Quality (CDQ album)

Quality
Studio album by CDQ
Released	August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22)
Recorded	2014–16
Genre	Hip hop afro pop rap trap
Label	General
Producer	Sunday Ginikachukwu Nweke Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf (both exec.) Masterkraft
Singles from Quality
"Gbemisaya" Released: September 17, 2014 "Indomie (Remix)" Released: January 23, 2015 "Salaro" Released: May 6, 2015 "Talosobe" Released: August 19, 2015 "Oobi" Released: August 27, 2015 "Nowo E Soke" Released: December 1, 2015

Quality is the debut studio album of Nigerian rapper and songwriter CDQ. It was released on 22 August 2016 through General Records. ^[1] The album's release was preceded by six singles including "Nowo E Soke" which won Best Afro Hip-Hop Video at the 2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards; ^[2] "Indomie (Remix)" and "Gbemisaya" which were added as bonus songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Filter Free	64/100 [3]
Pulse Nigeria	[4]
notJustOk	[5]

Quality received mixed reviews from mainstream music critics. Pulse Nigeria and notJustOk assigned the album 3.5 star ratings, however 360Nobs and tooXclusive were not impressed with the lyrical content and musical production of the album. Impressed with the use of dance as an element in the album, Joey Akan of Pulse Nigeria wrote, "CDQ’s debut effort is a reflection of his talents; direct, loud, street-influenced, and aimed for instant entertainment and dancing. It’s a win for the rapper". ^[4] Wilfred Okiche, a writer for 360Nobs noted that the album is "likely to suffer because it is too lukewarm", and further pointed out that "it is merely a passable effort from an artiste who isn’t exactly getting fans worked up for a complete body of work". ^[6] While Don Boye of notJustOk described the album as a "quality debut offering", ^[5] tooXclusive's Daniel Enisan described the album as an "average album" while observing that "the album was boring, not because there was not much excitement but because the absence of versatility killed the vibes". ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shanawole" (featuring Ice Prince)	Sodiq Yusuf Panshak Zamani	Masterkraft	3:54
2.	"Salaro"	Yusuf	Masterkraft	3:36
3.	"Ferrari"	Yusuf	Masterkraft	3:26
4.	"Nowo E Soke" (featuring Wizkid)	Yusuf Ayo Balogun	Masterkraft	4:07
5.	"Skit" (featuring VJ Adams)	Yusuf Adams Adebola	Masterkraft	0:44
6.	"4AM"	Yusuf	Masterkraft	3:03
7.	"Oobi" (featuring Cayana)	Yusuf Cayana	Masterkraft	3:29
8.	"Talosobe"	Yusuf	Masterkraft	4:21
9.	"FCFS"	Yusuf	Masterkraft	3:30
10.	"Odikwa OK" (featuring Banky W)	Yusuf Bankole Wellington	Masterkraft	3:38
11.	"Sun Seyin"	Yusuf	Masterkraft	3:46
12.	"Olowo Skit" (featuring Kenny Black)	Yusuf Otolorin Peter	Masterkraft	1:04
13.	"Olowo" (featuring Reminisce)	Yusuf Remilekun Safaru	MAsterkraft	4:02
14.	"Otishe" (featuring Gabana Bwoy)	Yusuf Gabana Bwoy	Masterkraft	3:33
15.	"Abo" (featuring Vector & Masterkraft)	Yusuf Olanrewaju Ogunmefun Sunday Nweke	Masterkraft	3:52

Bonus

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Indomie (Remix)" (featuring Olamide & Davido)	Yusuf Olamide Adedeji David Adeleke	Masterkraft	4:21
17.	"Gbemisaya" (featuring Skales)	Yusuf Raoul Njeng-Njeng	Masterkraft	4:21
Total length:				58:25

Personnel

Artists

• CDQ – primary artist (all tracks)
• Ice Prince – featured artist (track 1)
• Wizkid – featured artist (track 4)
• VJ Adams – vocals (track 5)
• Cayana – featured artist (track 7)
• Banky W – featured artist (track 10)
• Kenny Black – vocals (track 12)
• Reminisce – featured artist (track 13)
• Gabana Bwoy – featured artist (track 14)
• Vector – featured artist (track 15)
• Masterkraft – featured artist (track 15)
• Olamide – featured artist (track 16)
• Davido – featured artist (track 16)
• Skales – featured artist (track 17)

Production

• Masterkraft – producer
• Angelic Touch – costume
• PhotoNimi – photography
• Mag Designs – design
• LordGabrielz – mastering, mixing (tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
• Sheyman – mastering, mixing (tracks 2, 3)
• Suka – mastering, mixing (tracks 4, 17)
• Beenie Macauley – mastering, mixing (track 9)
• Mix Monster – mastering, mixing (tracks 15)
• Foster Zion – mastering, mixing (tracks 16)

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)
Worldwide	August 22, 2016 [8]	CD digital download	General Records	Standard edition

References

1. Akan, Joey (22 August 2016). "CDQ: Rapper releases debut album "Quality"". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
2. Hassan Sanusi (16 December 2016). "2016 Nigeria Music Video Awards: See the full list of winners". thenet.ng. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
3. "CDQ – Quality [Album Review]". Filter Free. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
4. Akan, Joey (30 August 2016). "Pulse Album Review: CDQ makes dance the standard on "Quality" album". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
5. DonBoye (24 August 2016). "FIRST LISTEN ALBUM REVIEW: CDQ – "Quality"". notJustOk . Retrieved 25 June 2017.
6. Okiche, Wilfred (28 September 2016). "Album Review: CDQ – Quality". 360 Nobs. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
7. Delano, Temitope (7 September 2016). "ALBUM REVIEW: CDQ – "Quality"". tooXclusive . Retrieved 25 June 2017.
8. Apple Music (22 August 2016). "Quality by CDQ on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 25 June 2017.