The year 2014 has been a memorable and great year for every music lover of naija music, because our various musicians either A-List or not A-List stars have entertainer us with their melody songs over the year.
Contemporary Nigerian artistes have always shook clubs and parties with charging and monstrous hits, but in 2014, they took it up another notch, releasing songs that had their fans bopping and swaying from dance tracks propagating new dance moves such as Sekem and Shoki to songs celebrating love.
It has been an awesome year for our various musicians, gradually our music has been recognized around the world and it has dominate the radio playlist and it has most play club bang this year .
Over the past months will have listened to various tracks from naija artistes, but there are some tracks that meet up with the fans expectation and also hit the street vibe in nutshell.
So far so good, here on Gistyinka, am going to share with your Top 15 Hottest Naija Songs of 2014, this review is based on the street vibe love, they are hottest club bangers, they have the highest radio and television playlist, before i finished the assessment of this complied list, I research and conduct survey, gathered report from various leading music portals, blogs, magazine and forum sites for undiluted complied list of Top 15 Hottest Nigeria Songs of 2014.
Enjoy.
(15) Olamide — Awon Goons Mi
Over the past few year, Olamide, has been on the hardworking artistes in Nigeria music industry, to the extended that some of his colleagues also observe his hardworking effort. His is one the hottest property in naija right now, because he drop hit upon hit to his credit.
He hard 4 album in four-year to his credit, his record label boss for YBNL Nation. His Awon Goons Mi track is on of the hottest of the year so far, because it resonate a big shout out to people behi. He raps in Yoruba, while his hardworking over the year have made others tribes to forget that this dude is Yoruba guy.
(14) Olamide — Story For The God
Mr Consistent himself, Olamide, is on the spot again this time around with “Story For The gods”.
This Olamide, has dominate the music scene with his various bangs track. This track revived huge request on various radio playlist, it hit the club bang and not to forget the huge success the track received on the street.
(13) Patoranking ft. Tiwa Savage – Girlie O (Remix)
#WhaYaSay — Patoranking had a huge success this year, over the past few months he move from rising star to become one of the A-List star in industry.
Mavin Records’ First Lady, Tiwa Savage, adds and extra flavor to the popular song of Patoranking, after his separation from Timaya’s Record Label. The track had huge success over the past few months, which also lead to Patoranking to have won the next rated category for this year The Headies Awards 2014.
(12) Orezi — Shoki
Afro hip hop singer, Esegine Allen, famously known as Orezi cashed in on the popularity of the Shoki dance step by creating a song of the same name.
The song, Shoki produced by Popito was widely accepted by Nigerians and till now has not left the lips of his fans.
(11) Dr Sid– Surulere
Surulere, suru laye yi o…Nigerian music lovers, both young and old sang along with Dr. Sid and Mavin Records boss and beat making guru, Don Jazzy on this track.
It’s a song that preaches patience and its rewards as portrayed in the Daniel Ugo shot visuals.
(10) Wande Coal — Baby Hello
After separation from his longtime producer and record label boss Don Jazzy, Wande Coal team up with Wizkid’s record producer Maleek Berry , to laced beat for his smashing single ” Baby Hello”.
Meek Berry beat on this track is on point , while Wande Coal deliver great lyrics for the huge success of the producer. This track is a jam of life.
(9) WizzyPro – Emergency ft. Runtown, Skales, Patoranking
This track was released late last year, but it received massive blow since the beginning of this and it still rock the airwaves up still now.
This is one fierce jam by 3 of the next-rated cats in the game right now, all brought together by Dem Mama Records in-house producer WizzyPro.
(8) Runtown ft. Davido – Gallardo
From the maker of the smash hit single “Party like its 1980″ (Kinorbor) comes this new single “GALLARDO” by Penthauz/Sputnet artiste Runtown featuring Omo baba olowo himself Davido.
Enjoy this tune as these two versatile artistes murder a sick beat.
(7) Skales — Shake Body
Skales, early this year part ways with Banky W‘s EME’s record label, the label did not renew his expired contract and later tagged him unprofitable venture to work with. After this exist from the label, he later rediscover his glory with smashing single ” Shake Body” , which later bring him back to naija mainstream hottest jam of the moment.
Shake Body success has help career of skales, it is one hottest club banger of the year with great acceptance from the street.
(6) Yemi Alade – Johnny
Yemi Alade — Johnny is one of late entering track of last but it received awareness after the released of it video in early march. That track received massive airwaves from various radio stations,television stations and huge acceptance that the club and the street make Yemi Alade, to record version of the track.
(5) Oritsefemi — Double Wahala
When Oritesafemi decide to samples Fela’s song/line “double wahala for dead body” and also dedicates the song to the late Afrobeat Legend Fela Kuti – Double Wahala, but then he did not know what success this will bring to career. Double Wahala was easy accepted by the street and later hit the club ,but later become anthem among naija music lover.
The track received huge request from radio and tv playlist and later make Ortisefemi to be among hottest property in naija.
(4) Mc Galaxy — Sekem
Popular artiste, Innocent Udeme Udofot, known as Mc Galaxy dropped beautiful tune plus viral dance video, Sekem produced by T-Spize.
The video featured comedian Basketmouth and 2Face doing their Sekem dance will make you start dancing unconsciously.
(3) Lil Kesh – Shoki Remix – Ft Davido and Olamide
Olamide YBNL‘s signee Lil Kesh had huge success with his hit song Shoki, but later had remix of the track with HKN gang leader Davido and his label boss Olamide.
The remix of shoki is a banger and was easy resonate street vibe. The track had dance style that his best of the moment, dancing and enjoyment is not complete with you dance to shoki dance.
The track make Lil Kesh to be among supporting act Hennessy Arthirsty 2014, and also make him to performed at big occasion such Channel O Music Video Awards 2014 and The Headies Awards 2014. Without Shoki been play by dj’s the partly is not yet complete.
The Shoki dance step has been gathering pace especially in the South-West axis.
(2) Davido — Aye
This track makes Davido to dominate the Africa and naija music scene. The track had av huge request on radio & tv stations, club bangs and not to underestimate is huge success on the street.
Aye has brought huge success to Davido, this year alone. The track made him to won 5 artiste of the year including BET Awards 2014.
(1) Marvin Crew – Dorobucci -Ft Don Jazzy
After the recruit of Korede Bello, Reekeado Banks and, the Marvin crew released smashing single called Doro Bucci, which later become slang among Nigerians. The track had huge success on the street ,club bangs and also had most download songs of the year. The track had huge request on radio&tv stations and also had viral campaign on the social media.
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