Nigerian-American singer, MrcyU has listed a few of her best Nigerian songs and they are sure a collection of tunes to listen to.
The vocalist who is currently on radio tour for her new single, ‘Mrcy’ curated the list during an exclusive interview with Opera News. The beautiful singer, MrcyU as well explained what inspired her decision to pick the songs.
The thrilling thing in her list is not just that all the songs were hits, but the fact that they are good songs that soothes the soul and propels the body to move. While some of them are still new and fresh, a few of them are old and classic.
Can you guess which song took the No.1 spot on MrcyU’s list of Top 10 Nigerian songs? Without further ado, find out in the list below:
10. DOROBUCCI – Mavins
‘This song is always close to My heart and one of the songs that made Me fall deeper in love with afrobeat.’
09. SMILE FOR ME – Simi
This song is soo beautiful and a classic.’
8. OGENE – Zoro ft Phyno
This song definitely bring out the Igbo girl in Me and makes Me want to shake My bum.’
7. DABEBI – Mr Eazi feat. King Promise & Maleek Berry
‘This song has great vibe and is good to play in any mood.’
6. MADU – Kizz Daniel
‘This song is lit. I really like the swag in it.’
5. KEYS TO THE KINGDOM – Beyonce ft. Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi
‘This song is on My playlist right now too and by 2 of My favorite Artists.’
4. BROWN SKIN GIRL – Beyonce ft. Wizkid, SAINt JHN & Blue Ivy Carter
This song is a jam and buzzing everyone and a major jam.’
3. INTERNATIONAL BADMANKILLA – Runtown
‘I currently have this song on repeat! This song is lit and so is the whole EP.’
2. MAD OVER YOU – Runtown
‘This song cannot play without Me dancing! I love the vibe and can never get tired of hearing this song.’
1. MRCY – MrcyU
I didn’t just choose this because it’s My song! The sweet beat plus inspirational lyrics is a win.’
Bonus*
FALL – Davido
‘This song is also a classic and crossed over to the states really well. The beat is mad and Davido did his thing with the vocals.’
Meanwhile, WITHINNIGERIA recently published a piece of news where the Nigerian-American singer, Mrcyu speaks on Beyonce’s Afrobeat-Packed album, ‘Lion King,’ lists her best 5 tracks.
Beyonce shone a light on African musicians in her new album “Lion King: The Gift,” and Nigerian-American singer, MrcyU has reacted to the just-released body of work which has taken the Nigerian music space by storm.
The album which dropped on Friday, July 19, features the likes of Wizkid, Burnaboy, Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Yemi Alade, Mr. Eazi and Ghanaian reggae-dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, among others.
In an exclusive interview with Opera News Daily Advent, MrcyU who is a big fan of Beyonce and her music spoke about the ‘Lion King’ movie and album with zest while also analyzing what the recent collaborations mean for Nigerian musicians and Afrobeat.
“I am over-excited about the new movie and the soundtrack! When I heard about the features on the soundtrack I almost jumped out My pants lool. I love how Beyonce keeps things on hush hush and then drops bombs on us, and this is definitely some bombs.
“The features and collaborations are bananas! I’ve listened to the full album and there are some songs that stuck out to me that I’m already jamming to.”