The Rising Nigerian Rap Sensation: Narlti 'No Go There'

Narlti who is a modern rap sensation that has taken over the western airwave with his musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular into evocative storytelling which is incredibly relatable and deeper among young people. Narlti, raised in the city of lbadan, Oyo State is becoming one of Nigeria’s most talked-about musical innovators in the rap scene. Narlti’s brand of rap pulls from his deep history with experiences in life, the bad and the bliss as well as his enthusiasm for the more popular sounds of his generation–from U.K Drill & Rap to the Alternative Afrobeats flourishing in his homeland Nigeria.

He has worked with many notable artists including Mojo, KidaKudz and a lot more in the industry. After a lot of experience in the Nigerian music industry and after two successful EP projects , Narlti is finally high on the momentum wave of becoming an household name and his recent release titled No Go There is a big highlight of his career in the year 2024.

‘No Go There’ was inspired by the streets in Nigeria. There’s a chant at the beginning of the song that says “No Mercy, E go kill am” repeatedly, that simple sample that was meant for advertising repellents gave the song it’s unique direction. The song was produced by Premium Sounds, a producer who isn’t new in the industry as well, saucing this magical song with premium spice of Afrobeat Elements including guitars, elevating pads and synths and a very indigenous drum sequence that gives the song a very upbeat vibe that blends so well with Narlti’s type of rap to produce a new wave of Rap on Afrobeat, something that is rarely common in the Nigerian music industry.

“Telling from the type of sound, it’s not what I’ve been doing before so it was a bit challenging when I heard the beat at first so I knew I had to go hard, I did the first verse in the studio the day the beat was made and I went back to finish the second verse cause regardless of how commercial the beat is, I still wanted to talk that talk.