J. Cole Shuts Down Castle Lite Unlocks Concert In Lagos
Written by MaxFM on April 30, 2018
Popular German-American hip-hop act, Jermaine Lamarr Cole better known as J. Cole was present at the Castle Light Unlocks concert held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos and he delivered an outstanding performance which thrilled the audience present.
Surprisingly, J. Cole has a large fan base in Nigeria as many have been following the progress of his career since his debut studio album, Cole World.
This was the first time the rapper appeared in Nigeria, just two weeks after releasing his album, “KOD” which has broken many chart records since its release.
The show was hosted by the duo of Nigerian media mogul, D.O.T.U.N and South African actress and media personnel, Pearl Thusi and it featured performances from several Nigerian DJs and artistes to thrill the audience.
Themed in a 10 minute ‘versus’ mode, it brought out top performances from the likes of M.I and Ycee, Falz and Tiwa Savage.
According to reports, It wasn’t a good night for Starboy, Wizkid as his performance was on a low rate due to technical issues, his low energy and lack of cohesion.
However, for the head of the ’30BG’, Davido, it was vice-versa as he delivered an impressive performance from his grand entrance, the selection of his songs and bringing members of his crew on stage. Surely, it would be a long lasting memory in the mind of the fans.
From his epic entrance to the actual performance, @iam_Davido delivered.#CastleLiteUnlocks pic.twitter.com/0AMW2te6UQ
— Castle Lite Nigeria (@Castleliteng) April 28, 2018
But the night belonged to one person and the anxious crowd began to chant his name immediately after Davido left the stage.
At exactly 2.05am, Saturday morning, the man of the hour took to the stage in a Nigerian jersey and delivered a standout act.
Performing from his large catalog of songs from past albums like Cole World, 4YourEyezOnly and even tracks off the new album KOD, like the title track, Photograph and Motiv8, J Cole did not disappoint as his energy and crowd engagement was a delight to watch.
Lasting almost an hour, the rapper who was visibly surprised by the crowd’s reception to his songs rounded up his performance with ‘No Role Model’ , fully justifying why he is the man of the moment.
The performance will go down as one of the most memorable showings by an international artist on Nigerian soil, and it once again confirmed how much Nigerian youths embrace and have been influenced by sounds from the other side.
