Album Review: NaetoC – Super C Season

Finally, the weather’s bout to change to the Super C Season. The highly anticipated sophomore album from NaetoC is on track to being one of the best albums of 2011. On listening, you hear growth in NaetoC’s lyrics which he laces on diverse instrumentals giving the album something for everyone. Other rappers could surely learn a thing or two.


For a rap album, it doesn’t get doper than the first track Super C Season. Lots of great wordplay and such lyrics like “I’m the elevator Otis never made“ to “I’m insane Amy Winehouse, you wanna drink I got a winehouse” and a host of others. You can only hope the album keeps up with the same tempo. The instrumentals, 25-second intro and adlibs from Omawumi on True (Dem No Fit Do Am) build up anticipation to this mellow track. Not the kind of collabo you would have expected, but it works and could easily be a listener’s favorite. The first single off the album Ako Mi Ti Poju features none other than the late DaGrin. I have to say he had some nice lines on his verse. Not a fan of the southern-rap-genre-type-of-music (think TI), but this track would definitely have its fans. Carry Your Shoulder is an up-tempo song that’s easily likable. The repetition of the words “carry your shoulder” however make you lose interest in the track as fast as you gained it.
Coasting on to Ride Tonite we hear a softer side to NaetoC and I like much. So Sick’s feature makes for one of the best songs on the album; one you can literally just blast while riding in the coupe. Unfortunately on first listen Skimpololo sounds like a song you’ve heard before, well at least the instrumental…thanks to Terry G’s beat recycling. However NaetoC with help from YQ both definitely put their spin on it and I foresee a new club anthem. Any thoughts on what “Skimpololo” actually means? Right when Duro dropped as the second single, it was lauded as one of the best collabos to come out of Nigeria in a while. Think of it as that one track that basically puts the whole album together. Feel good music and YQ on the hook – genius! First off, the lyrics “love is the greatest gift of all” although sincere on the chorus to Afruru’m Gi Nanya (I Luv U) sound off beat. NaetoC raps majorly in Igbo while Waje on the chorus tries to infuse this South African sounding instrumental. The final product is nothing special and Waje definitely should have been on a track that showed off her vocal range.www.mannamart.com