The 2014 music calendar is over now and it is time to look
at the report card on who won in the music year and those
who lost out.
Here are the losers of 2014 in the view of the guys at
36NG! (In no particular order)..
May D
May D : May D seem to be the architect of his own
misfortune. Since releasing his debut album, the self
acclaimed Sure Boy has been a very lazy artiste, choosing
not to put out records every now and then. When he does,
he seem to put out decent records… If he does this
constantly, he would have released a hit record in the
music year but he was only able to release one single all
year, titled Ibadi . The video for the record came out only
few weeks ago. If the likes of Davido, Wizkid can be
releasing songs almost every month, May D has no excuse
for his laziness.
He had a fantastic 2013 though.
Wande Coal : One of the biggest losers this year is Wande
Coal . His work ethic also can be questioned. He was able to
put out smash singles out in the year with Baby Hello , My
Way and Plan B all dropping in 2014 but somehow, Wande
Coal failed to match his previous height. The 29 year old
still hasn’t released any project since 2009. That is almost
6 years now.
D’Banj
D’banj : D’Banj has struggled to achieve musical success
since parting ways with his former business partner, Don
Jazzy. Business wise, D’Banj did well for himself though,
with his recent deal being the one he signed with Beats by
Dre, however he failed on musical grounds having releasing
more than 4 singles in 2014, Koko Master doesn’t headline
any show these days…
HKN Gang ( B-Red , Sinarambo, Danagog, Deekay ) : Davido
might have achieved musical success for himself however
his role as a record label chief has to be questioned.
Despite all the cash he has, connect, fame etc, the 22 year
old music sensation doesn’t look like he will ever sign a
music artiste that can make it in Nigeria’s music scene. All
his 4 artistes have released at least 2 singles each in 2014,
with all of them featuring him on a song aside Deekay .
However, none of the 4 released a radio/club friendly
single in 2014… They all released at least 1 video each.
Total
failure.
Modenine : Popularly crowned as Nigeria’s best rapper of all
time, Modenine failed in 2014. No show, no endorsement, no
hit single, nothing!
He even released an album tagged Above Ground Level in
July featuring artistes like Ice Prince, Don Jazzy,
Reminisce, 9ice… Modenine still didn’t achieve musical
success in the year, no wonder he was snubbed at the
Headies 2014. The rapper himself admitted music has given
him fame and not money in a recent interview
Ruggedman: According to Ruggedman , he kickstarted
Nigeria’s music revolution, but he has never been part of
the revolution. The rapper also rolled out singles in 2014
with the most “successful” featuring another artiste who
made this list Wande Coal (Bad combination)… The rapper
isn’t getting gigs and awards however. Ruggedybaba is
making money from his clothing line though.
Vector: Vector swore he is going to make a comeback with
his 2014 mixtape, #A7… #A7 was released in September
1st and till date none of the records on the tape has gone
viral. He recently released a video for one of the songs,
Shiga . Business wise, Vector did cash out though, he was
able to sign a deal with Vitafoam according to reports.
Kayswitch: Another year another disappointment from
Kayswitch. Widely believed to be more talented than his
brother D’Banj, Kayswitch still hasn’t made a name for
himself in Nigeria’s music scene since Mo’Hits era.
Tonto Dikeh : It appears Tonto Dikeh has given up on her
quest to be a music star. The 29 year old signed into
D’Banj’s DB records label in 2014… She released a single
under DB Records imprint but ever since, her momentum
and passion seem to have vanished. Poko Baby has since
returned to her first love acting.
Her label boss D’Banj also made this list.
Samklef: Producer Samklef couldn’t get his music career
going in 2014. Despite picking fights with Wizkid for
publicity reasons, the former hitmaker had a negligible
music year. He released an album, droped 5 singles, 3 music
videos… Still his music year was nothing to write home
about.
Worthy mentions: Duncan Mighty, Waconzy, D’Prince

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