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I generally have a distaste for most of the music played by the youth of today. This is because it doesn’t have much fluidity and it’s hardly with any message.
This is in contrast to the music we or our fathers listened to in the olden days. At least I know someone knows my choice of music, Fela Kuti, Orlando Owoh, Yusuff Olatunji, Ayinla Omowura, Adeolu Akinsanya, Victor Olaiya and some Juju artistes.
Of course, I do listen to some jazz music.
If you check out the above-named musicians, you’ll see that their recordings are generally full of some messages. That’s why even in those days, they usually sold out their albums.
But then, that is old school. If the youth of today say they are not interested in messages or even rhythm for that matter, they have the right to do so.
However, there have been quite a few shouts since the artiste, Olamide, released Science Student. Although I really don’t like listening to the music of our youth due to the reasons listed above, I spent quality time listening to Science Student for a couple of days.
I don’t suffer fools gladly as I always strive to tell it the way it is. I was surprised that I couldn’t find any reason for the uproar. Calls have been made in several quarters for the CD to be banned.
I honestly believe that if the CD is banned, the authorities will be denying the artiste the right to freedom of expression. More so, I have failed to notice anywhere that the CD has infringed on anyone’s rights, not even societal rights.
The CD has been able to identify the various names certain different drugs are called. That’s public education. It even goes on to name the effects of the drug
It continues to educate those taking drugs that they are not supposed to be found doing so.
Let Science Student be!
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