When Giftty teamed up with Mr Eazi in 2017 for his first major introduction to the music scene, he showed how risqué he could be. Lori Okada, the result of
Since emerging on the radar in 2019, Bnxn has grown into one of the most vibrant young voices in Nigerian popular music. He’s got the critical acclaim to attest to
When the Nigerian police murders and frames Damilola Edima, his ageing father Paul (played by Richard Mofe-Damijo) shockingly isn’t seized by a murderous rage. Instead, all Paul wants is his
Mohbad wanted to be wealthy beyond imagination before he turned twenty-eight. The Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter said so himself in Holy, a confessional song bookending his debut EP. “Mo
Sitting in a studio with a sixty-four-year-old Koffi Olomidé in 2021, a nineteen-year-old Sabrina was nervous to boot. In that studio booth, she was not only a professional musician, but
Yorubas own Afrobeats. That claim, or a variation of it, has often surfaced on social media, and while it is incorrect and possibly flecked with ethnic bias, it points to
Ify is that most ineffectual thing: a mobster with a conscience. He robs and maims, but also genuinely feels pity for his victims. As he would learn, a sensitive spirit
Children’s movies generally fall under two categories. Those only children of a certain age can enjoy, usually because the movies are irredeemably silly; and those both children and adults can
If the Nollywood faithful realized anything last year, it’s that people enjoy films set in Nigeria’s pre-colonial past. Specifically films set in Yorubaland, with a Yoruba dialogue track. Hence the
Since originating from Jamaica in the 1970s, dancehall found its way in trickles to various parts of the world. Typically receptive of sounds beyond its shores, the Nigerian soundscape likewise
For Korsah, the Ghanaian singer and songwriter otherwise known as Owusu Nkwantabisa, growing up in the Atonsu area of Kumasi was hardly a charm. Money didn’t come easily to his
Nigerian online comedian Layi Wasabi, whose real name is Isaac Olayiwola, is one of those artists whose works send their fans into a frenzy of overanalysis. Even when said works
Niyi Akinmolayan is mostly known for his popular movies, flicks made not with a high-minded artistic vision but with box office success as the primary driver. One such movie is
Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe has had Nigerians dancing for 17 years now. And if the name doesn’t elicit recognition, it’s probably because you know him as Wande Coal. It all began