Simi Badiru, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014)

Music

Trevboi Comes For The Opps On Confrontational New Single ‘Who Dey’

July 27, 2019 by Simi Badiru

Trevboi will take no disrespect

Music

Listen To “Pull Up” The Fifth Single Off Burna Boy’s African Giant Album

July 23, 2019 by Simi Badiru

Another Burna single ahead of his fourth studio album

Sports

Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and Mutay Feature in Nike’s Awaken The Phantom Ad

August 10, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Mutay, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage Feature in Nike's Awaken The Phantom Ad

The Chinese whisper is an important game because it shows just how much words get altered as they get passed along. In Nike’s new Awaken the Phantom advert, the idea

Music

Mourning With D’Banj Via Those He Paved The Way For

June 25, 2018 by Simi Badiru

On Sunday, D’Banj’s one year old son passed in a swimming accident that has brought fans and music industry personnel to mourn with the musician. When Davido took the stage

Fashion Music

Editorial Rights Of Pictures Of Wizkid Taking The Runway Are Selling For $499

June 20, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Images From Wizkid Taking The Runway Are Selling For $499

Last weekend, Wizkid took the stage in Milan alongside Naomi Campbell, Tinie Tempah and Davidson Obennebo as Dolce & Gabbana unveiled their Spring/Summer 2019 collection. As you’d expect, social media went

Music

Adekunle Gold Goes Futuristic For ‘Surrenda’ Video

June 18, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Adekunle Gold Goes Futuristic For Surrenda off his About 30 album

Adekunle Gold is following up the release to his sophomore album by doling out videos from records off the body of work. Last week, he let loose the video for

Music

One Viral Video Later, Teni Releases New Track, ‘Fake Jersey’

June 18, 2018 by Simi Badiru

When we speak of social media stars, Teni the Entertainer should be one of the first names to come to mind. Leveraging a decent follower base from hilarious Instagram skits,

Music

D’Banj Flows Like Fela On His Latest Single, ‘Agidi’

June 6, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Listen to D'Banj Flow Like Fela On His Latest Single, Agidi

Love or hate Banga Lee, you know his best days are past him. Before El Chapo in 2017 which featured Gucci Mane and Wande Coal, a D’Banj song that commanded

Events Music

Check Out The Photos From The Debut Edition of Maka: After Dark

June 4, 2018 by Simi Badiru

As Maka looked to make the jump from intimate gathering at embassies to intimate concerts with fans and well wishers, she called on Chocolate City’s Ruby Gyang and Ibadan’s Eri

Events

Warri Was One Of The Best Cities To Be In Over Easter Weekend

April 3, 2018 by Simi Badiru

One of the biggest criticisms we have of the Nigerian experience economy is the desire to always start and end everything in Lagos. With shows organized by artists, it’s sometimes

Music

Empire Mates Entertainment Evolves To Creative Agency

February 21, 2018 by Simi Badiru

The failure to develop proper infrastructure has created a Nigerian music industry where there are simply too many labels. The dominance of 360 deals has led to most artists breaking

Music

Davido Brings Wizkid, Mr Eazi and Not3s Out in London

February 19, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Over the past year, Davido has toured three continents, Europe, North America and Africa. To begin the year, he let the music fly with releases like Ada, Mind and Flora

Music

Listen to Hassboss’ Debut Single, Confuse

February 6, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Dominantly known for his role on the production of Summer 17, Lifestyle and Hold You Down from Deji Abdul’s repertoire, Hassboss is a name that has slowly become heard. As

Music

B Red and Tiwa Savage ‘Connect’ To Open The Year

January 18, 2018 by Simi Badiru

An issue that typically comes out of plying the family route is the comparison that’s inescapable. For B Red and Sina Rambo, they’ve always been seen as Davido’s cousins as

Music

DMW Opens 2018 Catalog with Ada by DJ E Cool and Davido

January 5, 2018 by Simi Badiru

Davido took the reins back on his career in 2017 with releases like Fia, Like Dat, IF and Fall. Concurrently, his label and affiliates, Davido Music Worldwide made runaway runs