He's been responsible for some of my favourite tracks of 2022, so I figured he deserves his own thread outside of the main Afro-pop one.
Been jamming 'Girlfriend' daily since I heard it back in summer, and it still puts a huge grin on my face.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M2Gps9xR8g
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Saturday, 7 January 2023 12:44 (two years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqqBH9Fa4NQAsiwaju
This one isn't about cheating ! I really regret not nominating Asiwaju as well, my ballot had space for two Rugers.Such sensibility and potential, I hope he is preparing an album.
― Nabozo, Saturday, 7 January 2023 16:42 (two years ago)
I have to say I love the brazenness of his lyrics and the production is always spot on (who is his producer?)
For me, Ruger is like "What if Rema only did songs like 'Bounce'?" which is perfect in my book.
I guess a lot of his stuff correlates closely with soca and dancehall in terms of riddim and sensibility. 'Girlfriend' could easily be a Trini song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFUM5AW1YQ
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Saturday, 7 January 2023 17:32 (two years ago)
he makes most of his tracks with producer Kukbeats (the cucurucuu! is his tag) - I'm not aware of any production work he's done with others (but then I can't find him on Twitter or Instagram).
I posted this on last year's Rolling Afropop thread:
yes, Ruger has ever so slyly established himself as a serious player in Omah Lay’s slipstream.“Girlfriend” spells out his cock bandit persona times two. it’s a great song, but I love “WeWe”, another new track on his upgraded The Second Wave EP even better: https://www.youtube/watch?v=kG68cdAC_Doit has distinct echoes of W4’s decade-old, semi-legendary “Kontrol”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udDglAxeV0chttps://thenativemag.com/shuffle-re-visit-kontrol-w4s-afrotrap-afrotrap/
it has distinct echoes of W4’s decade-old, semi-legendary “Kontrol”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udDglAxeV0c
https://thenativemag.com/shuffle-re-visit-kontrol-w4s-afrotrap-afrotrap/
― the shaker intro bit the shaker outro in the tail, hard (breastcrawl), Saturday, 7 January 2023 18:32 (two years ago)
oops, here is a live YouTube link for "WeWe": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG68cdAC_Do
― the shaker intro bit the shaker outro in the tail, hard (breastcrawl), Saturday, 7 January 2023 18:33 (two years ago)
“Girlfriend” is an earworm, can’t stop thinking about it.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 7 January 2023 20:58 (two years ago)
"Gal I am wayyyward"
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Sunday, 8 January 2023 01:33 (two years ago)
When the first verse repeats later in the song but it just hits different
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Sunday, 8 January 2023 01:34 (two years ago)
Wahooooooo
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 22:36 (two years ago)
forgot there was a thread! forward thinking in place, dog latin! I'm still reeling from this result tbh
anyway, "Asiwaju" belongs in the 2023 EOY.
and this belongs in this thread (posted it in the Rolling thread earlier):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6YdVth4G-UDJ Neptune ft. Ruger • Bienvenue
― let us now celebrate ama ‘piano’ smith & the clowns (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 23:08 (two years ago)
Yeah, reeling. I honestly didn't think it would make the top 77. But we've been quietly banging on about it since summer, so it is nevertheless a pleasant surprise
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 23:43 (two years ago)
(and of course Rob who I think had it as his number one)
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 23 February 2023 00:21 (two years ago)
New album!
'R U The World'. Not given it a proper listen yet, but there are some clackers on there I already knew. Yay Ruger!
― Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 14:56 (one year ago)
have never really taken note of "asiwaju" before, but i love the tone of the organ that pops in now and again. very evocative of early 90s pop house, a la "everybody everybody"
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 15:54 (one year ago)
fav of the new songs is "likely"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy0Zl7wBCpQ
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 16:04 (one year ago)
oooh excited for this. "girlfriend" has really stuck around for me as one of the best afropop records of the last few years
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 6 September 2023 16:19 (one year ago)