TOP 10 MOST GIFTED NIGERIAN RAPPERS” Based On Facts & Figures
RAP means Rhythmically Applied Poetry, it is not
just a genre, it's an art, therefore there are certain
rules, laws and basic factors that guide and determine
how good at the art you are.
Based on this, we at CELEBRIFACTS have gathered
the most popular factors that make a good rapper and
graded some of the best rappers out of Nigeria against
these factors on a scale of 1-5.
Hence our "TOP 10 MOST GIFTED NIGERIAN
RAPPERS" list! Find the factors and how your
favorite rappers score below, then finally the list itself
based on their individual cumulative scores. Enjoy!
1. Lyrical Content: Figures Of Speech
It's a lot of words filling up each 16 bars. The content
in there and construction of these words are a half of
what makes up a rapper's style. Messages in a song's
content could be best expressed artistically through
figures of speech like similes, metaphors, word plays,
hyperboles, etc. In hip-hop, these are referred to as
"Punchlines".
A rapper don't necessarily have to master all figures
of speech, but being highly skilled in at least two puts
you on a higher pedestal than rappers who drop lame
lines (straight sentences).
Modenine – 5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4.5
Olamide – 3
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 3
Phyno – 3.5
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 2.5
2. Content/Subject Matter: Staying In
Context On Songs
Some rappers you'll rate as "wack" are actually good,
problem they have is they stray on songs too much!
The ability to pick a topic for your song and perfectly
deliver on it without straying to other topics just to
beef up your content makes you a master of the art.
Modenine – 5
MI – 5
Vector – 3.5
Olamide – 3.5
Sauce Kid – 3.5
Ice Prince – 3
Phyno – 4
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 3
3. Delivery: Flow/Clarity/Diction
This is what makes up the second half of a rapper's
style. Having a rap delivery that is unique to you is
what gives you your own niche and identity. If your
flow is top-notch, diction is exemplary and you're
clear enough for your audience to hear? That's a good
rapper!
Modenine – 4
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 5
Sauce Kid – 3.5
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 4.5
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 4
4. Versatility
A rapper that can bend in numerous directions and
still be original is bound to hold your attention a lot
longer than one who is rigidly facing just one
direction, because the possibility of him boring you is
slim when he's able to switch from for example,
story-telling to battling, to flossing, to love-rap, to
party-rap, etc.
A versatile rapper can be featured a hundred times, on
different songs from different genres, by any kind of
artistes, and still deliver without sounding like he was
struggling or sounding too rigid on the song.
Modenine – 1.5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4.5
Olamide – 4
Sauce Kid – 4.5
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 3
Ikechukwu – 4
Jesse Jagz – 4
Naeto C – 4
5. Commerciality
In business-environments/record-label-offices, this
comes before anything else. It's not so respected in
hip-hop but at the end of the day, it's a rule we all
have to obey. In business, you don't put money on a
product that won't yield returns, so why should
anyone put money on an artiste who isn't connecting
with his own market?
The ability to keep it real and still be able to sell your
music is what cements your status as a successful
rapper.
Modenine – 2.5
MI – 5
Vector – 4.5
Olamide – 5
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 4.5
Phyno – 4
Ikechukwu – 4
Jesse Jagz – 3
Naeto C – 5
6. Sound
Some really gifted rappers have come and gone
without having so much to show for it. This isn't
because they're not good, but because they kept
spitting on the wrong beats! The beat is the
foundation on which the song lays. It's mostly the
first thing that catches your ear/attention so if it not
the right one for the song, it can neither connect the
way it should nor stand the test of time.
Selecting the right beats for songs is a step in the right
direction but the big picture itself is not just selecting
the right beats but selecting the right beats all the
time! That's how you create your own sound.
Modenine – 3.5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 4.5
Sauce Kid – 3.5
Ice Prince – 4.5
Phyno – 4
Ikechukwu – 3
Jesse Jagz – 4.5
Naeto C – 4.5
7. Originality
Rap music is a conscious genre which relates directly
to people and what they go through, therefore most
times the kind of songs you make are a reflection of
who you really are. How much of yourself do you put
in the music? Or perhaps how much of things you feel
the people want to hear do you put in the music?
Yes, you should be able to make money by finding a
way to commercialize your sh*t but then when you're
all about what the people want to hear rather than
what you feel within you, you don't stand for
yourself therefore don't deserve to have a following.
Modenine – 5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 5
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 5
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 4.5
Naeto C – 3.5
8. Longevity
One hit single don't make you a good rapper, neither
does one good album/mixtape. The ability to go from
one album or mixtape to the other and still maintain
or even surpass the standards you've set for yourself
on all the elements of being a good rapper as listed
above, is what makes you a rap LEGEND.
Modenine – 5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 3.5
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 1.5
Ikechukwu – 4
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 4
"CELEBRIFACTS' TOP 10 MOST GIFTED
NIGERIAN RAPPERS"
1. MI – 4 and a half mics (37 points)
2. Olamide – 4 mics (33.5 points)
3. Vector – 4 mics (33 points)
4. Modenine – 4 mics (31.5 points)
5. Iceprince/Sinzu (Sauce Kid) – 4 mics (31
points)
6. –
7. Naeto C – 4 mics (30.5 points)
8. Jesse Jagz – 4 mics (30 points)
9. Phyno – 3 and a half mics (29.5 points)
10. Ikechukwu – 3 and a half mics (29 points)
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