The perfect intersection between the established acts across African music and brilliant underground acts you should be paying attention to!
“Which line, let them bring it out, has had more impact than that like on Cast,” Odumodublvck asks in a radio interview with Beat 99.9FM’s Osi Suave. “Which Hip Hop song,” he continues, “has had more cultural impact, in the last 20 years? Brother in the history of Nigerian Hip Hop, no song has had […]
1 week ago
A significant portion of Wizkid’s imminent HBO documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos is devoted to excavating the suffocating grief that arrived in the wake of his mother’s passing. As the documentary reveals, on the day of his historic show at the 60,000-capacity Tottenham Stadium, his mother, Morayo Balogun, was undergoing an emergency surgery. In clips […]
2 weeks ago
Despite his embattled situation, writing Wizkid off is a bit premature, he still has a huge fanbase and the talent to command rave reviews from critics.
2 months ago
To open 5ive, the poet Alhanislam recites a spoken-word commentary on the album and the man behind it. It feels a little pretentious, rooted in the same idea that drives artists to label every new project their deepest and most personal work yet. Yet some of it does have grounding in real-life events. Alhanislam hails […]
2 months ago
Last weekend, the youngest of the Uzama brothers, Osahan Uzama, more known by his moniker, Famous Pluto, joined the ranks of his brothers—Shallipopi, and Zerry DL, both fierce advocates of Benin Street Pop—with the release of his feverishly anticipated single Na Scra. Before its official release, the song had been making the rounds on TikTok, […]
4 months ago
Over the last four decades, music in Nigeria has evolved from a career frowned upon by many to a well-respected profession. After years of being regarded as an unserious career path, music in Nigeria gradually grew on parents, guardians, and society at large to become an occupation that is associated with dedication, success, and wealth. Initially, […]
4 years ago
Rema’s slowly but surely growing worldwide acclaim is almost as strong as his unwavering need to never separate his music from his Trapster, hipster persona. From Jae5 to Thutmose and Skepta, the attention he’s receiving cross continentally speaks to this growing acclaim. This month, he lends his sweeping persona to American singer, Justine Skye on […]
4 years ago
It’s been almost a month since singer, prison reforms activist, and global Tik Tok sensation, Lamboginny, released the highly anticipated, Move. With his name slowly becoming an iteration in social media spaces, he feeds off the energy by sharing the bass-heavy Highest Vibration. The single comes on the heels of a recent video he put […]
4 years ago
Previously a seminary student who studied to become a Catholic priest, King Perryy quickly distinguished himself as one of Nigeria’s foremost ambitious artists since he dropped his breakout single Man On Duty featuring Timaya in 2018. Subsequent releases including the Teni assisted Murder and Work N Grind have further solidified his reputation as an artist […]
4 years ago
Following on from his recent collaboration with Grammy Award-nominated Chicago native, Vic Mensa, and with the summer release of his highly anticipated fifth studio album inching closer, award-winning Ghanaian rap veteran M.anifest shares his latest work, Confusion, produced by fellow Ghanaian native, Juls, Elias Jordan Atkinson and Efeoghene Alloh. Rich in musicality from the very […]
4 years ago
Mister Kay and Victor Collins are part of the revolution built on diversity that the industry is going through at the moment, powered by their unique blend of genuine lyrics and smooth vocals in perfect synchronization to birth an Afro-RnB symphony. They recognize the importance of cultural fusions on their latest, in a bid to […]
4 years ago
With a musical style largely indicative of his Yoruba roots, budding Afro-Fusion artist, Lojay’s previous releases including the 2019 hit, Ariel and the mid-2020 Ogogoro, have helped to pave the way for him, in an industry filled with a slew of similar acts. With his unmistakable tone and dextrous lyrical delivery, he teams up with […]
4 years ago
In a single sentence, Laycon describes his art form as a creative process driven by versatility. It’s this process that got him noticed a couple of years ago and has since served as a pedestal for him to stand tall in the industry, coupled with his life as a reality TV star. To encapsulate the […]
4 years ago
