Veteran Nigerian singer, Bright Chimezie, has made a strong observation about the singers of this generation, stating that many of them make good music, but lack lyrical content.

He made this revelation during a recent episode of the CreativTea podcast, stating that making music these days is more profitable than during his time, however, many artistes lack lyrical content, but have good rhythms.

He however, stressed that if the lyrics of a song is not meaningful, it means the artiste is not passing any message, noting that it is a direct contrast to when he was still actively making music.

He added that he can sit down with his songs of many years ago, and still find fulfillment in it, however, he is unsure the current singers can do that in years to come.

He said:
"Music is more profitable now than my time. The only problem I have with the present crops of artists, is their lyrical content. In terms of rhythms and every other thing, they are doing quite okay.

“But, what message are they passing to the society? Some of the things we [me and my contemporaries] sing stick. I remember I did ‘Respect Africa’ in 1984, that’s about 40 years ago. But I can still watch what I did 40 years ago and be proud of my lyrics.

These days, I ask these boys, ‘The things that are coming out from your mouth, by the time your music stays up to 40 years, can you sit back with your children, see yourself and be proud of yourself?’

“So, those are the things. They are doing very well. But I think it is very important for them to add good lyrics to their music."