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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 […]
5 hours 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, […]
1 month ago
Fela remains the loudest figure against government oppression and corruption in our music history, but a lot of others have lent a voice to the struggles of Nigerians through the years. Daddy Showkey, an indigene of the backward Lagos slum of Ajegunle, pioneered Galala music, which often took aim at the government in power and detailed the poverty in his hometown.
2 months ago
Burna Boy’s eighth studio album is finally on the horizon. In the past few weeks, the album’s rollout has ramped up significantly. He has made appearances on the covers of magazines and teased the album on social media through cheeky puns and aphorisms. He has appeared on shows, letting viewers in on certain nuances of […]
2 months ago
BNXN’s newest single, No Spoil My Steeze was released as a “Christmas gift” to his fans. The snippet had trended for a few days prior, garnering retweets on Twitter and likes on IG. The track, when it arrived, was every bit what it had promised—BNXN is very much in zen mode, floating on an Amapiano-leaning […]
2 months ago
Building on the critical acclaim of his earlier released debut EP, Lost, as well as the success of his recent collaboration with revered UK producer Juls, Twitch 4EVA, strikes while the iron is hot with the stunning video for Chaskele. The cinematic and emotive video created in the same dimension that hosts Twitch’s coastal music […]
4 years ago
Wolves and Mustangs
4 years ago
Let’s put the moon back where it belongs.
4 years ago
The label and streaming platform announce their collab.
4 years ago
Ayüü has shared the video for Ayüüniverse standout, Gawu and it’s the stuff of the slinkiness with which he glided through the funkadelic fifteen-track debut album which is almost a year old now. Not only does he resurrect the project with the vim that’s also palpable in the way he chases his muse through the […]
4 years ago
A quick google search of amaarae will reveal the common consensus on her artistry is a colorful vocabulary describing the lushness of her vocals. But, the Ghanaian American soul train driver is so much more than a voice with the power to inspire illicit thoughts. A tongue twister and storyteller, amaarae proves her all roundness […]
4 years ago
For the past one year, Davido’s sound transcendent sophomore album, A Good Time has served as an anchor for his career. Fully equipped with more relatable stories, richer experiences and longer tentacles, the entertainer returns today, evolved in several ramifications on his third album, A Better Time, an ode to the feats he has recorded […]
4 years ago
Rap, in Nigeria and the whole world at large, has always been centered around men with women usually referenced as appendages to the ‘hardcore’ genre. In the past five years, the Nigerian music industry has seen a growth in the number of female rappers unafraid to challenge the norm and lead with passion-filled bars and […]
4 years ago
