Top 10 Worst Albums of 2010

10. M.I. – MI2 was the most mainstream album this year – twitter trending title, 50 million naira from a marketer and yet to be announced stunt that it sold in 60,000 copies in 30 minutes. Hype doesn't necessarily translate to a great album and that is MI2. Undisputed was a terribly bad teaser of the album – how did it make it as a single? While Talk About it, his debut was a great mix of appeal and cynicism, MI2 was an album where his focus moved to appealing and an evident struggle ensued as he exhibited his most lazy metaphors till date. The album might has well be called a potential showcase for the newest member of the Choc City clan – Brymo or at most, Talk about it 2.0 (still basking in the euphoria of previous effort instead of making another par follow up). Raise your hand (better still drop a comment) if you didn't just buy the album to satisfy your curiousity.

9. 2 shotz- I am William: Ummunnamu Record's CEO resurfaces with an alter-ego. The alter-ego Will.i.am emerged smooth and sophisticated, urbane and ready to play with the new crop of talent rocking on Samklef's beat but sadly understands lyricism as putting the same word in different in a sentence repeatedly, displaying laughable situations during listen – "…this song na full stop, I drop non-stop,every year I must chop…"

8.House of Ginjah – 8th Mainland bridge: Here's Terry lending a helping hand to aspiring artiste with House of Ginjah – a five-man clique comprising D Money (Terry G's younger brother), Prince Banton (dancehall artist) and rappers I.Q. and Rakwell and last but not least, Terry G himself. They failed and broke up before they could record their 14th track together. Expect an 8th Mainland bridge from Julius Berger!

7. Vector – State of Surprise: Strong proponent for Naija hiphop poster boy lost the honours and we're forced not to overlook and re mention his similarity with American legendary rapper Jay Z. Check this: "Let me be your hero like jaja of opobo". Weak lines as such were all over the album.

6. Ruggedman – Untouchable. What could Ruggedman possibly rap about is the question? Tuface doesn't save the album but P Square tries. The rapper is still as venomous in his delivery but it is another failed attempt at balancing mainstream/mass appeal with lyrical wits.

5. Kas – Kas: Ok! Producers shouldn't sing to save their lives ( let's take that back, OJB combined that excellently). Kas' eponymous album doesn't make him an artiste. Self titled album lacked every component a musician should deploy to make an album. After a failing record like 'Like a bottle' for Hennessey artistry, what really should be expected. He lets his production flow from the same elementary mood, tries rapping, singing and falls flat.

4. KC Presh – Swagger Ministers: here's what a reviewer wrote: "Even though it should comfortably win the award for the most unimaginatively-titled album of the year so far, the one thing Swagga Ministers' title does do is warn the listener of the album's content, or lack thereof." We rest our case!

3. Konga's Eno Swagga king album was one of them at number 3. Eno Swagga King basically said fans no longer listen to words of the artiste as he struggled to be saved by the beat. Eno Swagga King shows a desperate Konga hungry for relevance, the album didn't not meet up to the standard he set with his debut.

2. Singing campaign songs might be the closest Nollwood actors, in this case actress come close to doing music. Take Omotola Jalade's Me, Myself and Eyes couldn't cut even with a reported team up with Now Muzik and album is said to have taken years to complete. Can she last an album? Shouldn't she quit music already?

1. Eedris Abdulkareem – Unfinished Business is number one worst album in 2010: Did the 'comeback' album fail? Sadly, answer is in affirmative – YES (notice, it is in capital). The industry has moved beyond Eedris' kind of music apparently, even featuring his CEO Kenny Ogungbe on three songs didn't do the comeback. Sadly, the leading veteran 'rapper' returns to take a backburner position. Is he just finished?

We didn't list every album released as 'worst': YQ's album, Asa's Beautiful imperfection, Duncan Mighty's Legacy, Tuface's Unstoppable 2 et al were pretty good album.

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