A Nation of Fakes: How Counterfeit Culture Became Normal in Nigeria
To solve this problem, we must intersect culture and regulation.
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To solve this problem, we must intersect culture and regulation.
2 weeks ago
East London born and bred hip-hop artist Not3s who deliberately avoided an academic career seems to be reaping the fruits of his labour. Consistency, being the name of the game seems to also be paying off as he rose from online obscurity to being signed by Relentless Records in a relatively short time. Drawing inspiration […]
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Didier Drogba is undoubtedly one of the greatest African players of his generation. On the International front, he was the centre piece of the golden generation of Ivorian players alongside the Toure brothers. Chelsea fans will forever hold him dear for his bullying of Phillipe Senderos and Arsenal, the league titles he helped deliver and […]
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Very few musicians are extremely conscious about their product often putting out duds all in the name of remaining in public consciousness. One of the few whose attention stays on putting out the best possible music every time he does regardless of how long the people need to wait is Famous Bobson. Over 6 months […]
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It’s accepted that South Africa and Nigeria have the more dominant hip hop scenes in Africa. Naturally, this has created some sort of muted rivalry. Captain Dyse is a new artist who’s a product of both environments in that he’s Nigerian but is more ingrained in the Johannesburg Hip Hop scene. His new single, Mary […]
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In Nigerian music circles, DJ Spinall could be argued to be the one person capable of getting almost any of your biggest stars on a record. Think about it, the list of artists he’s featured ranges from Niniola to Wande Coal and almost everyone you can think of in between. In 2017, he collaborated with […]
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Africa’s first Comic Con is coming to Johannesburg in September and will hold at the Kyalami Convention Centre between the 14th to 16th. Comic Con, an exciting pop culture festival that features comic books, fantasy films and science fiction with its origins in San Diego, has hosted festivals in several cities in the Americas and Europe. Reed […]
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On Wednesday, via her Instagram, Lupita Nyong’o shared that she will produce and star in Born a Crime, a film adaptation of Trevor Noah’s memoir. Noah’s book was published in 2016 by Spiegel & Grau and it won the James Thurber Prize for American humour and two NAACP Image Awards. The South African comedian and author’s book spent […]
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Reservoir Dogs is an impressive, abrasive gangster movie that proves at most that human nature would always dissolve the most strategic plan. As Quentin Tarantino’s first feature film one could say it’s an impressive debut in cinematic history. This brutal crime thriller is not for the fainthearted as a lot of gory images ideal for […]
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