Jesse Jagz Speaks on Current State of Nigerian Music

The multi-talented rapper, and producer extraordinaire, Jesse Jagz kicked it with Hip TV a couple of days ago, and he had some enlightening words to share on the current state of music in Nigeria. He dropped his 2nd album (Jagz Nation, Vol. 1. Thy Nation Come) last year, and it was just as successful as his first. He has spent most of his career in the studio, cooking up beats for big stars like M.I (his blood brother), and Ice Prince, but still manages to have his own voice in the music world.

During the course of his interview with Hip TV, he got talking about the current state of music in Nigeria, and I couldn't agree more with his views on the subject.





"Musicians are coming up every time. I sit down here...musicians are coming up everyday. You know what I mean. I hear their music and I'm like, whoa! I need to sit up. You know what I mean. Like...Like we do need to understand that the world is literally a global village. When we like to give excuses like language is a barrier; language is never a barrier. Awilo was the biggest artiste here some time in my life. You know what I mean. We were dancing to Gangnam style here. Tupac and Biggie are probably still the biggest...If you could bring them back to life, they would literally have the biggest shows in Nigeria, or in Africa today. And I'm saying, for me, it's about getting back to the real. You know...where it IS really- the hearts of the people."



Hmm! Very true, don't you think? I heard T-Pain's new single(If I Got It) yesterday, and when Tuface's part came up, I was really happy he didn't try to conform or sound like what the American market are used to. He is different, and he gave them him- different. And sometimes, different might be what the people want to hear.