Chiddy Bang – The Good Life x Fuck You (Remix)

If you haven’t heard of this Philly based hip-hop duo then you must have been hiding under the rock in Abeokuta. I was put on their music last year and I have to say “Opposite of Adults” is a dope song and here is a single from their debut album called “The Good Life”. Their debut is due out in 2011 so be on a look out for it. Also, the single features a production cut from the top-notch producer Pharrell Williams. And for those that will raise questions as to why I post a song from an American rap group well here is why – one half of the group is a Nigerian who goes by the name Chidera “Chiddy” Anamege, a.k.a. Proto and last I checked this blog supports anything that is Nigerian. Right? Enjoy!

“It was surreal and crazy to grasp,” says Chiddy of working with Pharrell. “Even when he walked in the studio, we were in a little bit of shock. It’s crazy to put ourselves in that context. No matter how much we accomplish, in our psyche, we’re still like kids that were making shit in a dorm.”

Adds Beresin: “He has an incredible energy, one of the most respected people who I grew up listening to. No one else really brings the raw swagger that he does.”

Part of the hook finds Chiddy chanting the word “swelly” over and over again, and it’s a term the MC coined as a high schooler. “I made that word to replace the word ’swag,’” he explains. “The word ’swag’ is corny—everybody says they got swag. I was like, ‘Yo, I got swell.’ That transformed into ’swelly,’ meaning all things fresh, all things dope.”

The Good Life

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Fuck You (Remix)

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