3 Things That Will Happen Now
That Adekunle Gold Has Released
His Debut Album
Finally! (Nigeria’s version of Justin
Bieber according to a colleague of
mine) Adekunle Gold blessed us with
the release of his debut album aptly
titled ‘Gold ’.
Even though he tried to pull ‘Beyoncé’
on us, the album has been received
well by fans and critics alike. But
what does the release of this long
awaited album mean for our industry
that has seen in recent times a decline
in the release of full projects by new
artistes this year?
So far, Adekunle, Lil Kesh and Kiss
Daniel remain the only new acts to
have put up an album in 2016 at the
time of writing this article.
Here are some of my predictions on
what to expect in the next couple of
months
We will have Adekunle Mania for
the next month or so
From all indications, everybody loves
Adekunle Gold. And now that he has
a full body of work out, be rest
assured you will hear and see his
name everywhere – at least on radio
and on social media.
I just know whatever plaudits Mr
Gold gets on this album, he truly
deserves it. You have to admire the
guts of the man. Like Joey Akan
(music editor at Pulse) rightly stated,
“Adekunle Gold worked his way
through the right channels, identified
a sound, and released a debut single
titled ‘Let It Stop’, a song about peace
for the nation. That never became a
hit song.
The right channel did not pay
instantly, but he kept at it, working
his game and perfecting his art. What
worked was option E: A beautiful
rendition of One Direction’s ‘Story Of
My Life’ which he titled ‘Sade’.
‘Sade’ is credited to be the propelling
force of Adekunle Gold’s career. “
We will see a rise in ‘Adekunle Gold
type music’
Since most of our musicians suffer
from what I’ve termed copy – copy
syndrome, expect the really lazy ones
to put out singles done in typical
Adekunle Gold fashion. Now, a little
borrowed inspiration is not bad but
copying a beat, its rhythm and almost
every other thing is just wrong!
We get it; Nigerians seem to be
warming up to alternative musicians
(not saying Adekunle Gold is one) but
if you must follow the same road as
Adekunle, find a way to carve a niche
for yourself. I mean Brymo and
Adekunle sound somewhat similar but
each musician has an identity readily
identifiable by music lovers the world
over.
We will see other new acts spring
into action
You know all those new acts that
have kept us guessing on when their
debut albums would drop, they will
start running upandan to release their
projects. Some may even go as far as
releasing ‘leaks’ from the album if
their record label is dragging its feet.
Adekunle has opened up the
floodgates.
Patoranking’s album will be released
in a couple of days, Reekado Banks
has promised to drop his by next
month (what has happened to Korede
Bello and Di’Ja ?), Cynthia Morgan’s
album is reportedly over 20 tracks
long, Ycee will be announcing his
release date anytime soon. These are
some of the names that have revealed
their album release plans. Why the
likes of Niyola, Chidinma and Eva
haven’t thought it right to release
even an EP still surprises me.
Still, let’s give a round of applause to
the man of the moment: Adekunle
Gold.
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