For a while now I have been trying to rank Nigerian MC’s but at the moment there’s not many that can stand shoulder to shoulder with this Texas based Nigerian lyricist called Lord Jahza. His performance on Lagos Language (Big L’s “Ebonics”) was exceptionally large while breaking down all the Lagos City street slang’s and I am sure emcees are still trying to get their heads around it.
“Fire” is the first single off his upcoming mixtape titled “Black Market” – what else do you want from an MC if not pure flames on some sick sample. Fire!!!
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Download: Lord Jahza – Fire
Tags: Black Market, Lord Jahza
Sly
4th Jun, 09
Another wicked one from Lord Jahz(that is what i call him). After Lagos Language…..here comes another big hit from the original hiphop fella. All ya pretenders listen to this hit….and hide your mics.
atIke Chidolue
4th Jun, 09
Listen peeps, dis track fully reflects its name, like ‘F-I-R-E’ shot up in-a his bones! Gah-lee, Jahza you dun do am again. I’m noddin ma head 2 da beat in admiration & appreciation, & saying 2 ma self, I knew ma boy will most definitely keep it bumping on this new single! One more track like this, & I will personally issue a ‘RED-CARD’ to all the other artist for 9ja!
atalesh
4th Jun, 09
ha ha….. the world is in trouble.. jazz men u hotter than fire, no doubt.. nice one..we patiently waitin 4 de album. Keep burning
atKevo
4th Jun, 09
Yo cuz… i gotta give it up to u. Lyrics set on fire is what u came thru with mayne.. u brought the pain… str8 from 9ja.
Respect.
atPato
4th Jun, 09
Jahz like always Hip to the Core,pls keep firing the BULLETS lets see who the survivors will be in this GAME.Cudos man,like Nike ati gba….
atTpriest
4th Jun, 09
“My whole game plan is built on survival..”
My guy! lyrics are FIRE as usual. I dey feel u 100…
Thug Priest
atAji Majek
5th Jun, 09
Jahza tell dem. Fire! fi haters.
atxploit
5th Jun, 09
meeeeen… i am not suprised at wat lord jahz is doin…he’s been hot since hell fire.and the devil is about to relocate.fire burn will burn the charts in naija rap scene…aint no body around matchin jaza in this pidgin english ish..faya burn is not even that hot…wait tilll u hear the other tracks..and u know wen the basic commodity is scarce.u can only find in the BLACK MARKET…YO BIG BRO KEEP KEEPING IT THORO…WE GO SELL LIKE E-BAY.
atmendo
8th Jun, 09
Definitely banging… I know this nigga and this is just a tip of the iceberg!!!
atmonster
8th Jun, 09
yo..thats the blue print right there….taking the naija rap game to greater heights…watch out for this cat..he’s deeper than just rap….1
atRinZ
11th Jun, 09
What can i say, its in bred. u dont learn this in skulz or under bridges or in mansions. its natural. this is only the beginning
atChe Che
12th Jun, 09
Jahza!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it bumping. Ur moving in only one direction. Up!!
atKehinde
22nd Jun, 09
Not bad, but truly, unless we compete with rap in it’s original form, our contribution will die… broken English is not our language, it’s a pause we use in between our language, we are giving too much attention to that rather than flowing in our universal language which happens to be English or our native tongue…Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa, Edo etc… … You cannot be a Lagosian and understand broken from Warri, but if the Warri person speaks English, you will get it…am i saying don’t rap in broken… no, not at all, i am saying that we have to find a way to blend English with…if you listen closely to the successful songs from Naija, they are not done in full broken but a mixture of English, Yoruba or other local language with broken…
atanyi boy
24th Jun, 09
that shit was banging much love and respect keep the flames burning….more FYAH!!!!!
atmonster
24th Jun, 09
well mr kehinde…the english you enjoy in yankee rap, is actually ebonics, a corruption of conventional english by african americans, just like jamaicans have patois, and haitians have creole, so west africans have pidgin english…no body raps in conventional english.. it’s done in regional slang-uage….and native tongues like ibo, yoruba, might sound good, but can only be understood by people that speak those languages..so pidgin english, especially the way jahza is doin it, which is similar to what fela did with afrobeat, is just right….
atOhdy
25th Jun, 09
dis is complete hip pop brilliance.rugged kini amd d orda fella wetin b em name sef…ehenn mode 9,make dem go sit down fr corner beef dem selfz.we got a true lyricist….King Jahza.
atPrince Miyake
13th Jul, 09
itz fya all up in herr…keep blazing that real hip hop sun..1
atnonso dim
23rd Jul, 09
big ups jahza.nice piece
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