In Defence of the “Gimmick” in Afrobeats
If relevance is greater currency than authenticity, then inevitably more artists will employ whatever gimmick they can to hold on to the limelight.
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If relevance is greater currency than authenticity, then inevitably more artists will employ whatever gimmick they can to hold on to the limelight.
2 days ago
If relevance is greater currency than authenticity, then inevitably more artists will employ whatever gimmick they can to hold on to the limelight.
2 days ago
Reminisce, Olamide, and Phyno changed Hip-Hop as we know it with the release of Local Rappers in January 2015. The track, lead single to Reminisce’s second studio album Baba Hafusa, was a New year’s exclusive that few expected. A figurative long kiss goodnight for Nigeria’s already declining English rap scene. It fueled debates both online […]
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Heineken’s Lagos Watch Parties were the spots to be on the 10th and 11th of March, 2026, as part of the “Friends Have More Friends” campaign.
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On BLACK SHEEPIZEN (THE 13th DISCIPLE), Tuff King’s talent is not in doubt.
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Was there a critical mass of EDM production before Afro-House? Was it internally influenced? How and why did it disappear – if at all, it did?
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Kate Henshaw’s career is a template for utilising celebrity status for social impact, while still maintaining a strong presence and evolving on screen.
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Citizens have received official confirmation concerning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signing into law the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
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