Interesting! OAP Osam reviews P- Square's new album

<center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j5_cVwJWl8BTqUKgYuUaJUbpB60Nkt4vuouTQEFLo09ZXOhNI_8rqIcxqIJeVVrsQpUYmp1LW3nCYj604uPRkh0brCzZj8jxHqWXVdyz0gjW1XwYw44qb3LZauw5g732nsbiC6MjBZQ/s1600/unnamed.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/><center><img border="0" height="300" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODiBQmT-J8RqpcLw2ZeDO-PD3pwDaXw3yN_gXNdzQi5XtX5wBGlhOW8X_idIVxL43W8qeaQxrt49R0k7mG9DOCSyDiWcfqUXZggAdtc6p3lpzaXbOEc-CgQQ7WpO8-1CadU4N6IZnEnQ/s280/P-Square-–-Double-Trouble-ngtrends-com.jpg " width="250"> </a></center><br/>If you loved or didn't like P-Square's new<br/>album Double Trouble, then you need to read<br/>this review by popular OAP and comedian,<br/>Osam. Find below...<br/>The accepted norm to know a singer or<br/>an artiste’s worth is the reeling out of<br/>an LP or an album. In Nigeria today,<br/>there is more concentration from artistes<br/>in spewing out single after single in the<br/>silent bid that one just might be the hit<br/>they have been craving for.<br/>P-Square is a group that defies logic in<br/>this game of from single to album. There<br/>is this midas touch from these boys that<br/>just keeps everybody in awe.<br/>Hate ‘em, Love ‘em, they are one of the very<br/>few professionals left in this dispensation.<br/>As an OAP, I play back to back hit songs for<br/>6hours Monday to Friday, and I now want to<br/>take a critical look at albums that have come<br/>out recently so as to know why the craze for<br/>singles short of albums which is every<br/>artiste’s nightmare.<br/>This is a review of Psquare’s 6 TH album<br/>DOUBLE TROUBLE.<br/>Track 1: SHEKINI<br/>An ‘African Jungle Beat’ as I term it,<br/>popularised the likes of Davido’s ‘AYE/<br/>SKELEWU’,Runtown’s ‘GALLARDO’ etc. It’s a<br/>beat with a waist winding push and prompts<br/>to mind the wave of the SHOKI/SKELEWU/<br/>SEKEM dance. The joker about this track is<br/>that the Igbo boys that isPsquare actually<br/>sang the hook in impeccable Yoruba.<br/>Attention grabbing track for an album<br/>opener.<br/>Track 2: MISSING YOU<br/>A nice highlife track. I believe Sunny Neji is<br/>one ingredient missing from this track. It has<br/>its upbeat swing that brings in the vintage<br/>Psquare flavour. Guys, make sure you are not<br/>missing your lady when listening to this<br/>track.<br/>Track 3: BRING IT ONft DAVE SCOTT<br/>A personal favourite. An initial 20 second<br/>listen of this track from the start would leave<br/>you guessing if it’s a foreign track. Featuring<br/>Dave Scott, a hitherto unknown American<br/>singer from Texas. Listening to this mid<br/>tempo pop track with its undulating beat,<br/>apart from its message of hope, voice artistry<br/>comes into play here. The harmony of Dave’s<br/>voice and that of Psquare is absolutely timed<br/>and mind blowing. Rudeboy himself solely<br/>produced this one, and that would be Paul<br/>Okoye!<br/>Track 4: MMS(Mugu Money Spender)<br/>You just have to give it to the power of the<br/>African Jungle Beat yet again. It seems as if<br/>Psquare are being penitent from the carefree<br/>‘CHOP MY MONEY’ frenzy and are now wise<br/>with the way money is to be spent.<br/>LOL.Hardcorebassline accompanies this yet<br/>another dance track to the wave of Skelewu/<br/>Shoki/Sekem dance step.<br/>Track 5: IFEOMA<br/>If you know Psquare, this is another vintage<br/>track with a pleading message of love<br/>assisted with a mix of highlife and uptempo<br/>reggae. The bassline too just grabs my<br/>attention. Guys, this is another song you<br/>could use to win your sweethearts back. But<br/>please tell her that when she hears IFEOMA<br/>being called out in the song she should<br/>replace it with her own name in her head o!<br/>Track 6: EJEAJO ft TI<br/>Now this is a track with a Yoruba phrase<br/>‘EJEAJO’ which means ‘Let’s<br/>dance’ .Psquare takes us back to the<br/>swinging 80’s soul train era with this intense<br/>pop tune. Personally, I believe Jermaine<br/>Jackson would have fit into this track<br/>because the American rapper T.I rap comes<br/>up short. It’s a nice experiment and would<br/>hit the reminiscing over 35’s. Good back up<br/>video though.<br/>Track 7: COLLABO ft DON JAZZY<br/>Funnily enough Don Jazzy didn’t produce this<br/>track. Another African Jungle Beat with good<br/>vibes from the collabo of Psquare and Don<br/>Jazzy, produced by Oscar. Chicks love this<br/>jam. Beware if a chick sings it to you!<br/>Track 8: OGADIGIDE<br/>I was expecting to hear Flavour’s input in this<br/>track because this is just down his alley.<br/>Inspiring track in igbo chorus whose title<br/>means ‘ It will last forever’. A fine blend of<br/>highlife and African Jungle Beat.<br/>Track 9: NO BE JOKE<br/>Rhythm and Blues slow tempo with a good<br/>bassline, aligning drumbeats and a blend of<br/>the Pqsuare trademark voice.<br/>Track 10: ENEMY SOLOft AWILO LONGOMBA<br/>No doubt this song is geared at haters and<br/>probably was structured to make them dance<br/>when they hear it hence the makossabeat .<br/>The track’s authenticity is heightened with<br/>the inclusion of the Makossa maestro AWILO<br/>LOGOMBA who did justice with his own<br/>rendition in his Congolese dialect from the<br/>start of the song. On point for makossa<br/>lovers,<br/>Track 11: SARI SARI<br/>Another up tempo highlife song depicting<br/>love to a girl. This dance tracks shows the<br/>dexterity of Psquare being able switch from<br/>pidgin to igbo then English with a smooth<br/>flow. Love the guitar solos though.<br/>Track 12: ZOMBIE ft Jermaine Jackson<br/>Okay, this is where I have a little bit of<br/>bother. Is it the Michael Jackson-like wail his<br/>brother Jermaine added throughout this<br/>track? Or is it that the track is a stylish mix<br/>of Afrobeat and pop? Or is it that it sounds<br/>like an experimental sound? I think this is the<br/>track T.I should have featured in to add that<br/>rap feel. This song was produced solely by Mr<br/>P and that would be Peter Okoye!<br/>Track 13: IJE LOVE<br/>This is the track you would dedicate to that<br/>special woman in your life. I can see this<br/>track being played at wedding reception<br/>because of its up tempo nature and infusion<br/>of highlife<br/>BONUS TRACKS THAT INITAILLY CAME OUT<br/>AS SINGLES:<br/>TESTIMONY- In which some market men and<br/>women use in opening their shops in Lagos,<br/>PERSONALLY- The video made Jermaine<br/>interested in Psquare<br/>ALINGO- A song with a dance to it.<br/>*MY RATINGS: Good effort!*<br/>I am going to be reviewing some albums that<br/>came out recently next and I am going to<br/>call a spade a spade!<br/>So if you want an album reviewed, which<br/>would you like?<br/>OSAM.

Interesting! OAP Osam reviews P- Square's new album

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