Tobe Nwigwe, is a brilliant, talented, impactful, storyteller. Tobe Nwigwe born Tobechukwu Dubem Nwigwe was born and raised in Houston, Texas to two Nigerian parents. Nwigwe released his first project called “Tobe from the swat” in 2017, but I got introduced to him from his beautiful commitment piece called “I choose you”. Then I was mesmerized by the fullness of his tribute to his daughter “Ivory”. As I have watched and listened to Tobe Nwigwe I have to commend him for his tenacity through this music industry and his dedication to telling the truth and always being a representation of the black diaspora. He stands ten toes for his people and doesn’t budge to any form of degrading acts against him and his people. 

Tobe Nwigwe has never shied away from the role of being a role model and speaker of truth on behalf of his community and that is what he does on the song “Destruction” featuring Coast Contra. This very dynamic and bold song through lyrics and musicality has tackled so many layers of black experience and perspective. From my understanding, he alludes to a brother-like character who has limited who he is and is living a life not of good standards. However, Tobe Nwigwe is depicting a self-aware and powerful version of who he is as a black man, which is a representation of who black people can and should be.  “Fee Fi Fo Fee”, the call of giants. Although this call in relation to this particular song has two meanings, one that can’t escape me is the powerful impact of black/African people. Giants make impacts and can’t be hidden no matter what, so this to me was a masterful way to further push the idea of who black people are and where we came from(Africa). 

The stamp Coast Contra made on this piece made this song even more powerful in its message. The constant homage to African people and the history as it relates to black people in America ties the whole message of this song “Destruction”. We are in control of our narrative and knowing and understanding our history is the key to unlocking our fullest potential and never limiting who we are as black people. 

Overall, this song “Destruction” was a masterpiece and had so many topics worth analyzing and dissecting, but until then it’s worth another listen.