If you knew about 'Proto' before you knew about 'Chiddy', then it's very likely you'll enjoy this video. Filmed by Chidera himself on a trip back to Nigeria, it plays out as a perfect video for the track Sooner Or Later which featured on their Opposite Of Adults EP.
And if you don't know what I mean when I say Proto, then you're missing out on a whole bunch of quality songs. This song (below) was probably the first ever time I heard Proto, and I've been hooked to him and Xaphoon since. This was recorded with Chiddy's friend and fellow Nigerian artist eLDee.
Featured on eLDee's Is It Your Money Vol.1 CD, One Day is considered by many the I Go Yarn 2 of eLDee's musical catalogue. The message portrayed is certainly just as effective; the video perhaps more so. Featuring cameos from several Nigerian artists and with eLDee taking a central yet un-brashy role, the message is unmistakeable. "New day, new way, to revolution".
If you don't know about Nneka yet now is the time to find out...
Her 3rd album 'Concrete Jungle' is set to be out in the US in February 2010 and if her last album 'No longer at ease' is anything to go by this will continue to hold up a mirror to the troubles going on in the Niger Delta region of her native Nigeria and the conflict in her own mind.
Nneka seems at home whether she's singing or rapping and the seamless connection between the two makes for exciting music. To quote Rakim this is music 'for the listeners' and if you're only going to 'hear' her music you're going to be missing out on something.
The single 'The Uncomfortable Truth' is out already on itunes...
