Remebering Blackky Who Made Us All Dance To 'Rosie'

jonathan

June 19, 2014 2:40 PM

Born Nya Edward Inyang, he stormed the Nigerian music scene with his fluid raga raps, zest and dance-friendly hit songs, all of which were almost impossible to ignore or go unnoticed. His name is Blackky, and he's ou feature of this week's Throwback Thursday.

Very few Nigerian albums stand the test of time. One of the few is Blackky‘s 1991 debut, “” on Premiere Music. While multiple hit albums make a throwback of a particular one a difficult task, his success story is incomplete without mention of his 1st.

Born NyaEdward Inyang, he stormed the Nigerian music scene with his fluid raga raps, zest and dance-friendly hit songs, all of which were almost impossible to ignore or go unnoticed. He began his musical career as a DJ in 1986 during his undergraduate days as a Sociology student at the University of Lagos.

Inyang, however, got his break in 1990 when he contested and won the Lekki Sun Splash talent hunt contest which earned him a record deal with Polygram Records.

The album “” produced a number of hits like “Blackky Skank” and the sexually charged “Sugar Stick” but it also produced what would remain the biggest hit of his whole career “Rosie” which featured opening lines that became a toast at many a nightclub. Many wouldn’t forget in a hurry the song’s chorus, “Can I have a dance, Rosie? Ah ah! My friends are watching me, Rosie ah ah ah. They will laugh-laugh at me, Rosie,” which caught on in no time and won many awards.

Between 1991 and 2005, he released six albums and won many awards. Other hits were the funny track “Bang Belly” the duet with Esse Agesse “Kissing Game” & “S&M”.

Blackky is still very active in the music industry having released his 6 album “” in 2009.The artist got a career boost earlier in the year when he got a KORA Awards nomination. It is almost 2 decades since his debut album was released but I’m guessing that “Rosie” will stay a classic for a longer while.

Download Blackky-Rosie.mp3

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