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When I saw this Instagram post by DTunes saying that 9ice was working on a new album, I was excited for several reasons, but mostly because it appears that Abolore Akande is giving us ONE more album before his actual retirement which he had mentioned prior to running for political office. Obviously, 9ice has his mind in politics and he may just get a political appointment, especially if his party (APC) wins again in Oyo state after these elections are over. So we may never hear 9ice on a record again after this new ALBUM.
I have been a BIG fan of 9ice since he released his AMAZING Sophomore album, Gongo Aso. The single Gongo Aso, is also part reason why Notjustok.com is a music site today. 9ice’s subsequent albums Tradition, Versus, Bashorun Gaa, Deluxe Version of Bashorun Gaa and CNN/GRA were also packed with good music, but have very mixed reception when compared to the Gongo Aso album.
With that said, I truly believe that 9ice has at least one CLASSIC album left in him. and I am going to suggest 7 Things 9ice Can Do to Make Another Classic Album
1. Don’t try to do Another Gongo Aso Album
Gongo Aso is a timeless album that probably continues to move numbers till this very day. However, attempting to create a similar sound and feel of music and releasing it into the market as NEW Music today will probably not be well received. The current Nigerian music lovers probably won’t be receptive enough to a Street Credibility to make it a BANGER and I doubt they would accept Kasa Final as a lovely album cut.
More importantly, the approach to creating this new album should come from fresh inspiration and not from the past. However, the emotions that the Gongo Aso album evoked in the fans should be the only element that needs to be reproduced.
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