Ruger VS Joeboy: Who Do You Think Is An Overall Lyrical Genius?
Ruger and Joeboy are two artistes who have gained popularity in the Nigerian music industry for their style of music.
The songs released by these two artists have dominated the Nigerian charts and airwaves, and as such, they have established themselves as hitmakers in the Nigerian music scene.
However, in recent times, due to their style of sound and flow, both artistes have generated debates about who is better. If you have also had this debate in the past or have wondered who is better between these two artists, then this post is for you.
This post will review the facts about who is better between Ruger vs Joeboy debate. It would settle this debate by considering four important factors that are to be considered in the argument on who is better between these two artistes. Without wasting much time, let’s get into it!
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Lyrics
When it comes to artistic pen games, it is quite a tight contest between Ruger and Joeboy. In all honesty, the two artists have had a decent run in their careers when it comes to their lyrical competence. For Joeboy, songs such as “SMH, “Taxi Driver,” and “Adenuga” are songs where he impressed with his lyrics.
Almost the same can be said for Ruger, songs such as “Snapchat”, and “Blue” are typical examples of what Ruger’s pen is capable of delivering on a good day.
However, to conclude who is better in this area, let’s take a deeper look. You’ll agree that the beauty of good lyrics depends on their realistic nature. For a song to be said to have impressive lyrics, it should be able to relate to the situation of the listeners.
When it comes to this, then Joeboy edges it over Ruger. The reason is that most of Joeboy’s songs are centered on the struggle of a young boy who is trying to succeed. In general, Joeboy’s music covers topics such as struggle, love, and prayer.
Ruger, on the other hand, also can be said to include these ingredients in his songs. But then, the question to ask is, how frequently does he put this into his music?
For Ruger, most of the time, emphasis is placed on the melody rather than the lyrics. So, Joeboy wins this aspect by a slim margin.
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Hits
No doubt, both Ruger and Joeboy have been responsible for some of the smashing hit songs that have rocked the radio and TV waves in recent times in Nigeria.
There’s hardly any Nigerian who has not heard and danced to songs such as “Alcohol,” “Dior,” “Toma Toma,” “Don’t Call Me Back,” “Baby,” and “All for You,” to mention just a few.
The singles and projects released by Ruger and Joeboy have competed for airplay both on charts and in the streets. However, between these two artists who have produced more banging hits? Let’s analyze.
Before exiting from Empawa Records, Joeboy boasts of many hit tracks in his catalog. After exiting the record label, the story has been different. Of course, he is still a known name in the industry, but his music has somehow failed to make a global impact as it used to before the Empawa exit.
Ruger’s situation is almost the same as Joeboy’s. The only difference is that in his case, his collaborative album with BNXN that occurred immediately after his exit made his result a little different.
With the collaboration with BNXN in the album, he joined heads together with BNXN to make hit records. This move helped him to float his career afterward. Almost all the songs released in the collaborative album all street bangers.
Aside from being “just a street anthem”, the song earned him the No.1 spot in many music charts across the country and beyond. To date, Ruger still hasn’t stopped. Songs like “Toma Toma” have proved the fact that he is a proven hitmaker.
In this regard, Ruger is the winner.
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Versatility
When it comes to leaving their comfort zones, Ruger and Joeboy in their recent projects, have shown that they can do that. In recent collaborations too, Ruger has shown his quality in trying out different genres.
Songs such as “Toma Toma” are a perfect example of that. However, that may not be strong enough to compete with Joeboy’s versatility.
Joeboy, in recent works, has also sampled genres such as Highlife, R&B, Afro-pop, and several other genres, thus, making him edge Ruger in this aspect.
Joeboy takes this segment. This is mainly due to the injecting of other genres in his recent projects more than that of Ruger.
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Street Credibility
Ruger and Joeboy can boast of a good street audience. When you ask a layman on the streets of Nigeria whether they knows Ruger or Joeboy, there’s hardly anyone who would tell you that he doesn’t know.
This is a testament that both artistes songs are relevant to the streets and that’s one reason why the streets love them so much. On the streets, most of the time, they are often compared because of their similar style of music.
It is not easy to gain popularity to this extent, especially in Nigeria, but Ruger and Joeboy have not just gained popularity, but gained popularity for a good reason. It can only get better from here for these two exceptional talents.
In this area, Ruger and Joeboy perform equally. It’s a tie. It doesn’t matter where you come from or your background in music, so far you live in Nigeria, you must have enjoyed the artistic brilliance of these two artistes.
Note: This post is purely based on the opinion of the editor.
Conclusion
All in all, Ruger and Joeboy are two very talented artistes. Regardless of who is better or not, these two artistes have brought joy to the faces of Nigerians with their songs and that’s the most important thing.
So, while you may have a favorite, it is important to respect and love both because they have worked hard to deliver quality in their work. Love always!
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