Just like the past years, Bebecool Banton once again shook the music industry on Day 1 of 2023 by releasing his controversial End of Year music List.
Like it or not, the self proclaimed Big-Size knows how to get all other artistes in some sort of trouble with him but above it all - with themselves.
Since its release, there has been a few checks and balance onto the list with some people praising its authenticity and a section trashing it down the bin saying it bent towards his personal interests rather than the reality.
Notable among the many checks is - His trying soo hard to please almost everyone by putting many songs and artistes onto the list. Unlike the past years where his list didn't exceed 10 slots, this time round it went till 13.
A one social media user noted that Bebecool, didn't want his list to loose credibility and chose to almost include everyone. However in the same regard, while at it - he still left out some artistes who many think would have been given a better position on the listing.
"David Lutalo, Gravity Omutujju and Ronald Alimpa deserved a position on the main list rather than placing them in the One hit wonders who he only said where worthy a mention. This is because although they had single hits, they carried more weight more than some of the songs he listed on his main list that didn't stand taste of time and other released just months or weeks away" - a music analyst who preferred anonymity told this platform.
"He however scored by placing rightful people on the list like Grenade and Mudra among others. He however also compromised on some people, like Rickman Manrick - although he had good songs, they didn't deserve a slot on the list given the fact that some bigger songs didn't appear! Makes me think Bebecool wanted to please his friend Sheila Gashumba, a boyfriend to Rickman who would later post the Bebecool List, further giving it more mileage, given her huge social media numbers" he added!
Additionally, although Bebecool noted that his list was not in any particular order, it is better that moving forward, he puts it in ascending order with a song and an artiste with the biggest musical power simply because, the un-orderly list continues to cause a rift amongst artiste performers.
A reply to the list hashtag on Twitter had a user who said although the list wasn't in order - it looked loose for Ykee Benda to appear before Eddy Kenzo, who surely did far better than him musically! In the same vein, placing Chameleone's "forever"- who he urguably gave the most musical strength all year long appear way below on the list than other songs with less power an longevity, it doesn't add up well.
Last but not least, Bebecool is credited for trying to explain his choices in the list through a write up and justifications he offers under every mention, however - his team needs to rectify the small grammatical errors that arise - aswell as getting artiste names and song titles wrong.
On this list, Bobiwine's name was written as Bob Wine, Kataleya as Kateleya, Rickman as Rickyman among many others.
Notable to note on the list too is, Bebecool's choosing to stay true to himself and excluding himself. Additionaly, the list has continued to be a major hit in the music business with lots of talkability, many people awaiting its release, Media houses giving it top notch coverage among other top highlights.
