Lessons Nigerians should learn from Moral Instructions —Falz

Controversial rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz the Bahd Guy, is taking his music to the higher level.

He played host to stakeholders and fans last Tuesday as a prelude to the release of his third album entitled: Moral Instructions, a nine-tracker far from his usual love-themed song.

The album produced by Sessbeats and Chillz, was unveiled amidst cheers at an album listening party held at the  Landmark Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The event was attended by other acts, including,  Adekunle Gold, Aje Butter 22, DJ Lambo and Sound Sultan, among others.

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Falz was also accompanied by his parents, Femi Falana (SAN) and his mum, who is also a lawyer.

Falz said: “Moral Instructions is aimed at taking us back to the morals we have lost as a nation and issues that are germane to our hearts, like the wanton killings, insecurity, indifference to the abject poverty of the neighbour-next-to you and total psyche of the country and hypocrisy. In the songs, we learn and unlearn some things.

“As a country, we have lost the plot. This album is to re-educate the people and re-orientate us on some things that have been there since Fela talked about it and it is still here with us.”

The posters for the songs, which include Johnny, Hypocrites Ft Demmie Vee, Brother’s Keeper, Paper and After All Said and Done, including Talk, whose video was released last weekend, were designed by the legendary, Lemi Ghariokwu.

Ghariokwu, who designed 27 album posters for Fela, used the event to charge the younger generation artistes on quality of their lyrics, adding: “The Nigerian youth must wake up. If we know better, we should do better. I studied metaphysics with Fela and I am a spiritual person. This album and its conveyor, I had waited for 15 years having studied the trends of music in Nigeria. I knew someone had to change the narrative and meeting Falz when he came to my office last year, my spirit said this is the man.

“The gods of Africa have prepared him for this. We need to voice out the oppression in the land beyond the songs that project love and money. Moral Instructions is an album that will change the status quo. An anti-establishment themed songs like Fela, it is as if he reincarnated in Falz and his songs.”