Those were the lyrics of singer/rapper, Skales’ breakthrough single, “Heading For a Grammy”. If those lyrics don’t ring a bell, then these certainly will…
“don’t doubt me, I go bring home grammy… credible, remarkable, unbeatable, palatable, reliable”
9ice surely wasn’t playing around when he wrote those lyrics for his hit single, “Street Credibility” featuring 2face Idibia, now 2Baba.
The sad thing about these boisterous and somewhat boastful lyrics is that none of them has been able to live up to that promise, heck they don’t even look like they are on that path, to begin with!
In the history of Nigerian music, only Afrobeat king, Femi Anikulakpo-Kuti, has come closest to bringing what is arguably the world’s most revered musical accolade home.
With a career that has spanned for decades and international collaborations with Common, Mos Def, Jaguar Wright and much more, Femi Kuti’s albums including Day by Day and Africa for Africa have won him Grammy nominations in 2010, 2011, 2013 and most recently in 2014.
That’s the farthest any Nigerian has gone with regards to bringing home a Grammy Award.
Enter Wizkid and Davido. Without a doubt, currently two of Nigeria’s most promising Grammy prospects.
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