You know how they say “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”? Well, these 12 songs certainly do a whole lot of flattering.
1. Wizkid’s ‘Holla at your Boy’…
https://youtu.be/dYU69cToSQ8
…sounds a lot like Se7en’s Girls (feat. Lil Kim).
2. Banky W’s ‘Ebute Metta’…
https://youtu.be/dHPp53oQ9L8
…is basically Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’.
3. The chorus of Eldee’s ‘I’m Leaving’…
…sounds a lot like the rap version of John Denver’s ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’.
4. Black Reverendz’s ‘Ayangba’…
…is pretty much Busta Rhymes’ ‘Dangerous’.
https://youtu.be/UJUk45l4h8c
5. Maintain’s ‘Catch Cold’…
…is identical to Ludacris’ ‘Area Code’.
https://youtu.be/cvrKzmkdBTI
6. …and their ‘Ni Bo Lawa’
…really sounds like Nas’ ‘You Won’t See Me Tonight’ (feat. Aaliyah).
https://youtu.be/06bUoBG4-pg
7. P Square’s ‘Omoge Mi’…
…might as well be Westlife’s ‘Soledad’.
8. …and their famous Bizzy Body
…borrowed a lot from The Fugees’ ‘Ready or Not’.
9. Tope Alabi’s ‘Baba Mimo’…
https://youtu.be/-uI1TKR4zbw
…is really the Christian version of Magic Systems’s ‘1er Gaou’.
https://youtu.be/C3RIHAiFCAM
10. Rasqie’s ‘Soji’…
…sounds an awful lot like DMX’s ‘Ruff Ryder Anthem’.
11. P Square’s ‘Temptation’…
…is unmistakably similar to Nathan’s ‘Come into my room’.
12. …and their hit ‘Last Nite’
…is almost identical to Marvin Gaye’s ‘Sexual Healing’.
Well, talent imitates and genius steals.
