The Unending Debate Over Beats and Lyrics

 

In the history of Nigerian music, it is believed that artist who have good lyrical game are superior to those who do not. In fact, some people think lyrics is the most important aspect of a song compared to beats. There has always been a stereotype about Nigerian artists being poor in their lyrical game. Recently, there was a post on social media stating that Kizz Daniel's lyrics are poor as he only sings about the same central theme. Asake, the rave of the moment was also tagged as not being creative enough because he sings on the same beat and only changes his lyrics.

We cannot but wonder why this subject is usually up for debate. People like what they like about music. Some hit songs are instrumentals, so there's no lyrics while some are acapella, so there's no instrumental. But they're both good music. Also, there are a lot of hit songs with both instruments and singing where some remember the beat most, and some like it for the lyrical content or the singing.

Both lyrics and beats are products of creativity and they contribute immensely to the success of a song. Without good beats, what would we vibe to in clubs and parties and without thoughtful lyrics, what would we encourage ourselves with when we are served "breakfast".

Neither is more important. They both cater to different situation, event and mood.

No competition or unhealthy comparison, enjoy each creative song produced by any artist and if it doesn't suit your style of music, move on rather than criticize. In truth, a hit song is the combination of both and no single part wins over the other. Whichever maybe more interesting in a song, happens to make a lot of people happy. That's it!.

Anyone who argues otherwise after reading this will "collect wotowoto".