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8/29/2005 |
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Sidney Raps Into A Storm
It appears that anytime Sidney releases a song,something dramatic happens. First, it was Apuskeleke, and this immediately became a popular catcall for young men who used it to tease ladies in skimpy dresses.
Then in 2004, he released ''Scent No'', a song,that took a swipe at people with bad odours. ''Scent No'' gained so much popularity that, a political party even adopted it as one of its campaign songs.
In both cases, Sidney had people either supporting him or totally disagreeing with him. It is 2005 and Sidney has done it again.
He is now saying Obia Nye Obia which carries the message that no one is more important than another and therefore there is no need for anybody to feel superior than his neighbour.
Obia Nye Obia flies on the wings of a familiar Christian song and has kicked up considerable controversy. While some section of the public think he is right in saying Obia Nye Obia others,including some hiplife artistes have strongly demonstrated their disagreement.
Barely eight weeks after the release of Sidney’s Obia Nye Obia song,two groups of hiplifers have come out with recorded songs that carry opposing views.
Roro, Antwi Ne Antwi and Joe Frazier have come out with a collaborated song titled Obi Ye Obi which directly dismisses Sidney’s claim that Obia Nye Obia.
Another group comprising of Jay Q and Obayifoo has also recorded a single that similarly rubbishes Sidney’s message.
While Sidney in his song,raps that everybody is important in his own way and that nobody is more important than the other, the opposers have strongly opposed by saying in their song, that there is no way we can all be equal on this earth since some people are certainly more important than others.
Sidney’s version indicates his intention to place value on every human being.In his quest to do this, he mentions that the societal status of individuals should not be the basis for categorising people as being more important than others.
Sidney says that just as others feel good riding in their Mercedez Benz,he is also proud of his old-timers’ Beetle V W car.
And that, the fact that one works in an air conditioned office and is in good and expensive clothes does not make him or her better than those who sell their wares under the scotching sun in cheaper clothes.
This is the message that the singers of the other version, Obi Ye Obi, disagree with.They have described Sidney’s claim as one that cannot be accepted.
The group have mentioned instances where prominence and respect have been given to individuals because of their status in society,citing the fact that all cars have to park aside and give way for the president and his entourage to drive pass them as an indication that some people are more important than others.
Sidney’s Obia Nye Obia is out on the market but the opposers’are yet to appear on the market although it is receiving a lot of airplay.
Other songs on Sidney’s album are unfortunately not the type to commend to children as they contain lewd lyrics and messages. Perhaps it is for this reason that Sidney has embossed a parental advisory notice on the cassette cover.
Source: Graphic
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