Nigerian recording artiste, Ikuforiji Olaitan, who is better known as Oxlade, has appealed to his colleagues to increase the duration of their songs.
“Bring back 5-minute songs,” Oxlade advocated via his X handle on Thursday.
His post resonated with many, who lent their voices to his advocacy in the comments section.
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In recent times, there has been a growing trend of short songs, usually within the range of two minutes and a few seconds, in the mainstream Nigerian music industry.
In contrast, South African Amapiano songs are usually within the range of seven minutes and above.
The trend of short songs, which was started by Wizkid and Mr Eazi, skyrocketed after newcomers such as Rema, Joeboy, Omah Lay, Ayra Starr, and others joined in after debuting on the music scene in quick succession between 2019 and 2021.
Oxlade was also part of the trend in the past. His 2022 hit song, ‘Kulosa’, has a duration of 2 minutes and 31 seconds.
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Equally, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, known professionally as Oxlade, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter signed to Troniq Music, Epic Records in France, and Columbia Records in the UK. He rose to prominence with the release of the song “Away”, which appeared on Rolling Stone’s 50 best songs of 2020
