Celebrifacts’ “TOP 10 MOST GIFTED NIGERIAN RAPPERS” Based On Facts & Figures

RAP means Rhythmically Applied Poetry, it is
not just a genre, it’s an art, therefore there
are certain rules, laws and basic factors that
guide and determine how good at the art you
are.
Based on this, we at CELEBRIFACTS have
gathered the most popular factors that make a
good rapper and graded some of the best
rappers out of Nigeria against these factors on
a scale of 1-5.
Hence our “TOP 10 MOST GIFTED NIGERIAN
RAPPERS” list! Find the factors and how your
favorite rappers score below, then finally the
list itself based on their individual cumulative
scores. Enjoy!
1. Lyrical Content: Figures Of Speech
It’s a lot of words filling up each 16 bars. The
content in there and construction of these
words are a half of what makes up a rapper’s
style. Messages in a song’s content could be
best expressed artistically through figures of
speech like similes, metaphors, word plays,
hyperboles, etc. In hip-hop, these are
referred to as “Punchlines”.
A rapper don’t necessarily have to master all
figures of speech, but being highly skilled in
at least two puts you on a higher pedestal
than rappers who drop lame lines (straight
sentences).
Modenine – 5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4.5
Olamide – 3
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 3
Phyno – 3.5
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 2.5
2. Content/Subject Matter: Staying In
Context On Songs
Some rappers you’ll rate as “wack” are
actually good, problem they have is they stray
on songs too much! The ability to pick a topic
for your song and perfectly deliver on it
without straying to other topics just to beef
up your content makes you a master of the
art.
Modenine – 5
MI – 5
Vector – 3.5
Olamide – 3.5
Sauce Kid – 3.5
Ice Prince – 3
Phyno – 4
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 3
3. Delivery: Flow/Clarity/Diction
This is what makes up the second half of a
rapper’s style. Having a rap delivery that is
unique to you is what gives you your own
niche and identity. If your flow is top-notch,
diction is exemplary and you’re clear enough
for your audience to hear? That’s a good
rapper!
Modenine – 4
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 5
Sauce Kid – 3.5
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 4.5
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 4
4. Versatility
A rapper that can bend in numerous
directions and still be original is bound to
hold your attention a lot longer than one who
is rigidly facing just one direction, because
the possibility of him boring you is slim when
he’s able to switch from for example, story-
telling to battling, to flossing, to love-rap, to
party-rap, etc.
A versatile rapper can be featured a hundred
times, on different songs from different
genres, by any kind of artistes, and still
deliver without sounding like he was
struggling or sounding too rigid on the song.
Modenine – 1.5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4.5
Olamide – 4
Sauce Kid – 4.5
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 3
Ikechukwu – 4
Jesse Jagz – 4
Naeto C – 4
5. Commerciality
In business-environments/record-label-
offices, this comes before anything else. It’s
not so respected in hip-hop but at the end of
the day, it’s a rule we all have to obey. In
business, you don’t put money on a product
that won’t yield returns, so why should
anyone put money on an artiste who isn’t
connecting with his own market?
The ability to keep it real and still be able to
sell your music is what cements your status
as a successful rapper.
Modenine – 2.5
MI – 5
Vector – 4.5
Olamide – 5
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 4.5
Phyno – 4
Ikechukwu – 4
Jesse Jagz – 3
Naeto C – 5
6. Sound
Some really gifted rappers have come and
gone without having so much to show for it.
This isn’t because they’re not good, but
because they kept spitting on the wrong beats!
The beat is the foundation on which the song
lays. It’s mostly the first thing that catches
your ear/attention so if it not the right one
for the song, it can neither connect the way it
should nor stand the test of time.
Selecting the right beats for songs is a step in
the right direction but the big picture itself is
not just selecting the right beats but selecting
the right beats all the time! That’s how you
create your own sound.
Modenine – 3.5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 4.5
Sauce Kid – 3.5
Ice Prince – 4.5
Phyno – 4
Ikechukwu – 3
Jesse Jagz – 4.5
Naeto C – 4.5
7. Originality
Rap music is a conscious genre which relates
directly to people and what they go through,
therefore most times the kind of songs you
make are a reflection of who you really are.
How much of yourself do you put in the
music? Or perhaps how much of things you
feel the people want to hear do you put in the
music?
Yes, you should be able to make money by
finding a way to commercialize your sh*t but
then when you’re all about what the people
want to hear rather than what you feel within
you, you don’t stand for yourself therefore
don’t deserve to have a following.
Modenine – 5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 5
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 5
Ikechukwu – 3.5
Jesse Jagz – 4.5
Naeto C – 3.5
8. Longevity
One hit single don’t make you a good rapper,
neither does one good album/mixtape. The
ability to go from one album or mixtape to
the other and still maintain or even surpass
the standards you’ve set for yourself on all
the elements of being a good rapper as listed
above, is what makes you a rap LEGEND.
Modenine – 5
MI – 4.5
Vector – 4
Olamide – 3.5
Sauce Kid – 4
Ice Prince – 4
Phyno – 1.5
Ikechukwu – 4
Jesse Jagz – 3.5
Naeto C – 4
“CELEBRIFACTS’ TOP 10 MOST GIFTED
NIGERIAN RAPPERS”
1. MI – 4 and a half mics (37 points)
2. Olamide – 4 mics (33.5 points)
3. Vector – 4 mics (33 points)
4. Modenine – 4 mics (31.5 points)
5. Iceprince/Sinzu (Sauce Kid) – 4 mics
(31 points)
6. –
7. Naeto C – 4 mics (30.5 points)
8. Jesse Jagz – 4 mics (30 points)
9. Phyno – 3 and a half mics (29.5
points)
10. Ikechukwu – 3 and a half mics (29
points)