Eight top record labels that are forgotten in Nigeria

There has been a lot of extraordinary song in the Nigerian tune industry. We owe it to the perfect two functioning of the shiny Nigerian music labels. However some of these music labels have fallen off the top. We don’t hear some thing from their artistes anymore.

Its a very aggressive industry out there. New players are coming on daily. Some of them already have sufficient cash and are willing to spend it lavishly to get what they want.

A good instance is CEO of 5 star tune Emeka Okonkwo aka E money who was once a billionaire even before forming the label.

It makes it challenging for the historic timers who basically depend on believe and the appreciate they have received over the years.But cash is a bigger motivator.

Nigerian music labels also fold up or swap into different varieties of amusement due to the fact of bad return on investment. Shutting down or switching would possibly be the solely purposeful business method left. A pirated CD sells for about 50 Naira at Alaba.

Fans in Nigeria infrequently ever purchase authentic CDs, songs and album are leaked for free down load online; how is the label anticipated to recoup the money they have spent? This is a list of record labels in Nigeria that have gone quiet after years of producing hits

1. Knight House records
Knight house looked set to take the song enterprise with the aid of storm and emerge as the new chocolate city. This used to be because of their capabilities at grooming properly rappers. They had sassy Mo Cheddah and the self proclaimed knight house prevalent Phenom.

But in 2017 we can’t locate them. It appears knight residence branched out, they stopped competing for area with mega bucks labels.

Phenom is now making pop music and it’s even tougher because he isn’t pushing out the like of Tekno whenever soon. Where is Mo Cheddah anyway?

2. Trybe Records
Trybe records is one of the oldest industrial music labels in Nigeria however its in reality difficult for the Eldee led team to seize the industry’s interest now. They had artistes like 2 shots on their roster in the previous however things have watered down ever since.



The label tried to make a comeback by using signing Sheyman Eva Alordiah and Sarz. Eva Alordia left barely a month after signing the deal. Sheyman accompanied swimsuit quickly afterwards and so did hit maker Sarz.

3. Question Mark Records
Question mark archives used to be the closing music label for rappers in Nigeria. The Label was led with the aid of controversial mulatto commercial enterprise man Kevin Lucciano. Q Mark dominated the enterprise even earlier than chocolate town and the Abaga brothers. They had Mode nine, Rule clean, Overdose.

Kevin used to be recognised to be erratic and unwell tempered and his felony battles against his colleagues are well documented. The label grew to become greater chaos than track and subsequently fell off when each person left.

4. Coded Tunes Entertainment
Do you consider when ID Cabasa was once the whole lot in the Nigerian entertainment industry? I do. The hit maker takes place to be a relative of Afro pop star 9ice, he shaped Coded tunes and created some banging hits.

Olamide owes his success to Coded Tunes. They created the beast that he is today. But whilst Olamide’s career has long past to hit sky limits, ID Cabasa’s hit rock backside with coded tunes.

5. Kennis Music Label
Kennis is arguably one of the most famous Nigerian music labels to ever exist. They gave us Plantashun Boiz and the Remedies. These boy bands created the likes of 2face, Eedris Abdulkareem, Faze and Tony Tetuila.

But ever on the grounds that the departure of the mega names, they have been unable to replicate that form notwithstanding trying hard for more than a decade. It didn’t work with KSB, Jaywon and Goldie of blessed memory.

Now they are going for walks out of endurance with Minjin and Capital Femi. However The solely hope they have for any other mainstream cruise lies with bald R&B famous person Joe El. We only see Kennis music on prime time Africa on AIT.

6. DB Records
DB records instantly named after DBanj is probable the most disappointing file label on this list. They are disappointing not simply because of the track they make however additionally because of the inventive desire of signings made via their A&R.

The label has Kayswitch, Tonto Dike and 2 Kriss. These guys lack talent. They are no longer going to be making hits every time soon and it goes to tell you that they are not significantly into music. This should be due to Dbanj’s lack of applicable enterprise knowledge.

7.  Mo hit Records 
This label encompassed with music greats like Don jazzy, Dbang, Wande coal, Ikechukwu, Dprince, Dr sid made hits after hits, they made it in such a way that it made wave in every state of Nigeria and was listened to by a very large population of Nigerian youths.  No other dissolved group did it better than they when they were still around they stole all the shows and was rocked all across Africa and the world.

8. Square Records
This label will possible be regarded as the least expected labels to be dissovle which comprised of the P-square and Jude engee okoye at there pick the group was the highest paid and highest sort after group in Africa. They equally got more awards than any other group to every evolve from Naija and Africa now everyone has gone solo so we wish them the best of luck in their individual careers.

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