Local Rappers
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| "Local Rappers" | ||||
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| Single by Reminisce featuring Olamide anf Phyno | ||||
| from the album Baba Hafusa | ||||
| Released | 21 January 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 15 January 2015 | |||
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| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | Edge | |||
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| Producer | Tyrone | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Local Rappers" on YouTube | ||||
"Local Rappers" is a song by Nigerian rapper Reminisce featuring Olamide and Phyno. It was released by Edge Records as the second single from his third studio album Baba Hafusa on 21 January 2015.[1] Produced by Tyrone,[2] the release of "Local Rappers" was met with different opinions among music critics, with some commending the artists for rapping in their local dialects, while others perceived the song to be a diss track against rappers in Nigeria who rapped in English.[3]
On 15 January 2015, NotJustOk reported that Reminisce recorded "Local Rappers" with Olamide and Phyno.[4] The report stated that the song was intended as the second single from his third studio album Baba Hafusa. The song was released six days later, on 21 January 2015.[5]
Music video
The Mex-directed music video for "Local Rappers" arrived on 8 May 2015 and was met with critical acclaim.[6] tooXclusive's Jim Donnett said the video "fortifies" the song with "tasteful" scenery and camera angles, showing the streets "in their true, real and natural forms." He noted that the rappers "donned their signature looks" and praised the moderation in props and absence of choreography, stating it "does a lot to compliment." He concluded, "I love the video and I don’t think it could have been any better executed," and rated it 4.[7] Henry Igwe of 360nobs said Mex was "a proper master of the visuals," praising the "great street imagery" and how the video "brings the streets on screen like it is," though he noted "wardrobe irregularities" and "total inattention to details on the part of the production crew." He highlighted moments like "a guy clad in black suit…drops his case to brush the dust off a young man’s sneakers" and the "aerial camera view mirrors the Lagos metropolis pleasantly." He concluded that it was a "massive joint" and that Reminisce "scores some more points for this."[8]