Music Lens: Portable, Fluke or Wonder?

By Helen Akindele




The ZaZoo Zeh crooner Habeeb Okikiola commonly known as Portable has found his way into stardom and into the music industry in Nigeria, from his unique voice with a sprinkle of fuji sound and intriguing dance steps to his mode of appearance and his street accepted slang. 

To some, Portable is the definition of grass to grace. His story is simply that of hope for the streets as he doesn’t seem to have a solid background in music but his style is widely accepted making him the new kid on the block. 

The song ZaZoo Zeh has surprisingly risen the charts with everyone vibing to the new sound from portable, all thanks to his protege Pocolee another high profile dancer in Nigeria and Olamide who was also featured on the track.

His style of sagging pants almost to the knees which seems to have been almost forgotten by the male gender is now up on trends. His heavily tattooed body blond tinted hair heavy chain and rings set him aside. His style has been embraced by so many as he has been featured in major concerts in both Lagos and Ibadan joining be leagues like Zlatan, Naira Marley who are prominent in the art of street anthem sounds. His followers has risen drastically on social media and his announcement to hitting the United Kingdom to see his fans across the world on means he is widely accepted

A lot of people still think his style is strange and might not stand the test of time. His heavily tattooed body also seems to be unappealing to the young ones in our society, while others complain about his inability to make sense of his lyrics and attitude. His careless use of vague words steady outburst on the internet and his way of interaction has discouraged others from finding him an emulative celebrity.

Some critics think Even though he sounds quite entertaining he needs to work on his appearance and total rebranding.

Undoubtedly, he is the new rave of Afrobeats, as he makes more giant stride in his stardom, he is an amazing dance with leg work that delights his swelling audience. The ‘Were Olorin’(insane singer) as he usually calls himself has found his place in the music industry and we await more tunes.

But to many, it remains - will Portable be a wonder or will he be a fluke? Only time will tell. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Review of Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad

Image
  This is a joint review of Nearly all the men in Lagos are Mad by Tolulope Johnson, Abiola Olarogba, Adeseun Adesina and Ayobami Oladunni Damilare Kuku's  Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad is a collection of 12 fascinating stories that would keep you glued to your seat until you're done reading. From the first story titled "Cuck-Up" which is about a married woman who was been encouraged and cheered on by her husband to engage in extra marital affairs in order to fend for the family financially. Kuku's start out with the first sentence "One night, you will calmly put a knife to your husband's penis and promise to cut it off." would definitely have you engrossed to read further. "The Gigolo from Isale Eko" centered around three best friends who were not only party riders but also promiscuous; going from one marriage to the other for gratification of romantic and career needs. The "Anointed Wife" which is the third story, is more...
Read more

NIJ SRC Thrills Students With Inaugural Sports Hangout

Image
By Olajumoke Ajayi, Gbolahan Adegbite, Olamide Bamidele, and Oyindamola Lamidi As part of efforts to boost student participation in sports activities, the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) on Wednesday, December 8 held the first ever NIJ Sports Hangout.  The event which was held at the main field of the school featured varieties of sports and games from football to chess to card games even traditional games were not left behind.  Staylites Defeat Freshers 3-0  One. Two. Three was the count on the score board as Staylites team made up of Higher National Diploma II and National Diploma II students beat the Freshers team made up of Higher National Diploma I and National Diploma I students.  After a goalless and dull first half, the game picked up towards the climax when HND II player, Ubani Raymond with a swift play with his coursemates, Adedapo Adesanya pulled the first goal into the back of the net.  This weake...
Read more

SRC Encourages NIJites to get PVC, explains processes

Image
By Asabor Gloria, Esther Olaifa, Blessing Edet, Igwejiakwu Mercy, Queen Alfred, Bamidele Olamide and Osadebe Precious The Student Representative Council has encouraged students to get their Permanent Voters Card by explaining the processes involved. In a WhatsApp message signed by the SRC President, Adesanya Adedapo, the process of registration and collection which has the online physical phase was duly explained and students were advised to do it as soon as possible. There is the online and physical phase of PVC registration. For the online, visit cvr.inec.org and fill in the necessary information. Then pick an area close to your respective houses to do the final registration. He stated. Adedapo said It's very important that every member of the school that are above 18 years of age do this and having PVC gives opportunities and power to decide how things will go come 2023."We are one of the major institutions of the society and If we cannot take decisions that affect us now, ...
Read more