7 Things About OLA DIPS’ VERSE On ‘SOUTH AFRICA MUST GO’ @Dips_Ola

This is strictly opinionated but yea the guy is making sense,  read and comment

###Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka 'Omo Iya
Aje' has been on the radar for quite a while
now releasing singles like Ewa Iya Suliya, Ojo

Ibukun , Let Dagrin down, Balogun amongst
others.

The underground artiste has been feeling his
buzz, so when this versatile rapper features
on this joint with fellow Emcee Blaqbonez, it
was no surprise that he dropped one of the
hardest rap verses this year, I gave it an
honest listen and spill my thoughts on his
verse;

1. The verse is glorious, you could
practically feel his pain right from
the first lines, 'see I be hiphop head,
I can't watch people do it wrong'…
this song is exactly the way a
young militant's music should
sound, you see a lot of people
talking down on rappers and asking
them to make commercial music
on a daily, Oladips was frustrated
with the norm and just poured his
heart out on every bar sharing his
struggles as a rapper in Nigeria.

2. It's a refreshing verse, his rhyme
scheme is quite hilarious and
relatable, but at the same time
packs a bit of engaging and honest
lines, rap in Nigeria no longer
inspires its listeners, we have
seemingly gotten used to the
recycled sounds and the attempt at
'selling out', when last did an MI or
Ice Prince verse get you
screaming? 'Cos throughout the
year, all these rappers don't impress
me/ I mean hip-hop wise, nobody
else to learn from'…

3. Oladips asks salient questions that
every upcoming emcee needs to
answer before recording that next
song, 'but the question is; how
many dance tracks AKA get? ati
Cassper Nyovest, see the reason
why me I dey vex' and he sure has
every reason to be vexed especially
when you consider the fact that
Cassper recently got the Dome sold
out and a Presidential
acknowledgement without a dance
track.

4. Ode to Mode9, '…sugbon to ba je
Modo, gbogbo yin mama shey hide
and seek, anu Mode9 ma shemi tin
ba re egbon ninu baggy/ ewo eni ti
gbogbo awa new generation pe ni
daddy'. Modo has been in the game
from almost the inception when
most of us began to listen to rap in
Nigeria, mathematical Sege has
been holding it down with
numerous albums, endless awards
and untouchable bars over the
years, but by sticking to his style
and doing rap the way he sees fit,
he has seemingly gone unrewarded
and not getting near half the props
he deserves.

5. Note to Beat Fm, always quick to
interview AKA and Cassper but will
rarely play a Mode9 or Boogey joint,
this song is for you or like Dips spat
'e niba tun sobe, I make sure I give
am blow for neck'.

6. This song in many ways reminds
me of AQ's 'Distractions' ft Vector,
where for all of Q's dope first verse,
Vector stole the shine, on this joint
Blaqbonez was also a lyrical beast
and had a stellar performance but
the grit and emotions Ola Dips
poured out on his verse gets him
the MVP here.

7. South Africa indeed must go, let's
support our rappers, we have more
than enough of them to make us
proud.
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Ehis Combs Ohunyon is a music lover who
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