It’s no longer news that the
Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, the government parastatal (established on
August 24, 1992, the NBC derives its powers from Act 38 of 1992 and Act 55 of
1999 as amended), responsible for regulating the broadcast industry here has
placed the NTBB label on at least 18 popular songs.
Trendy Gist Blog reliably
gathered that the banned songs include Wizkid‘s In My Bed, Fans Mi by Davido
(featuring American rapper Meek Mill), Olamide‘s Shakiti Bobo and Iyanya‘s
collaboration with Don Jazzy, Gift.
Others are Tony Montana by Naeto
C featuring D’banj, Oyari (Dr Sid and Tiwa Savage), Gbese (Lil Kesh), Ibadi
(May D), Tesojue (Reminisce), Yayo (Phyno), Lomo (Jhybo) and Pre‘s The Girl....
NBC also banned 3 foreign songs:
Nicki Minaj‘s Anaconda, ‘Post to Be’ by Omarion featuring Chris Brown and Jhene
Aiko and Ace Hood’s collaboration with Rick Ross titled Bugatti.
No doubt, Most of the banned
songs and their singer are already big hits and big shots in the industry, and
will continue to get played in night clubs and on websites across the world.
They will also remain on cable platforms like Hip TV, MTV Base and Soundcity. According
to the NBC memos to the station heads, the labelling reflects how the
commission’s officers categorise the music. Free-to-air channels are not
allowed to broadcast music containing vulgar lyrics, obscene scenes and
violence.
I personally think the ban on most
of these songs is a welcome development. Some of these songs are everything but
good songs. I have written before now, on Davido’s latest music video “Fans Mi”
and I want to make a little reference to it. The singer David Adeleke popularly
called Davido went all out to insult our sensibilities, and I think it’s cool
that both the NBC and NNDLEA are trying to live up to their responsibilities
irrespective of his father’s huge political portfoil as a former Governor.
Obviously, from the first view,
one’s eyes are assailed by lots of cash displayed on the table with several
guns. Yah! Cash and Gun….do you observe the connection? Little wonder, the NBC believes
the song is promoting ostentatious lifestyle, drug trafficking and indecent
exposure. The Nigerian Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had also expressed
concerns about the video which seemingly promotes illicit drug transactions.
Davido would have known that the era of impunity and everything goes mentality
in the country belong to the past.
It is very unfortunate that songs
nowadays do not convey any important message. The story line of some of these
big hits is very disappointing. Music videos have seemingly been reduced to nothing
more than a display of scantily dressed ladies dancing raunchily in front of
cameras, shaking of butts by paid ‘high street girls’ sorry video vixens and
glorification of drugs and alcohol. Apart from this, we don’t get to observe
any other meaningfulness in the songs. #shame
Even, Shakiti Bobo by popular indigenous
rapper Olamide, also fell short of ethical standards. Though many of the fans
of that song do not know the meaning of the word Shakiti Bobo, they are just
interested in the sounds. Similar could be observe in Olamide’s song “Story for
the gods” where the singer insulted humanity especially womanhood by inadvertently
promoting rape. Please don’t ask me the biggest fans of that song because you
will be disappointed if I tell you. Ladies of course! The same song that
denigrated them was the song they enjoyed most. Someone is mentally retarded…no
doubt. Lol!
Do you want me to talk about that
God forsaken song/music video by Akwa Ibom state born singer Iyanya featuring
Don Jazzy which their titled “GIFT”. It was indeed a Gift of immorality. The use
of foul languages was very noticeable in the lyrics of the songs and the
singers are not apologizing to anyone as far as the song is topping music chart.
It will take a spirit filled man to listen to the rest of the song without
thinking of raping the nearest girl. The video scene was dotted by scene of
brassieres and panties flaunting ladies in a deliberate attempt to push the
boundaries of decency to the extreme. Don Jazzy why?
To a point, one began to wonder,
what are these so called celebrities trying to teach their fans? That Sex is
the ultimate? Or it’s ideal to dwell in drunkenness? Or that it is ok to engage
in the sale of illicit drugs to make money.
Now, you understand why I support
that these songs/music video be banned to save our future generations of these
culture of impunity and nudity. If you must sing, try and use the songs to add
values to the lives of the people and stop assailing our eyes and sense of morality
with scenes of naked girls dancing raunchily in almost every minute of the
song.
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