Paul Nonso Okoye (RudeBoy)
Reason With Me (Nigerian Reggae/2019)
Hey everyone,
I was thinking about my old classmates from Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Nigeria a few days ago and I decided to find some good ‘ol Afrobeats to share with you all.
Classic reggae beats and a story of rags to riches. The music video reminded me of Avril Lavigne’s Sk8er Boi, except here, Rudeboy’s character launches a furniture store.
Did you know my hometown of Chennai and Nigeria share a deep bond? Check out the manufacturer’s name on the autorickshaw: TVS
TVS, headquartered in Chennai manufactures the TVS King autorickshaw. Wandel International in Nigeria assembles, markets, distributes, and services the TVS King.
Joey Akan, of AfroBeats Intelligence, did a five-part series on Paul and his brother Peter. Check it out for additional reading!
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-Nikhil
You know how to pick them Nikhil. RudeBoy tells a good story. That's an awesome recording, great mastering. You talked about a bond with Nigeria. I did a DNA test with MyHeritage and it came back that I was 99% European, no surprises there, but they also said I had 1% DNA from Nigeria. That was a surprise for this once blue eyed blond. Well still blue eyed. I haven't found a link, so it must have been hundreds of years ago.