Video: What Falz thinks about "Yahoo Boys Songs"

According to Falz. The glorification of Internet fraudsters have no place in our music.  But it exists as the Nigerian reality because where there is fame, dirty money is attracted to it.

"You are an entertainer in a position as a role model to younger ones coming up,” Falz told HipTV.

“And in your musical record you are greeting all the yahoo boys, you are greeting all the  fraudsters , calling their name personally, hailing them, wire wire mo fe cha che, all this culture you are making the young ones think it's cool to do it, it's not, you are destroying our future," the rapper said.

Nigerians have reacted to this statement in many ways. Some for and against. But this is Nigeria. A country where thieves are celebrated as heroes, and criminals enjoy the support of public sympathizers. There’s truth in Falz’s words. Music should never be used to lead people to criminality or positively spin criminality.

It is wrong. It should never happen. Dammy Krane was recently arrested on allegations of credit card scam. When he was apprehended by the US police, he had 7 fraudulent credit cards on him. He is on bail, but a trial is set to occur, and Dammy Krane might just go to jail. His friend Sinzu is already in jail for the third time due to theft.

The music industry always attracts dirty money, and has had a special relationship with internet fraud.

Internet fraud has never been a new issue. Dammy Krane is just the latest to get caught in the scam which is popular among Nigerian musicians and people linked with the music industry.

Cybercrime has always been in Nigerian music. But with Nigerian music, its romance with the entertainment industry was made valid and a part of the culture when singer Olu Maintain released ‘Yahooze’, one of the most important pop records of the past 10 years.

Olu Maintain Yahooze Lyrics

Ewo awon boys yi.
Kamikaze on a Ketto level.
Yahooze!
E jami si jo!

Chorus:

Yahoo oh oh
Yahoo oh oh
Yahoozeee
Yahoozeee
Yahoozeee
Yahoozeee

If I hammer,
1st thing na hummer,
1 million dollars,
Elo lo ma je ti n ba se si Naira.
(Twice)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Boys dey hustle
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Gbogbo aye
Champagne, Hennessy, Moet
For everybody;
Ewo awon omoge, dem dey shake their body;

[Chorus]

Everybody, enough effizy
Take am easy
It's all about the Benjamins baby.
(Twice)

La la la la la la la
London la mule si, America la ti pawo
Awon oshomo gbomo tiawn
Awon oshomo gbomo gbin
To ba wunmi mo le gba Tokyo lo
To ba wunmi ma lo Jamaica o
O le tun wunmi ki n ni mo fe lo Germany o
Ki n ni mo fe lo ojo meji pere
Owo lo n soro o

If I hammer...(etc.)

Owo n be lapo mi o
Dide ko ba mi jo
Owo n be lapo mi o
Dide ko ba mi jo

Mama Charley n be lapo mi o
Dide ko ba mi ra
Dollar n be
Naira n be
Kuruje n be
Paper n be
lapo waaaa
Everything is there.

Awon kan, Awon kan, Awon kan...
Awon kan waye wa sise
Awon kan waye wa jaye
Awon kan waye wa gbowo
Awon kan waye wa saye
Awon kan waye wa sayo oh
(Twice)
Yahooze!

Owo n lapo mi o...
[and Chorus till fade]