Ruggedy baba has just released the video for “Ebemsi” which happens to be my favourite song off his “Untouchable” album. Flavour blesses the tune in a way only he can. “HipHop meets Highlife” seems to be the way forward for Naija music. No song built off this genre combination has fallen short, and this is no exception.
Directed by Emeka Obefe.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0x2CG0SDdY[/youtube]
72 responses to “VIDEO: Ruggedman ft Flavour N’Abania – Ebemsi”
FLAVOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRR!!!
WTH
Should have been Flavour ft Ruggedman
Clearly, Ruggedybaba is wanting of lyrics in this one
Hot Joint
terrible very terrible, rugged even after all these years ur video is still sorry..
I love it.Big Ups people
Give me your price Flavour cos u too much
This guy no dey do correct videos at all…….why na?
juz like kelly hansome said, flavour has really become an escape to most nigerian rappers….rugged went hard on this track
Nice concept…..
FLAVVOUR A GBU GO MU OOOOOOOO!! ILL give my pinky for u any day… ! RUGGEDYY NICE … didnt know yuh could rap in igbo …
I agree with you bro.
@sergent & jude : Some time haters ignorance becomes frightening to me…… Can both of u explain how a song that talks about where you are from thus ur VILLAGE or state of origin supposed to look like? Do both of you no d meaning of ''EBEMSI''? well it means ''WHERE AM FROM'' so how do u expect it to look like? if u must castigate give reasons so u wont sound stupid …..
it pays to understand ones comment before passing remarks. The lyrics are def on point but the video quality SUCK-S… I've met rugged on a few occasions and hes a very intelligent and well spoken dude but this vid quality doesn't help his status. Hes been in the game for quiet sometime now and shlda mastered the trade. @vichasdmagnum, wake up its 2011 and we have worse artiste shooting better quality videos. The quality has nothing to do with the location its just really poor and depressing..
im not gonna lie ..rugged came correct in this one.d rap was maad..weldone ..buttt this video hawfr naw..u hav been in d game for long.. DONT YOU WANT TO BE A LEGEND….stop doing low budget videos and start thinking of getting recognized outsyd nija…1 luv
@optical: explain ur self by low budget video……Do u expect to see some flashy things like big cars every where or skyscrapers houses ? how do u mean low budget when someone is explaining the meaning of his song tru video for those who dont know what EBEMSI means…Well in IBGO language it means "WHERE AM FROM" so what do u expect to see that u cant find in the video? If u hate somfin make sure u have a reason to do so….To me this Video is ONPOINT good concept and nice costumes too, the story line was on point too unlike NAETO C Levels done change thus 10/10 video he never showed us the next level coz every thing started and ended at one place…..So boi base ur fact b4 u thumbs down on a video so u wont sound stupid or look like die hard hater…..Bless
even my phone conversation had a million views, SMH.
hip-hop meets highlife….9ice1,nd flavour u too gbasky
Ruggedmaaan! I luv u to pieces.. great video.. This song has bn my ringtone for 5months naw.. Haters kip doin wat u knw hw 2 do best.. Rugged is a true legend setting the trend 4 naija hiphop.
ruuuggeeeedmaan! Great video.. Luv d joint + its bn my ringtone 4 months naw.. Haters kip doin wat u knw how 2 do best.. Rugged is a true legend trendsetting naija hiphop & its paying off.. Hello!
Nice one…. Ruggeddy Baba
Is a HIT, big up Rugged n Mr Flavour…
ruggedy de best ….enuf said
ksolo …….neva slaking mad tune ….i luv dis beat lyk loveliness..lol
This guy don ditch im winter hat, e kon resemble human being now.
This track is a party banger!!!! Ruggedman Tuale. Great video. Even My momsi sef dey sing ''ruggedi nwamama'' gr8 hook 4rm flavor. Ruggedman u r tooo mussshhh.
THIS VIDEO AND OROBO REMIX ARE SAME WACK VIDEOS I XPECTED SOMETHIN BETTER. THE FUNNY THING IS – FLAVOUR WAS FEATURED ON BOTH TRCKS.
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@b-side & Nwadiala : give reasons why they are wack and stop acting like u guys get paid so rubbish on peeps hustle …. How do u expect a video that talks about where you are from looks like? EBEMSI ' means ''WHERE AM FROM'' so what where u guys expecting? may be wanting him to pop champagne when he is show you cats where he comes from ny bringing Hip-hop and High-Life together? Idiots hate somfin wit reasons dont come here and exhibit ur ignorance i a public site coz it makes ur foolishness APPEARS INTERNATIONAL for the WORLD to see lol……Note : i no u guys are entitled to ur opinion am only saying give reasons so we can see where ur point is coming from…..
ruggedman is a fraud. can't believe ppl actually like d guy.
