Patrick Ezema, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

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“Rhythm And Blues” Crowns Ayra Starr As Nigerian Pop’s Princess

September 26, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Rhythm And Blues begins fully formed; it needs no time to taxi before take off. Sparrq’s production arrests you from the first second, with a thumping Afropop beat that persists

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Odumodublvck Makes An Ill-Advised Gaffe With MC Oluomo

September 26, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Odumodublvck’s very essence stands contrary to what is considered proper or popular. His tough-talking rap music finely contrasts the feel-good cornerstone of Nigerian Pop, but like other artists who successfully

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Review: Patoranking Returns In Style With “World Best”

September 26, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

In recent times, there have been talks about new and old cats in the Nigerian music scene, and before then, some other classification existed by which artists were grouped into

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Five Songs That Encapsulate Mohbad’s Effusive Artistry

September 20, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Mohbad’s passing on Tuesday at the age of 27 put an untimely ending to the story of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, son, brother, husband and father, who leaves behind a family

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The Headies Awards Gets Less Nigerian With Each New Edition

September 20, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

After the backlash that trailed hosting the 15th Headies in the USA, it would have been a safe assumption that subsequent iterations would put the cross-continental ambitions to bed

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Review: Asake At The O2 Arena

September 19, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

On the night of his performance at the O2 Arena, Asake arrives on scene on an army helicopter marked YBNL. Rotors are audibly whirring, lights are blinking and Asake himself

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What’s in a Chart? On Our Obsession with Streaming Charts

September 6, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

It isn’t uncommon for two or three major artists to have music releases coincide on the same day, especially on Fridays, which has become the de facto choice for debuting

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“I Told Them…” Is Burna Boy’s Attempt To Gaslight An Entire Country

September 3, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Burna Boy’s seventh studio album, his ‘Big 7’, appears directed at the Nigerian audience, supposedly a tiny subsection has doubted his talent and world conquering credibility at every step, that

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Interview: Meet Mavin’s Newest Signee, Lifesize Teddy

August 29, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Lifesize Teddy appears on screen seated in the passenger’s seat of a car. She is just returning from the airport after her first performance as a Mavin star in Port

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“Tequila Ever After”: Adekunle Gold’s Ever Evolving Artistry

August 25, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Adekunle Kosoko has been through a few eras in his eight year music career. Each has been accompanied by its own nickname, so that Adekunle Gold the Ankara-sporting, folksy, Yoruba

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Afrobeats Award Categories Are Not A Win For Nigerian Music

August 21, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

‘Afrobeats’ was named when DJs in the UK sought a common term to group popular music emerging from West Africa, and thus distinguish this music from local sounds. This naming

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Looking Back At Mavin Debut EPs So Far

August 18, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Last Wednesday, Lifesize Teddy was activated as a Mavin, and she joins a long list of artists to feature on the roster of Don Jazzy’s eleven year old record imprint.

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Dope Caesar Finds Strength In Her Unwavering Individuality

August 15, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

In all of DJ Dope Caesar’s videos on her Instagram and TikTok pages, there is none without her in front of her controller, feverishly sliding knobs on a mixer

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Examining Olamide’s Evolution: From Artistry To Label Executive

August 9, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Olamide has done it all. The once trouser-sagging, unorthodox rapper with chest-beating lines and a combative attitude; the first true street pop star, distilling street slang into infectious, danceable

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Tipshan Wants To Get The Party Started With “All Over”

August 4, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Rising Afrobeats-Dancehall artist, Tipshan has released his first song of 2023, All Over. On the track, the singer is in an ecstatic party mood, counting down to one of those