Bad Since '97
{{Short description|2022 extended play by Bnxn}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Bad Since '97
| type = EP
| artist = Bnxn
| cover =Bad Since '97.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|8|26|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=20|s=47}}
| label =
| producer =Bnxn (executive producer)
- Abifade Tosin Tomide (Bayarn) (executive producer)
- DNZL
- Sak Pase
- TSB
- Juls
- Blaisebeats
- Steph
| prev_title = Propeller
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Ocean
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Bad Since '97
| type = EP
| single1 = Kenkele
| single1date = 22 July 2022
| single2 = In My Mind
| single2date = 26 August 2022
}}
}}
Bad Since '97 is the second studio extended play by Nigerian singer-songwriter BNXN, formerly known as Buju.{{cite web | url=https://thenativemag.com/bnxn-sophomore-ep-bad-since-97/| title=BNXN ANNOUNCES HIS SOPHOMORE EP, ‘BAD SINCE ’97’| date=11 August 2022|website=The Native Magazine|access-date=30 August 2022}} It was released on 26 August 2022 by TYE and distributed by Empire Distribution.{{cite web | url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/bnxn-drops-sophomore-ep-bad-since-97/wm66d66| title=BNXN drops sophomore EP 'Bad Since '97'| date=26 August 2022|website=Pulse Nigeria|access-date=30 August 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/new-music-friday-latest-music-releases-from-bnxn-olamide-chike-zinoleesky-and-others/vpq2lnh| title=New Music Friday: Latest music releases from BNXN, Olamide, Chike, Zinoleesky and others| date=26 August 2022|website=Pulse Nigeria|access-date=30 August 2022}} The EP features guest appearances from Wizkid, Olamide and Wande Coal{{cite web | url=https://grmdaily.com/bnxn-bad-since-97-ep/| title=BNXN ENLISTS WIZKID, JULS, TSB & MORE ON NEW ‘BAD SINCE 97’ EP| date=25 August 2022|website=Grmdaily|access-date=30 August 2022}} and combines elements from R&B, Afro Fusion, Afrobeats, and Afropop with Neo-soul percussive rhythms.{{cite web | url=https://starrfm.com.gh/2022/08/bnxn-enlists-wizkid-timaya-others-on-bad-since-97-ep/| title=BNXN enlists Wizkid, Timaya, others on ‘Bad Since ’97’ Ep| date=25 August 2022|website=Star FM Ghana|access-date=30 August 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.mp3bullet.ng/wizkid-olamide-others-to-appear-on-bnxn-bad-since-97-ep/| title=Wizkid, Olamide, Others To Appear On Bnxn "Bad Since 97" Ep| date=19 August 2022|website=mp3bullet|access-date=30 August 2022}} Bad Since '97 received favourable reviews from critics, and topped charts In UK, US, Netherlands, and other countries.{{cite web | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/550822-bad-since-97-calm-down-with-selena-gomez-other-hot-music-releases-this-week.html| title=‘Bad since ‘97’, ‘Calm Down with Selena Gomez’ other hot music releases this week| date=26 August 2022|website=Premium Times|access-date=30 August 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/bnxn-drops-the-track-list-for-next-album-bad-since-97/9mwzw5x| title=BNXN reveals tracklist for next album 'Bad Since 97'| date=19 August 2022|website=Pulse Nigeria|access-date=30 August 2022}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Pulse Nigeria
|rev2 = Afrocritik
}}
In a review for OkayAfrica, they wrote that "The project highlights BNXN's adaptability, lyrical intelligence, and development as a whole. His 24-year-development old's as an artist and dedication to promoting his skills internationally are demonstrated on it. His expanding fan base has further solidified the musician's expanding prominence in the music business."{{cite web | url=https://www.okayafrica.com/bnxn-buju-bad-since-97/| title= Listen to BNXN's 'Bad Since '97' EP Featuring Wizkid, Olamide & Wande Coal|website=OkayAfrica|access-date=30 August 2022}}
In a review for Pulse Nigeria, Adebayo Adebiyi credited BNXN for "purposefully highlighting his accomplishments since the release of his debut tape in his second endeavour. In Bad Since '97, he asserts that he is an artist who possesses distinctive characteristics and audaciously compares the quality of his creativity to that of the tallest skyscraper in the world. The progression is nice despite the melody's predictability.{{cite web | url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/a-pulse-review-of-bnxn-fka-buju-bad-since-97-ep/zest6ye| title='Bad Since '97' is limited by painful sonic predictability [Pulse Album Review]| date=29 August 2022|website=Pulse Nigeria|access-date=30 August 2022}} Emmanuel Daraloye of Afrocritik calls it a well sequenced story and a resurgence of artistry.
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline =
|total_length = 20:47
|title1 = Bad Since 97
|writer1 = Daniel Benson
|length1 = 2:14
|title2 = Bad Man Wicked
|writer2 = Daniel Benson
|length2 = 2:51
|title3 = Many Ways
|note3 = featuring Wizkid
|writer3 = Daniel Benson & Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
|length3 = 3:47
|title4 = Kenkele
|note4 = featuring Wande Coal
|writer4 = Daniel Benson & Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe
|length4 = 3:34
|title5 = In My Mind
|writer5 = Daniel Benson
|length5 = 2:18
|title6 = Modupe
|note6 = featuring Olamide
|writer6 = Daniel Benson & Olamide
|length6 = 3:54
|title7 = Loose Emotions
|writer7 = Daniel Benson
|length7 = 2:45
}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Bad Since '97 ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Nigeria Albums (TurnTable){{cite web |title=Nigeria Top 50 Albums|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2 |website=www.turntablecharts.com |publisher=TurnTable |access-date=9 November 2022}}
| 14 |
|---|
Personnel
Credits adapted from Spotify.{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Uf8CLgcWoLrYwmBcp0pio?si=6c6YnTQgS0ex9wz2n3tT7g| title=BNXN Bad since 97| website=Spotify|access-date=30 August 2022}}
- Daniel Benson - Primary artist, writer.
- Abifade Tosin Tomide (Bayarn) - Executive producer
- DNZL - Production (1)
- Sak Pase - Production (1, 4, 6)
- TSB - Production (2)
- Juls - Production (3)
- Blaisebeats - Production (5 & 7)
- Steph - Production (6 & 7)
Release history
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| Region
!Date !Format !Version !Label !Ref |
|---|
| Various
|August 26, 2022 |Standard |{{hlist|TYE|Empire Distribution}} |