Good rap, dropped in a mid-tempo key, gives fervour to the #FixTheCountry revolution. With so much inspiration, Obibini flows on this new joint to provide a good dose of motivation to the brave Ghanaian who is fighting tooth and nail to see a better Ghana.
#FixTheCountry movement started like a flame on social media. It has seen its share of up and downs: tussles, ideological clashes, arrests, social media wars, anger, frustration, and multiple legal battles which is just starting, and yet to be done with. Some splinter groups have also emerged, throwing spanners and sapping the nectar off the early gains of the #FixTheCountry campaigners.
Obibini filters through this dense layer of interests to do what he does best, drop the bars! Yes, heavy bars! Bars he is noted for. If you have not listened to Obibini, then you have starved yourself of authentic Afro hip-hop, with a nationalistic flavor and rhymes adapted to reflect Ghanaian and African culture.
With rhythmic cadences reminiscent of old rappers of the 1990s, Obibini employs heavy metal beats, gangsterism and braggadocio to communicate his #FixTheCountry message which focuses on nationalism and the shortcomings of duty bearers – the Ghanaian politician.
Obibini raps out his disappointment, adding his voice in concert with other celebrities to amplify the Ghanaian predicament. Obibini uses his art to construct his own dynamics in a song that highlights the high-handedness of the state and the punitive actions of the security. The deep-voice MC’s multidimensional representations in this song find parallels with social ills and disappointments, and challenge the existing decaying narratives. Certainly, the rapper was not happy on this song. The bars are piercing and sharply critical.
Soak in the intro:
Y3 b)ne ne s3n?!
Word up! Yuh
Listen up it’s like … eh yo!
They fail you, they jail you… yeah
They wanna see you dead… yeah
They wanna see you suffer
The system no dey work and dem dey blame it on the poppa!
Peace to Kwame Nkrumah
They fail you, they jail you… yeah
They wanna see you dead… oh yeah
They wanna see you suffer
The system no dey work and dem dey blame it on the poppa!
Peace to Kwame Nkrumah……
Obibini presents the realities: joblessness, hopelessness, contradictions: failed promises, mal-governance private jets; perceptions: corruption, and aspirations: hope, better public service delivery, enhanced security, and prosperity in this banger, utilizing his vocal power and lyrical panache to support this social campaign.
Before I take the wind oud of the sail, this single fizzles through a good dose of allegory….the symbols, the pun, and the references creates the desired effect. Enjoy this one from Obibini!
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