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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

In Starrgirl, Ayra Starr does not ask you to reconsider Ayra Starr. She assumes you already know who she is and expects you to keep up. The title alone sends listeners a message before they press play. Her first two records were titled around age — 19 & Dangerous introduced a fearless, fast-talking teenager; The […]

Anjola Akinmade

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1 month ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

Three Key Takeaways From Odumodublvck’s Industry Machine

At the heart of Odumodublvck’s sophomore album, Industry Machine, released in the early hours of Monday, the 6th of October, lies a deceptively simple inquiry: where does one go after checking all the boxes putatively required for a certain level of respect, for ascendancy into “the club,” and still being treated with a degree of […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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12 months ago

Three Key Takeaways From Odumodublvck’s Industry Machine

Akay Mason’s “Thinline” Dismisses Its own Male Sexual Assault Victim

Watching mainstream Nollywood films and TV series, as Nigerian film critics will attest, is a headache-inducing activity. Film critics watch Nollywood productions with painkillers closely. Ditto the audiences too. This has been the toxic relationship between Nigerian film critics and mainstream Nollywood films. The films reveal filmmakers’ disrespect for cinema and disinterest in the subject […]

Seyi Lasisi

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12 months ago

Akay Mason’s “Thinline” Dismisses Its own Male Sexual Assault Victim

TMXO: Designing the Future of African Sound

By Joseph Dike Abiagom TMXO builds music the way an architect designs a structure -with balance, precision, and purpose. His work doesn’t rely on spectacle or hype; it relies on craft. On Adekunle Gold’s Fuji, that craft takes center stage. Each record on the project feels engineered, not just produced -a deliberate alignment of rhythm, […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

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12 months ago

TMXO: Designing the Future of African Sound

With “Protect Sarz At All Costs” Sarz Argues For His Hegemony

To grasp the significance and stakes of Sarz’ recently released debut album Protect Sarz At All Costs, one has to first situate it within its historical context. The 36-year-old producer, mixing engineer, occasional DJ, and all-round music virtuoso arrived in the Nigerian music scene circa 2007—a period when the stylistic form, style, and structures of […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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12 months ago

With “Protect Sarz At All Costs” Sarz Argues For His Hegemony

Hennessy Disrupts Lagos Nightlife With Launch of New X.O. La Carafe

On October 3rd, 2025, The Vaniti Club in Lagos became the epicenter of exclusivity as Hennessy unveiled its newest masterpiece—the X.O. La Carafe—to Nigeria’s cultural elite. The evening was a carefully orchestrated celebration that merged brand heritage with contemporary Nigerian culture, creating an atmosphere that attendees would not soon forget. The venue transformation was striking. […]

Shalom Tewobola

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12 months ago

Hennessy Disrupts Lagos Nightlife With Launch of New X.O. La Carafe

Mavo’s “Kilometer II” is a Testament to His Ascendancy 

It’s often said that Street Pop is synonymous with slang. I’ll take this further by declaring slang—or perhaps more accurately, street lingo— as what confers Street Pop with its distinctive sheen.  What would Shallipopi’s mercurial run of form in 2023 have looked like if he had not foregrounded slang such as evian, men mount, oscroh, […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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12 months ago

Mavo’s “Kilometer II” is a Testament to His Ascendancy 
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