My respect for Rema grew when he said "Boulevard" in his song. No pop star in this country has that vocabulary range. That's shit you hear in MI songs. Intelligent stuff.
Boulevard
Glock
Avalanche
Trap out the Submarine

These are some of the words on the Rema Freestyle EP. Now this is a freestyle project. If you think a Nigerian pop star has a better vocabulary, please come forward with them.
I'll say this only once and dip.

These words are basic words. I'm giving him props because Afrobeat as a genre is shallow and pop stars don't be writing at all. That's why it is commendable that he was able to put these words together in a pop song... Which might as well be trap
I see people quoting the tweet with rap artists. Y'all dumb as hell lmao. Why is comprehension so hard? I listen to SDC, MI, LadiPoe, A-Q, etc. I digest encyclopaedia-level vocabulary from these guys project. That's why I only addressed pop stars in the tweet. Dimwits.
You don't just pick up a Mayorkun song for instance and hear impressive words and expressions. A typical Afrobeat song isn't enriched with an impressive vocabulary and that's not taking anything away from the songs. They're all very good songs.
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