celebrity photographer TY Bello is one of the most memorable songs clocking 15 this year.Ī song of hope, it sings about abundant potential Nigeria boasts of. Perhaps the icing on its cake was that ‘Yahooze’ came with its dance step.Įveryone did the Yahooze dance, from the former American Secretary of State, the late Colin Powell, to the Super Eagles U-17, traditional rulers and politicians.Įven the late President Umaru Musa Yaradua was said to have danced the Yahooze dance. It was produced by Puffy Tee and officially released on October 27, 2007, as the lead single from his debut album of the same name.Īlthough some say it glorified internet fraud, otherwise dubbed Yahoo-Yahoo, it didn’t stop the monstrous impact the song had on the Nigerian music scene.Īt some point, the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) banned it from airplay, a decision it later rescinded. It was a part of Mo’ Hits 2007 compilation album, ‘Curriculum Vitae.Īrguably the biggest song of its era, ‘Yahooze’, is a song by Nigerian recording artist Olu Maintain. With ‘Ololufe’, Wande Coal submitted his CV to the Nigerian music-loving audience.Ī love song rendered mainly in the Yoruba language, and the piece etched the singer in the Nigerian music hall of fame. The song by the veteran singer quickly became a national anthem. He also sings about the Sharia crisis in Zamfara back then, killings that took place by the dreaded OPC, the cannibal – Clifford Orji and other issues. Its opening line is drawn from the Bible passage, which says, “he who finds a wife has found a good thing.”Īlthough released in 2007, African China sang about myriad issues in this song, including the annulled June 12, 1993, elections. Shortly after its release, it became a Nigerian wedding anthem that year and years later, as it was the highlight of wedding receptions. The song is part of the highlife/pop singer Sunny Neji’s ‘Unchained’ album. ‘Oruka’ is another hit song that ruled the airwaves in 2007. The ‘True Story album also featured classic hit songs like the eponymous ‘Timaya’, ‘True Story, ‘Honey Na Money’, ‘Ogologomma’ and others. In the sad incident, which was said to have been carried out on the orders of the government, many lives were lost. The Bayelsa-born artiste sang about the military invasion of the Udi community in 1999. ‘Dem Mama is one of Timaya’s most dynamic songs off his ‘True Story’ album. Interestingly, the song generated a bit of controversy in 2022 when Asa performed it at the unveiling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)in President Muhammadu Buhari’s presence. This song was viewed then as an awakening to a looming disaster. The track fetched the artiste numerous awards and accolades, a feat he has not been able to repeat to this day. It is the second track of the rapper’s 2007 album, ‘E’ Pluribus Unum,’ released under Questionmark Entertainment. ‘Cry’ featuring Nnena is rated as Mode 9’s most successful track yet. The song featured singer, Waje and was said to have given her a breakout opportunity. ‘Do Me’ official video, released on, was more notable because it changed how music videos were made in Nigeria. In 2007, they released the album Game Over’, with several hit songs like ‘Am I Still That Special Man?’, ‘Ifunaya’, ‘Game Over’, ‘No One Like U’, and ‘Roll It’. ![]() In 2004 when the singing duo Peter and Paul Okoye, aka P-Square, gained fame across the nation, they didn’t slow down their sound. This was the last release by the band to feature drummer Tony Palermo, who left in March 2008 to join Papa Roach.Fifteen years later, some songs are still relevant, enjoying significant airplay.īelow, in no particular order, are some of the songs released in that era. It is a "best of" album that includes 3 songs from their 2005 album Here's to the Mourning, new studio recordings of 14 songs from their earlier albums, and the new songs "Shoulda Known Better" and "Welcome to Oblivion." The earlier songs were all re-recorded by the current lineup of the band, and some differ significantly from the original recordings, reflecting changes in the band's lineup and musical style over the years. The Hit List is the seventh album by the San Diego-based rock band Unwritten Law, released on Januby Abydos Records.
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