LOL..he defrauded u of ur ego?…liking him is a matter of personal choice…Me personally rugged is wack but it is my personal opinion.
n what makes him a fraud?
na ur papa wey im use commit fraud??? mumu
now u all castigating this video listen up and listen very well…..If you must hate at someone then it shouldn't delude ur thinking or stop u from saying the truth for once…….Now for those who said "the video is bad or no concept" let me ask you this thus "HOW DO WE RECOGNIZE A GOOD VIDEO? Well to me and any reasonable person who knows what it takes to do a good video, will understand that the concept of a good video must go in line with what the lyrics of the SONG and TITLE of the song…Song Title : "EBEMSI" ……Haters EBEMSI simply means "WHERE AM FROM" thus ur state of Origin…..Now what do you expect from that VIDEO? Or you guys wants him to show u western stuff and flashy things when the song is talking about his VILLAGE? What about NAETO C Ten Over Ten, video ? Till the Video ends they never showed us the next level of his life since the Lyrics is saying #LEVEL DONE CHANGE ……..!!!!! All am saying is the CONCEPT and his LYRICS ON THIS EBEMSI VIDEO ARE SO SO ONPOINT!!!!!!! Now i think i have educated ur ignorance a little Haters …….But you guys have been hating RUGGEDYBABA ever since and still his waxing stronger and stronger so go on and castigate anyway …….On his behalf am saying THANKS FOR THE PUBLICITY hehehehe …
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@vischasdmagnum: i guess you are ruggedman's publicist? i no blame you sha, u dey try earn ur wages. However, why did you not talk about the poor picture quality of the video and bad sequencing? huh
mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi u d best
it hurts me if we can't for once appreciate our own people. if it was lil wayne or any american artist that sang or make a video that is not even a shit as this all you idiot that said this is a wack video would praised them. RUGGED MAN CONTINUE THE QUALITY MUSIC AND VIDEO.
rugged nice song bet the video(i no talk anything)
Are you rugged man or his cousin ? Why are you the only one replying to every comment ? i beg everybody has the right to say what ever they think about any video, so if he dey pain you, abeg go hug transformer..
You like story , Guy make you go sit down for gutter.
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the song is 11 over 10, the video is 3 over 10. if u wont do a good video, dont kill the song with a weak video.
Of da chain!!!
but truly, a sensible person wont hate this video. it is a cultural song. should he go and shoot in south africa? silly ass people
until hin go south africa. dude u are one of the senseles people of the world
nice song….Ruggedy baba…carry goooooo…nothing do u jo!!!!!!
Poor picture quality huh ur ignorance is so so frightening…….How do u expect a picture that shows how interior a Village should look like come out so cool? like u reason wit ur nose or kidney i guess …..My advice for u is this, quietly go and learn cinematography as profession to help educate this frightening ignorance of urs than making ur foolishness INTERNATIONAL exhibiting it on a public site or social network………Point of correction is not @vischasdmagnum is @vichasdmagum roger that idiot thats my twit-handle so u can follow me on twitter so i can educate u more……..olodo oshi
Ruggedman, 9ice song wit gud concept but am disappointed wit dis video….dis is 2011 not 1994 or 2004….dis video is meant for only state own tv station maybe TVC might consider it….Upgrade dude, d budget for d video is_ _ _ _ _ _……God bless ur talent and all 9ja artiste…
@NwaDiala apparently u do not know d context in which I used d word 'fraud', @neo sayin ruggedman is wack and retarded is passin him a compliment, @efiko seeing as u r ruggedman himself I'll just say d industry don't need u, clown! u wack like a mafia hit. y'all can reply but pls refrain frm writin 'hate'. pity ppl only use dat word wen u say stuff (the truth) they don't wanna hear.
I dont understand the language, but the melody is catchy…. lovely song
@vichasdmagnum, Well…what people complain about the video it is not about the location or the concept but it is all about the quality…I believe if CAPITAL or DJTEE and some other cool top video directors shoot in the same location of this video…then maybe you will really understood what guys are complain about. It is not about flash or travel to SA to shoot the video before people know you used the best quality stuff! Abeg! all the ruggedman's video always look below his standard. I know you people watched Tuface "ONLY ME" video. Maybe that would give an example to what people talking about. They are not hating on him but he need to upgrade his standard of video!!
The Video was shot with a 3 MegaPixel Camera phone.
Ruggedman dished out a very gud indigenous conceptualised video & all plonkers lyk TRUTH, NWADIALA BSIDE & co. culd do is hate..smh. I weep 4 ur ignorance.Ruggedman is DA BEST! oya hang urselves! Love d song & video. @VICHASDMAGNUM free these cretins,they wil neva learn.
The same shoe Ruggedy used for an interview in th Uk sometime back is the same shoe he's using for this video…dem no dey c money neh?!
Rugged i di 2 much
personally,am not a rgeddy fan,but i sincerely think this is a matured song,video in evryway.peeps hating,please what else do you want from him,i guess you would have loved it if he short the video in whitehouse or 10 downingstreet.lol.
Like say you sef wen dei do publicity for am never see the video,rugged good to eim level but then,yu wan tell me ay clarence peters,djtee or any of the gud video directors no fo gree travel down to eim video to shot this sh*t…Song is kool,am from his state but truth be told..the video just lacks what you and i de expect to see…it was jst a low budget piece,,,,
@steve
is emeka obefe dat bad?
RUBBISH…ARANT NONSENSE
Very Disappointing video……
Guy u are very very STUPID 2 call Ruggedybaba fraud u got dat.
I like dat
wif da meaning of EBEMSI i fink da video is cool…….. and nice song
very cultural very reach its very nice thumbs up
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where i come from
Well no matter what some fools think the song is TOTALLY WONDERFUL !!!
Lovely video rugged, pls promote it well on tv stations
sense making keep it up rugged.
sense making keep it up rugged.
Yes ebemsi bu enugu.
Yes ebemsi bu enugu.