Ayra Starr And BNXN: All You Need To Know About These 2 Vocal Talents.
Ayra Starr and BNXN are two artistes, who since their appearance in the limelight, have changed the narrative about the “new cats”. Both artistes have been responsible for local and international hits that have rocked the global music industry in recent times.
Ayra Starr and BNXN have unique styles of musical delivery which has made many fall in love with their music. However, in recent times, these two have sparked debates about who is better on the social media space all over Nigeria.
Well, if you have partook in this debate, then this post is for you. In this article, you will be reading about who’s the better musician between BNXN and Ayra Starr. This would be different from any article you’ve read about these two artistes online.
This article will be centered on measuring the better artiste between Ayra Starr and BNXN using musical parameters such as — Lyrical Ability, Number Of Hits, Street Credibility, and Versatility. This article promises to be insightful, don’t miss reading it!
Lyrical Prowess
You’ll agree that the quality of an artiste’s music lies in his lyrical ability. Both BNXN and Ayra Starr are not bad performing artistes when it comes to their pen games. For Ayra Starr, songs like “Rush”, “Away”, and “Fashion Killer”, are good examples of how strong she can be with her pen.
BNXN, on the other hand, also boasts of a good catalog of music with lyrical emphasis. Songs such as “Pidgin English”, “Regret”, “Finesse” and “Come Alive” are just some of the songs where BNXN made the best use of his pen game to the fullest.
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You’ll agree that an artiste with good lyrics is one whose lyrics touch a variety of situations and are relatable. In this regard, BNXN beats Ayra Starr. You may wonder, how?
The reason for this is that BNXN lyrics cut across the different aspects of life than that of Ayra Starr. BNXN has songs that touch across love life, life struggles, gospel, and even catching fun but that cannot be said of Ayra Starr’s music.
For Ayra Starr, emphasis is mostly placed on love life and only a little of her musical catalog is directed to other aspects of life. As a result, this makes her music less relatable when compared to BNXN. Well, this does not downplay the impressive pen game of Ayra Starr, but when compared to BNXN, she falls short by a little.
Number Of Hits
When it comes to hits, both BNXN and Ayra Starr have been responsible for some of the hit tracks that have rocked the airwaves. There’s hardly a list of the Top 10 trending songs in Nigeria that one wouldn’t find either of them mentioned. Yes, the two artistes have done significantly impressive in this aspect. Ayra Starr has created hits songs such as “Rush”, “Commas”, “Sability”, and “Rhythm And Blues”.
For BNXN, he too has not failed to live up to the billing. Songs such as “Finesse”, “Gwagwalada”, and “Feeling”, have been credited to BNXN for their work in making these songs nationwide hit tracks.
BNXN in recent times, has been criticized for failing to deliver solo hit tracks to his name. Before his reconciliation with Ruger, his failure to make solo hit tracks to his name was often used as a troll to him. Despite having collaborated with several artistes such as Wizkid, to deliver hit tracks, he was faulted for having just a handful number of hit records credited to him as a solo single.
Ayra Starr, on the other hand, two has been responsible for the most solo hit tracks. All of her songs that have been hit tracks have come from her alone. She has gained local and international recognition due to solo singles. So, when it comes to hits, Ayra Starr beats BNXN by a mile. This is because of the failure of BNXN to make a high number of hit solo singles to that of Ayra Starr.
Versatility As A Factor
The ability of an artiste to be versatile is one of the factors that makes an artiste stand out from his peers. Well, in recent times, both Ayra Starr and BNXN have shown slim versatility in their sounds. Since BNXN and Ayra Starr got their big break into the industry, they have only delved into a handful of other genres. The two artistes have had a fair share of criticism in these aspects.
They have been criticized for sounding predictable and bringing nothing new despite releasing new songs. However, when it comes to leaving their original sounds, BNXN and Ayra Starr have shown that they can do that. BNXN, especially on his recent collaborative project with Ruger, sampled several unique styles.
A song such as “Ilashe” is a perfect example of that. However, that may not be too strong to compete with Ayra Starr’s versatility given the latter had more challenging collaborations with other artistes who may have demanded effort from her.
For example, in songs such as “Beggie Beggie”, “Santa”, and “FU”, Ayra Starr’s versatility was tested in these songs among top stars. Despite being a featured artiste in these songs, she came out on top due to her amazing ability to bring something new. So, in terms of versatility, Ayra Starr edges BNXN just by a slim margin.
Street Credibility
When it comes to street credibility, there is no argument that the two artistes have a fair share of popularity. They are both hitmakers, so what were you expecting? There’s anyone on the street of Nigeria who would say that he doesn’t know either BNXN or Ayra Starr.
This is a testament that they have been doing something right. However, let’s take a deeper look at their popularity status level:
Due to her high number of hit solo tracks, Ayra Starr boasts of having a higher musical impact on the streets than BNXN. Also, another supporting fact that points to Ayra Starr having a higher street versatility would be that her songs are mainly in English and Pidgin English. So, this means that her music reaches almost everyone and as such, it is expected that anyone who hears it would relate to the song.
BNXN on the other hand, makes most of his songs in Yoruba and English. So, this automatically means that his music may not be relatable to those non-Yoruba-speaking music lovers. As a result, due to the language barrier, BNXN’s music is limited in reach, and that makes him have a lower street credibility than Ayra Starr.
Conclusion
There’s no doubt that BNXN and Ayra Starr are two impressive artistes. No matter what parameters are used to measure their success, the fact still stands out that these two have the talent and have an exciting path ahead of them. So, as a spectator, you’re advised not to draw comparisons now, rather sit back and enjoy the good music that these two artistes have to offer while you can!
