New Music | Fecko - Jofunmi (Prod. By Pherowshuz)

'Jofunmi' is a feel good song which urges the ladies to dance and basically have fun. The indigenous funky sound is a blend of melodic rap and afro pop.

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MUSIC | Na Devu 'Cos Am - Pherowshuz

Phero my man. This dope song has been chilling in his hard drive for a good minute. Finally happy to see 'Na Devu Cos Am' finally released. If you still don't believe in Phero, then you don't know good music.

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MUSIC | Pherowshuz - I Never Should ft. Fecko

This sleek track by Phero and Fecko is taken off of the BSTY mixtape which dropped a while back. Download here.

Music: Terry Tha Rapman, OD, Pherowshuz – Sexy Lady [Koba] ft Dammy Krane

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"What's Rap Without Logic?" - Callertune Now Available!!

Caller tune for my latest single 'Raplogic BANS remix' feat. Terry tha Rapman and Pherowshuz is now available.

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RADIOPALAVA | Public service announcements from Modenine and Fecko

Modenine, Nigerian MC extraordinaire (I would say top 10 in the English-speaking world for his stinging punchlines and prodigious wordplays) recently appeared on camera to inform the world that “a lot of people are rapping, but people are not hiphop.” To which most listeners - and all of kpop - would respond, “Uh…yeah.” Rap is now an art form that anyone can use for any purpose, appropriated out of hiphop culture to enhance everything from standard pop music to radio advertisements to memorization devices in schools. Modey has always been a strong advocate for the consciousness and artistry of rap within hiphop, especially through the “Boys Are Not Smiling” network of MCs in northern Nigeria, and he insists on the integrity of his music to the exclusion of “commercial” music, whose meaning is secondary (or tertiary) to catchiness and marketability. My favorite line: “People will make noise that, ‘Modenine, you don’t have too many followers,’ yeah, that’s because I keep on blocking people who talk out of turn,” that is, people who are not coming correct when they talk about rap, hiphop, and Mode’s work.

Although he comes across as elitist, Modenine is making an important criticism of rap’s lack of rigor and therefore lack of artistry that applies across the board, whether in Naija, the US, or Korea. It’s expounded on in the song Raplogic by Fecko, another Nigerian MC who teams up here with Kaduna’s best, Pherowshuz and Terry tha Rapman (a confederate of Modenine and co-leader of BANS): “What’s rap without logic? The answer is in the trash can: rubbish.” For Fecko and the Boys Are Not Smiling crew, rap requires the construction of an argument about the world and a positioning within the world - otherwise it isn’t really rap, and it may not even be worth listening to.

The conflict between speaking truth (Build, Respect, Represent) as the imperative of hiphop culture on the one hand and pulling a profit with catchy commercial tunes on the other is one that I heard MCs describe and lament repeatedly during my research in Nigeria. The BANS movement takes a clear stance on the conflict, and because of the reputations of its leaders, it can provide a space for up-and-coming rappers to develop their skills without sacrificing artistic integrity to the commercial impulse. Indeed, Modenine and Fecko argue that rap separated from its cultural roots cannot be considered rap at all - they and others have described such music as “watered down,” “dumbed down,” and “diluted.” With this critique, Boys Are Not Smiling has issued a challenge to Nigerian musicians who rap without living hiphop’s imperative: prove your skill in “raplogic,” or get out.

Source: Radio Palava

New Heat: Fecko - Raplogic ft. Terry Tha Rapman & Pherowshuz

Here's a remix to my Underground Single Raplogic, which is also one of my Monickers,and I featured the BANS Generals Terry Tha Rapman And Pherowshuz On This One. The Track was produced by Teckzilla and Samples Reminisce. Check it out and download here.

In The Studio With Terry Tha Rapman & Pherowshuz

The last time I worked with Terry Tha Rapman on a song was on Na Beans Remix which was featured on the Boyz Are Not Smiling album. Ever since then, I've been looking forward to the day when we'll make another song. So on Thursday, March 8th 2012, I decided to march into the studio with my fellow BANS comrades, Pherowshuz and Tha Rapman, and we took no prisoners as we all went hard on a Teckzilla-produced joint. Stay tuned on this space for updates.

New Joints From Pherowshuz & Tha Maestro

Brand new track from Phero the Great called 'Confusion' featuring Stonce. Get it Here. Also check out Tha Maestro's new singles 'Feeling Myself' (Produced by Pherowshuz) and  'Now You Know' (Produced by Samklef)

VIDEO: Pherowshuz - Korrect Remix ft. Ice Prince, M.I & Terry Tha Rapman

Check out this brand new video from my homie Pherowshuz. It's the remix for his hit single 'Korrect' and this time he teamed up with three of the best rappers in Nigeria...Ice Prince, M.I and Terry Tha Rapman. I also made a cameo appearance in the video. Enjoy!