Hip Hop, The Chains (A tale of Upcoming Artistes)
(Written in both English and Pidgin English)
Guy, Abeg nah you go trans me ooo. I no remember to withdraw and I no dey use ATM
Toby said as we walked down the road to board a bus to the venue of the gig where he is expected to perform his latest song.
I still wondered why people invited him to perform that song; I felt the track was empty and the only thing I could hear was ‘Oshe Baba… Skibo‘ and a noisy instrumental that sounds more like kids playing with stainless plates.
Well it was his latest single and was already trending on Jambaze, TooXclusive and NotJustOk as he would always say, even South East Linda, FranklynOnwubiko.com dey BC the track, except I don’t know if his extended family were doing him the favor of waking their ancestors to download and make the song trend. I sure know that no sensible man would waste his MB on such whack noise. Yes, you could make the mistake of downloading it due to the hype, but sharing it is a taboo you would rather not commit, so I wonder how and where the song is trending. All these broke upcoming artists can give themselves hope sha.
Jeez! I forgot something, I have to go back
Toby said as we approached the bus stop.
What did you forget?
I asked with such concern that the item must be valuable, probably his Durex condom, at least that was valuable for a Guy’s wallet on a friday night.
I forgot my chain, just wait for me, I am coming
he said and ran out without waiting for me to say a word. Huh! I had to wait for him because of his chain, not like it was so important, probably to him but not to Me. And the chain in question was a bronze round about that have changed color, you can’t tell whether it was bronze or silver.
What’s so important about the chain anyway? It is just so with most hip hop artists, especially the up coming ones. With just one single that is still under production at AfroBank Studio or Studio 48 they’ve bought different shades of chains for shows they ain’t even sure they would be called for.
It is more annoying when you look at the shades of these chains, Bronze, clay, aluminum not even Gold or Silver. It might appear as Gold on the first day, but when rain meets you, it would change from the fake to the original color. Who buys original gold for N500? Only Upcoming artistes.
Their attire most times can be very irritating, someone is wearing a Coat or Blazers he borrowed from Tino Clothings and he has 7 chains on his neck like Baba’s dogs on rampage.
Funny enough the dude is still owing Mr. Marz or AJ for the instrumental he made for his latest single, the one he used auto tune to decorate.
It has gradually become a world signature in the entertainment industry as every Tom and Jerry adores various shades of Chains from dog chains, Gold, silver and even bronze, actually anything that glitters and can be worn around the neck is a perfect substitute for the insignia that states the art in Hip-Hop.
While it is not bad to wear a chain just like my puppy fancies the one round her neck, it is rather funny that even up and coming arts now save their last peanuts just to afford one.
Your status is rated by the number of Chains you have on your neck, the more it is, the higher your status.
Look clearly, check the records, dig the archives, Use google, then tell me the Hip- Hop artiste that have never worn a chain in his entire career as an artiste.
I wonder how fanciful people appear when they wear a three piece suit and still find space for the chains.
Hip Hop sef who you epp? The thing tire Me…
#DedicatedToUpcomingArtistes
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