{"id":8295,"date":"2013-12-07T05:14:43","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T10:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=8295"},"modified":"2013-12-06T23:09:35","modified_gmt":"2013-12-07T04:09:35","slug":"entire-thoughts-songs-banned-nbc-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/entire-thoughts-songs-banned-nbc-nigeria.html","title":{"rendered":"About The Songs That Were Banned By NBC In Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBC = Nigerian Broadcast Commission<\/p>\n<p>Every now and then, NBC gets it in their heads that they should ban a few songs. I think they get bored and decide that they should flex their muscle and ban something, just in case people have forgotten who they are and\/or what they can do. And that, my people, is how they came to ban this new batch of songs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Your-Number-by-Ayo-Jay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8297\" alt=\"Your Number by Ayo Jay\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Your-Number-by-Ayo-Jay.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Your-Number-by-Ayo-Jay.jpg 650w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Your-Number-by-Ayo-Jay-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, here&#8217;s a list of the songs that just got banned for having lewd lyrics or visuals. Normally, I know what that means, but per NBC&#8217;s standards, I have no idea what that means. Still, I am tickled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> \u00a0Paper Remix by Timaya<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> \u00a0Caro by Wizkid<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> \u00a0Your Number by Ayo Jay<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> \u00a0Tony Montana by Naeto C (ft D&#8217;banj?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> \u00a0Couple Decale by Minjin<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> \u00a0Jack Sparrow by Rayce<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. \u00a0<\/strong>Ice by Kelly Rowland<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> \u00a0Ukwu by Timaya<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> \u00a0Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> \u00a0Birthday by 2 Chainz<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> \u00a0Pour It Up by Rihanna<\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> \u00a0Oluwa Ioni by Quest<\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> \u00a0Nawti by Olu Maintain<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\"><strong>14.<\/strong> \u00a0Stupid Love by Olamide<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> \u00a0 Thirsty For You by Ash Hamman<\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> \u00a0Voom Va by Skuki<\/p>\n<p><strong>17.<\/strong> \u00a0Sexy Ladies by Timaya<\/p>\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> \u00a0Kosere by LNC<\/p>\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> \u00a0Sunmomi by Shaydee<\/p>\n<p><strong>20.<\/strong> \u00a0Ngelele Dance by Baby Rhymz<\/p>\n<p><strong>21.<\/strong> \u00a0Ghost Mode by Phyno<\/p>\n<p><strong>22.<\/strong> \u00a0Voice On The Street by Olamide<\/p>\n<p><strong>23.<\/strong> \u00a0Gobe by Davido<\/p>\n<p><strong>24.<\/strong> \u00a0The Matter by Maleek Berry<\/p>\n<p><strong>25.<\/strong> \u00a0Afefe by Dr. Sid<\/p>\n<p>Some of these songs are quite old already and no one is playing them anymore &#8211; not at parties and stuff anyway. So I&#8217;m wondering if NBC has been in deep slumber and only just realized that these songs with alleged lewd content have been playing? \u00a0Songs like Stupid Love by Olamide and Tony Montana by Naeto C, they&#8217;re old as heck.<\/p>\n<p>While I do think that NBC has lost its wits &#8211; though it has probably never had it &#8211; these artistes do need to record radio-edit versions of their songs. Or they can bleep out the naughty words.<\/p>\n<p>That said, I don&#8217;t know about you, but for me, this ban only makes me curious about the songs I don&#8217;t have. The highlighted ones are the ones I already have. The rest, I have either never heard of or just don&#8217;t care to have.<\/p>\n<p>Off to download and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> I just discovered Your Number by Ayo Jay yesterday, thanks to Igwe. 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