MUSIC: King Kong Remix by Vector et al Was Africa's best pop video of 2015

[Extract from Yambo Selection 2015]

King Kong is Africa's best pop video of 2015. This is probably no surprise to connoisseurs of African pop music, as there have been certain indications of it over the last five months or so. Lots of credit go to the five high-profile Nigerian artistes and their enigmatic Director, Matt Max. Shot in Lagos, the video is a brave and adventurous proposition, with a profuse montage of high-voltage images and memes. It's avant-garde in a wonderfully creative, world-beating way. The fusion of audio and visual dimensions of this song takes it beyond compartmentalization into any simplistically defined genre, rap, hip hop or otherwise.

READ HERE: My more detailed appreciation of King Kong
READ: Nairaland Forum: Opinion ~ King Kong Remix is the Best Nigerian Rap Song
READ: Naija.com "The 'King Kong' Remix is Sublime"
ALSO READ: Adesola Ade-Unuigbe "5 Rappers, 1 Remix..."

NOTE: King Kong was published on July 10, 2015. It had 255,920 YouTube views at 3:45 p.m. on December 26, 2015.


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#TheYamboSelection: King Kong Remix Tops The List of Africa's Top 40 Hit Songs of 2015

King Kong is Africa's best pop video of 2015. This is probably no surprise to connoisseurs of African pop music, as there have been certain indications of it over the last five months or so. Lots of credit go to the five high-profile Nigerian artistes (Vector, Phyno, Reminisce, Classiq and Uzi) and their enigmatic Director, Matt Max. Shot in Lagos, the video is a brave and adventurous proposition, with a profuse montage of high-voltage images and memes. It's avant-garde in a wonderfully creative, world-beating way. The fusion of audio and visual dimensions of this song takes it beyond compartmentalization into any simplistically defined genre, rap, hip hop or otherwise.

READ HERE: My more detailed appreciation of King Kong
READ: Nairaland Forum: Opinion ~ King Kong Remix is the Best Nigerian Rap Song
ALSO READ: Adesola Ade-Unuigbe "5 Rappers, 1 Remix..."

Note: King Kong was published on July 10, 2015. It had 255,920 YouTube views at 3:45 p.m. on December 26, 2015.

The full list of Africa's Top 40 Hits of 2015 will be released in the next few days.