4×4 is a rap duo made up of two good looking and ‘macho’ young men, Captain Planet and Abortion. Captain Planet’s real name is Sylvanus Dodji Jeoffrey.Abortion was christened Raphael Edem Avornyo.
Abortion is simply a ragga artiste with a Jamaican flow. When it comes to rapping in Pidgin English Eddie Blay of Native Funk Lord, Prince Bright of Buk Bak fame are experts but Captain Planet has indeed stole that title particularly when Eddy Blay and Prince Bright are jaded. Captain Planet is really in a class of his own, his stuck on the Ga language is very interesting, he raps in Ga with so much ease and one wonders if he’s a native of Bukom or Chorkor.Abortion’s Jamaican-ragga-flow is what differentiates him from the chaff.
These duo have been together for only God knows how many years.Their debut album ‘Siklitele’ was released in 2003/2004 which was an instant success. The duo has churned out wonderful tracks like Siklitele, Odo Fitaa, HotGirl Dotcom, Contestant Number 1, and my personal favourite Koo Eduro but the duo has gradually moved to another level of rapping, call it the Nigerian-style and you won’t be far from right. 4×4 turned Nigerians? Hold it.
Currently blazing the airwaves is another danceable track from 4×4 nameWorld Trade Centre (I want to touch your body) featuring the silky voice Fresh Prince.World Trade Centre is a wonderful and nice track, but it doesn’t make sense to me why they decided to name it ‘World Trade Centre’, perhaps it should have been ‘I Want To Touch Your Body’ or something more interesting. One must be not begrudge for mistaking 4×4 as Nigerians now because with lines like
//Oga Appietus ……, Chineke, I don dey see am
// Go Go Big Booty Girl// Go Go Big Booty Girl//
Go Go Big Booty Girl // Go Go Big Booty Girl//
Girl I Like Dey Way You Make My Heart //// Ibi Like Say U No Say Your Body Super
I have seen the video over and over again and I do not seem to identify with what the “World Trade Centre” mean in the song. Interesting, as one put it perhaps ‘they are referring to the buttocks of the woman, comparing it to the huge twin towers, thus the World Trade Centre, since ladies buttocks are also twins? Laughs. Let’s see how far their new Nigeria-style-of-rapping takes them.
By: Ebenezer Anangfio Jnr./GhanaCelebrities.com
It’s very pathetic to hear GHANAIANS always speak like Nigerians…….I mean both Ghanians and Nigerians speak pigeon language but using words like Chineke and abi is simply Nigerian. How many Nigerian music stars will use any of our Ghanaian language in their music or movies???????? I have never heard NYAME OR AWURADE in any of their songs but we always hear abi, Chineke, mama, papa, come oo……the list go own and own……. All I know is that Ghanaians say paapa and maame and not papa and mama. Ghanaians follow too much trend and that must STOP!!
well said Adwoa, well said
hahaha well said Adwoaa
That’s not cool. Abi in gh we get our own set or pidgin english. So speak the gh one not the n9ja type.
I say dis insult wil not benefits any of u. U guys r rather makin matters worse. Talk abt da challenges facing african youth n africa as a whole. All dis my country is da best talk wil solve notin. Cos both countries r sufferin from one problem or the other. Again agree to disgree, n talk abt issues concerning da subject. Criticise clean n respect each others gud comments. Attitudes lyk wat u guys r displayn here is da reason y africa is not movin forward. Peace!
for centuries people and countries borrow ,learn,and accept language,cultures,art etc from each other .for example egypte greece .and the romans has alot they borrowed from each other in ancient times. and with the world of today thesky is the limit.soquitcomplaining about otherpeoples intrution intoyour language.instead of being angry about it try bringing in your own ghanian culture into nigeria instead of disgracing eath other in front of the whole world.
dat very tru adwoa i have been frens with nigerians for the past ten years.despite everyfin they dnt respect we the ghanians and never will nigerians respects us