It’s too
early to judge but early thoughts suggest the song won’t make our list of
international collaborations that turned out hits despite featuring 2 industry
heavyweights in Don Jazzy and Olamide. Allelu premiered on Toolz hosted show, Afternoon
Drive on Beat FM.
We have
listened to the song at the minimum of 50 plays and we have learned certain things
or rather, made deductions from the uptempo song. While we aren’t sure of some,
we present to you 4 things we learned from the joint.
1. Reekado
Banks replaced Wizkid
21 year old
Mavin Records artiste, Reekado Banks laced the hook of Allelu. He did well on the
Maleek Berry produced track but our findings and intellect show Leyi better
known as Reekado Banks replaced Starboy chief Wizkid on the song.
Wale’s verse
on the song had leaked before in a studio session video & freestyle and the
video showed he was going to be releasing the afro beat vibe with Wizkid, which
will make their collabos 3. But for unknown reasons Wizkid pulled out of the
song and we won’t be surprised, at all, if Don Jazzy is the man that brought in
his kid. Olamide also gave props to Wizkid on his verse which was off point as
Wizzy wasn’t on the record.
2. Wale
knows his roots quite well
Washington
DC rapper Wale real name, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin proved on Allelu that he
knows his Ondo and Nigeria roots quite well but he’s been away for too long to connect
properly. He delivered some lines that showed he is from here 100%.
“Moyege,
halleluyah moyege,” is a cut from a popular song that was a favorite in Nigerian
churches in the 1990s, Wale used this line on the song. He also gave props to
Ondo & his mother. “Baba Folarin, omo olowo, London tonight and it’s Lagos
tomorrow, DC is home, Ondo my mama…,” he rapped.
“Call me
Akata, too may tattoos,” another line where he proved he is connected. Akata is
a term for a Nigerian that has lost his/her way to American culture. He also
had some egusi, with gucci on the plate, apparently. Wale further (kind of) confirmed
Reekado Banks replaced Wizkid at the beginning of his verse he said “Holla at
Wiz like prrrr is you home?,”
3. Olamide
is better at his usual self
YBNL chief
Olamide rapped mostly on Allelu in English a move that we can’t call a failure,
he was decent but his craft is better when he drops heavy street lines in his
local dialect, Yoruba.
Olamide
probably decided to throw lines in English because he wants to better Wale on
Allelu.
Imagine
Olamide made reference to Obesere, Malaika, Salawa Abeni or KWAM 1 on the song instead
of The Notorious B.I.G, Wiz Khalifa and Queen Latifa… His lines would have
connected to his audience more. Decent verse though.
4. Don Jazzy
needs to be scarce again
Don Jazzy
has featured on the last two albums released by a top Nigerian artiste (Street
OT & Double Trouble), which is very weird judging by his history.
Don Dorobucci
rose to fame (musically) dropping classic hooks on D’Banj’s (Mo’Hits) records
and mesmerizing D’Banj’s ad-libs when Koko master wants to perform but these
days he is everywhere and even featured on Iyanya’s last video, Gift.
We can’t
recall any classic or very good verse Don Jazzy has dropped but he is iconic
when he drops hooks or introduces a song like he recently did on Dorobucci and
Looku Looku.
That is his
strength, hooks or chorus like Nate Dogg (RIP). He has however dropped too many
verses lately which needs to be reduced so his fans can thirst again.
He is better
when he makes less than frequent appearance.
Remember Don
Jazzy hardly talks during Mo-Hits era?
Perhaps he
knows this that is why he does hooks/intro for his label but for others he does
verses because that is what he has been paid to do
Don Jazzy
lasted barely 16 seconds on Allelu another sign of his weakness at verses.
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