LOT OF MORAL INSTRUCTIONS ON FALZ’ LATEST ALBUM
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Joseph Omoniyi
If one will not be economical with the truth, If we are going to be honest with ourselves, If we will for once stop basking in the euphoria of hypocrisy and piousness we will all agree that Falz’ latest album; “Moral Instructions” is a curriculum every member of the Nigerian society needs to add to their ‘school-of-sanity’ no matter their tribe, religion, field of study or ‘area of hustle’.
No doubt, Falz has succeeded in clearly separating himself from our regular ‘bumbum-shaking-pangolo-musicians’, whose works have nothing to offer but to make waves of the moment, like a vapour appear for a little while, distract us from our realities and then disappear.
With his class of music deliberately and intelligently mixed with heart-pumping beats, he has registered himself as not just an activist, but also a voice that will echo for generations.
The album, which was released on the 15th of January under his record label Bahdguy, contains nine courses called, tracks that are heavily laden with issues very peculiar to the Nigerian society.
In no particular order, the tracklist; JOHNNY; FOLLOW FOLLOW; HYPOCRITE; TALK; AMEN; BROTHER’S KEEPER; PAPER; E NO FINISH; AFTER ALL SAID AND DONE, should speak sense into the skull of any sane society or attempting to be one.
The hit track, talk which preceded the official release of the full album, majorly centres around Nigerian politicians, public office holders, Nigerian clergies outrageous lifestyles.
How politicians spend three of their four years tenure travelling overseas; how an unnamed politician stopped clubbing after the EFCC began investigating him; how senators fight in the House of Assembly; how a Nigerian pastor claims he bought 3 private jets for the church and his members cannot board.
In fact, this particular track is a compulsory ‘course’ on the curriculum for everybody. “…boda Muri shout finish we no see am for court…” “four-year tenure three year holiday…our senator don dey fight kungfu again?”.
The way Falz sarcastically addresses these issues is another signature synonymous to him and it makes ‘us’ smile a bit and laugh at the many problems that have made us a dramatic country or is it ‘a comedy Tv station’ in the eye of the world. We should not just continue to laugh our troubles aside.
Amen on its own is not a ‘general course’. It addresses Nigerian pastors (and probably their patronisers) who live extravagant lifestyles at the expense of their members. Church ‘enterpreneurs’ with “bakery in their condo” but “feed five thousand with only one loaf”.
Nigerian ‘men of gold who has commercialised the gospel, “raking in millions” gullible congregations, who would even tell the doctor they “enjoy a headache” fight anyone who dares attack their slave masters.
Brother’s Keeper is another ‘general course’ not just for Nigerians but for the whole human race. There would be less problem in the world if we ’d heed this very simple, agelong message of humanity; “love your neighbour as your self”, do to others as you want them to do to you”.
Imagine if the corrupt politician thought about the lives of many who would be at the receiving end of his atrocities. He would have had a second thought before keeping billions of dollars that would feed a whole nation, for his family alone.
What if the tanker driver had also cared about many souls he endangered by not mending his useless brake. And the pharmacist who just wants to make millions of Naira from fake drugs that send many to their early graves.
If only we will all see from the perspective; God is our father, then we will learn to look out for one another.
Other tracks carry other themes and preach various messages; love of money that gives birth to many evils and madmen that will do anything “all because of paper”; corruption, selfishness, and so on.
“After all said and done”, we will continue to hope and believe that voices like Falz’ will not be in vain as the efforts of those who have truly fought (and are still fighting) with whatever they know how to use, for the sanity of our great country, NIGERIA!
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