10 reasons why Kogi state artistes will never blow

Most kogi state artistes fail to blow not by destiny or ill luck, but as a result of lack of seriousness, styles and many more which we shall discuss.

I am by name Adamu Abdulrazaq Eneamone the Ceo And Founder Of EneNaija Media am not much of a writer but it takes a step to change a lifestyle.

1. Poor Production
This has been the major factor affecting the quality of kogi artist. Most of the artist use laptop to record a song, no microphone to filter voice, everything will look as bad as old woman shouting if not better than, they hardly agree that they have money to enter studio for a good quality sound and this is where their problem all originated from.

2. Usage Of Free Beat
This has been another niche on their production as they believe in poverty, always complaining of money, is hard for them to get good instrumental that rhyme with their lyrics which we know for sure that it will surely make their song dope but what they do is, go online download already used free beat and repeat already recorded lyrics in another way or another tribe given the glory to the artist that own the beat.

3. Problem Of Good Artwork
Kogi state artistes hardly go to studio to take good photo shot, am a graphics designer and a blogger I know what i saw when I asked artist to send his picture for his artwork, to my greatest surprise they will send picture that look blur having the same color like the color of old black and white TV used in last century. based on this problem of artwork some that manage to get good picture with their blackberry or Android will always complain of money even at the discount rate of 500 naira you will still hear rubbish.

4. Lack Of Record Label
Apart from the aspect of production, management is another problem, most kogi artistes own personal record label (self manager). This makes everything hard for them, as it results to lack of funding. but I blame most of the kogi artistes who have gone far since last 10 years like YQ, JAYWON, and the rest, they should have set up a panel for the youth of their tribe and locality to come up, unlike YBNL which tried it best to bring up their youth, same as MAVIN RECORDS, this has been major things kogi artistes lack as a whole.

5. Poor Lyrics
This is clear, we all know repetition of lyrics line is common among artistes but when we talk of kogi artistes hmm! is like most of their songs are mainly copyright. They don’t spend time to discover good lyrics like Godwin by Korede Bello, what they do is check lyrics online make amendment and voice it, this make fans to be tired of the same pattern of song every time.

6. Poor Promotion
Yes! I must say this has caused more effect than the rest point above, as we know media have the power to make black goat look like white goat, that is, even if the song is not all that good media can package it and promote it to the highest level, this depend on how much one invest. Checking into kogi state artistes they don’t have good song yet they don’t have money for media to package them, they will always be requesting for free and cheap stuff. Even on bonanza they will still complain.
7. Lack Of Show
This problem is mostly common in song areas in kogi state, it is hard to see well packaged show that will move artistes to the next level, unless the organizer is from outside kogi state, bringing one or two artistes from Lagos. If you try to organize show in kogi state they will make your business die, because everything is hard even when the area is poor small hall still cost like heaven, Kogi as a whole lack sponsor, and no partnership, yet I believe many things can be achieved if artistes collaborate to host event but those artist can’t come together under the same fate to organize event and benefit from it this is due to the reason that most of them own personal label and have different motive on which person name will be at the front of event unlike AY Event, even if you call artistes for partnership they will like to change the title of the event to their own which is very bad and make things difficult for them.

8. Low Self Esteem
On this point, I must say it ought to be the first problem but yet it jump to number eight, checking different history of many kogi upcoming artist on how they started music, you will find out that they don’t believe in music as a career unlike DAVIDO that hold the fate of becoming a super star despite poor support from parent even when they have the money to support him. Kogi State Artistes don’t want to do music, they don’t even believe they can, is just by luck they have someone, like friend or brother who used laptop to record their first song with free beat from online, from there, their music career have started and the song if you check it very well it will be dedicated to their girlfriend or they will have lyrics like am made, cash flow etc. This kept one question ringing on my mind if I do everything free to get a track am sure to blow will be for free, I don’t need to pay any marketer or promoter etc? That is a long life dream I must say, that is why most of them can’t invest into their music career.

9. Pride
It is a painful thing kogi artistes have not been recorded as best for years, am not surprise at all since the era of JAYWON, YQ, TERRY THA RAPMAN and the rest that made it far for 9 years now most kogi artistes are just low key artistes. Check most of them, call them for small event they will charge you more than JAYWON AND OLAMIDE will, even if you are a blogger they don’t respect the fact that you own part of their success. They believe on one track am made and this has been killing their career.

10. Lack Of Interest
Kogi upcoming artist will never invest up to 4k for production, promotion, etc let me break it down that is if they pay for work, free beat downloaded for 5mb, voiced at friend place with laptop and give him 500naira then use android app to write their name and song title on picture and started sending to friends via Bluetooth transfer or using datafilehost to generate download link but they never know that blogger traffic sell more than personal friends that you have, Since they spend less in getting a track they believe they don’t need to spend more to promote it, they will say “Why Will I Pay You 3k To Upload My Song, How Much Did I Produce It?” they will forever be looking for free stuff which will never last.

They hardly share the link to their own song. They spend time talking rather than working they don’t believe they can go anywhere with what they have.

It is a bad thing to use the word “never blow” but the truth is, if they don’t change their mentality it will be hard for them to go far to where they are aiming at, is like having desire without goal.


Written By @Eneamone