LOVE LETTER TO VECTOR – WALE APPLAUSE I know I risk a 14 year jail term with this title, but being in a different time zone for the weekend, therefore I decided to do this from my very short stay here. Before I continue, I must say this to you, Vector a.k.a Lanre, 104 years ago, I wasn’t just indifferent about you, I did not like you, and I guess you care less. I write you this letter to tell you about my experience with your album, THE SECOND COMING. I always had this album of yours from weeks after release, but sadly I never ever listened to it cos I did not believe in it or like you either. But days ago… There was a fierce argument in my friends Caravan about your song, self and career with a lot of ado, I forcefully decided to listen to your album. The core objective of it was to have nails to crucify you and I needed you to carry your cross to Golgotha, I know you’ll understand that, you a smart gee. I also needed to check out the love my friends and colleague have for you if it was sincere or just the band wagon effect. Here is my big mistake, guess what? I eventually listened. To get irritated by your album, I decided to listen from the rear, having though that you’ll place a couple wacky tracks at the posterior, unknown to me, I shot myself in the leg. The first track I listened to on your album was the OUTRO, WA SERE. I read another version of your bible. It gave another dimension to you. I listened all through the track and I thought I should move on, it could be a fluke. RORA with shank was a sold out. TatatataTYrone killed it with the drums. This song hit me so hard. I felt your dynamism. The 38 seconds SKIT on track 20 is actually better than a popular artiste’s album with a lot of babanas. I found myself listening to the beautiful accapella a couple times before I moved on to Angeli which I quickly used the remote on cos it was an anthem at a time and even though you are my new found music love, I will always despise the video. AMEN with Jazzy got to me and I decided to listen to the album from1972. Vector, I gotta hand this to you, album is a deep work of art, THE SECOND COMING tags you as INTELLIGENT. You got the right people to handle the Hooke like Robert. THINK IT! I give it to you that you are a big project in progress. Beats by producers TatataTYrone, Mr Smith, Da piano and a couple others coupled with hooks and verses by Sound Sultan, Rock Steady. Emmasong, Jazzy, Muno makes the album a balanced diet. The cypher with Mode 9 is incredible. Although your album did not hit commercial success similar to The Year of RnB album by Capital Femi and the Karpenter’s Son album project, it’s an incredible work of art and I will be proud to tell my grandchildren that I lived in the days of Mode9, Vector, Messi and Ronaldo. Every track on that album has a distinct message and ur word play, word usage and word power is top notch. It takes a deep mind to comprehend you. THE SECOND COMING is indeed epic and is sure to live after you. Your album forced me into the market to get my long overdue Beats by Dre Headphones because I wanted to have all details of each song in my head. Novelists and writers should listen to your album for inspiration and quotes. My advice to you dude is don’t look back, remember the wife of Lot. You are a BORN LEADER, HUSTLE on, forget the ENVY , SHAYE lo SE WON FE KU ni, cos I will say to you that YOU BAD and not ALONE, but RORA and the ANGELi will always be with you. I know you LIKE GIRLS, but I go dey FOLLOW YOU DEY GO, FEAR NO EVIL, say AMEN to this, WA SERE my man. Although not a Man Utd fan, you play Cleverly. Please do not change your style for anything or the demand for commercial music, get into the Car, don’t bother about the cab. Leave you mark in the sand of time. In the past 72 hours, your entire album has moved to the 25 most played song on my IPhone. Now your songs have set a standard for the songs I currently listen to. My dear friend Olanrewanju, I want you to know that just like O.A.U you gon be here for a while and for another long time, live on a lot of past glory in the future. Wale Applause is a PR and entertainment writer.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:35:11 +0000