The year 2014 has been great, beyond great even. It cruised in on a spontaneous, chilled Wednesday morning; heavy with prospects, like a ship laden with cargoes, and then touched at a total of eleven ports before closing on the twelfth. And it’s been a thrill watching it offload its cargoes these past months, really thrilling.
From our first port to the twelfth – January to December – there have been bright, shiny revelations; consistencies, as well as mere flickers from supposed Industry headliners. There have also been cases of complete absence from some of these bigwigs.
For the purpose of this round up, the following are a list of Artists that were Missing In Action (MIA) musically in large respects through the course of 2014.
In no particular order –
9ICE, DURELLA, ADOL, WACONZY, GODWON, SAUCE KID, DIPP, DJINEE, DARE, SHOW DEM CAMP (SDC), 2SHOTZ, BLACK FAZE, OLU MAINTAIN, SASHA, BRACKET, RAYCE, SHINA RAMBO, PRYSE, LOOSE KAYNON, ICEBERG SLIM, PHENOM, MATRONOMY, LAMI PHILIPS, OMAWUNMI, K-SWITCH, EGO OGBARO, TEMI DOLLFACE, RUKUS, TERRY THA RAPMAN, JEREMIAH GYANG, OVERDOSE, PHEROSHOUS, MAYDEE, ENZO, ILL RHYMZ, eLDee THE DON, CARTIER & KELLY HANDSOME.
Next up we have the Tepid category, a category spotlighting a number of Artistes who were swaying through 2014 owing to a lack of equilibrium; Artistes whose appearances musically all year round varied between opposing beliefs and feelings.
In no particular order –
NAETO C, D’BANJ, FAZE, D’ PRINCE, IKECHUKWU, J MARTINS, TERRY G, RUGGED MAN, BLACK MAGIC, JESSE JAGZ, K9, EFA, DA SUSPEKT, YOUNG 6IX, TOSIN MARTINS, DR. SID, SAM KLEF, LYNXX, VECTOR, MUNA, SHAYDEE & W4.
Happy holidays, Nigeria. Seasons greetings from us up here. You are welcome.
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