{"id":107939,"date":"2022-06-02T18:20:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T16:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=107939"},"modified":"2022-06-03T12:57:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T10:57:26","slug":"gods-timings-the-best-naira-marley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/gods-timings-the-best-naira-marley\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s timing\u2019s the Best: a few gems from a highly anticipated album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nigerian rapper Naira Marley released on Monday his long awaited <em>God\u2019s timing\u2019s the Best<\/em>, a 14-track LP via his own label Marlian Records. Review.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight years after launching his career with \u201cMarry Juana\u201d, Nigerian Afrobeats bad boy has finally dropped his debut album entitled <em>God\u2019s timing\u2019s the Best<\/em>, perhaps a nod to the fact that it has been long overdue. The Lagos-based rapper has always had a taste for provocation through hits like \u201cSoapy\u201d and crass lyrics such as in \u201cOpotoyi 2\u201d. However in <em>God\u2019s timing\u2019s the Best, <\/em>Marley, who made controversies a sort of trademark, takes a more conventional approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/afrobeats\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/afrobeats\/\">afrobeats <\/a>compared to his usual more aggressive style. Still, this work is recognisably his own as he continues to mix English, Pidgin and Yoruba in his lyrics with a distinctly marlian form of afrobeats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Naira Marley - Kojosese (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PvqbKe9vy9I?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If the LP sounds more mainstream, there are still a few tracks that stand out such as the opening track \u201cJo Dada\u201d and the final \u201cKojosese\u201d which brings the album to a close on a high note. Maybe his most accomplished work to date, it encapsulates the artist\u2019s invigorating style. His nonchalant sultry delivery contrasts with the whistle blowing which gives the track an energized pace. This highly percussive track was composed by Angolan producer LeoBeatz (who is not credited in the track\u2019s name but who is well deserving of some recognition). The clip which was released last February went viral and features a more sophisticated kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/naira-marley-kojosese\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/naira-marley-kojosese\/\">dancing zombies<\/a> than the &#8220;Thriller&#8221; ones (and definitely more living than dead).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Naira Marley Ft Zinoleesky - O&#039;dun\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPDIHaWCcIw?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, some other tracks including \u201cO\u2019dun\u201d, featuring Zinoleesky, which was also the focus of a clip, sounds less enticing and a tad underwhelming. \u201cO\u2019dun\u201d which means \u201csomething sweet\u201d in Yoruba, has a fitting name. It rings more soapy (no pun intended as his previous track of the same name does not). Similarly, other sexually-charged tracks such as \u201cNo Panties\u201d falls a bit short from the sensual groove Marley seems to shoot for.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/naira-marley\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/naira-marley\/\">Naira Marley<\/a>\u2019s debut album is dancefloor-ready and highly polished, featuring some other notable artists including Mayorkun, Zinoleesky and MohBad, both signed with Marley\u2019s label Marlian Records, Jada Kingdom, Lil Kesh, Chivv &amp; Diquenza, MHD and Busiswa. <em>God\u2019s timing\u2019s the Best <\/em>provides a few bangers that should delight his marlian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/naira_marley_gods_timings_the_best_back-1-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian rapper Naira Marley released on Monday his long awaited God\u2019s timing\u2019s the Best, a 14-track LP via his own label Marlian Records. 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