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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
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 […]
6 days 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, […]
3 months ago
The wooden chair wobbled as seven-year-old Jola Ayeye hunched over a page, pencil gripped tight, tongue peeking out in concentration. Around her, the floor was a patchwork of unfinished stories, half-colored sketches, and a notebook filled with lyrics to songs no one else knew. “What do you want to be when you grow up, Jola?” […]
4 months ago
The Oxford Dictionary defines a myth as a traditional story that particularly concerns the early history of a people or one that explains a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involves supernatural beings or events. As children, many of us were led to believe that the practice of traditional religion, which involved the worship of […]
10 months ago
What is most interesting about Ayo Maff’s style is how he is morphing the procedures of making Afro Adura music. The esoteric subgenre is slow, solemn, and reflective until Ayo Maff is on the mic. He tells his tales joyfully.
10 months ago
Fireboy rose to fame in the summer of 2019; when the Nigerian pop scene was evolving, and the ‘Afrobeats to the world’ movement was in full swing. Burnaboy’s Outside, helmed by Ye and On the Low, was spreading like wildfire, all around the world. Beyoncé, by way of her The Lion King album, was poking […]
10 months ago
Crafting her stage name by combining the first four letters of her first name with the last four of her surname, Ebun Yele was born. As an indie Afro-pop artist, she sings about love and human emotions through her music.
10 months ago
Nigerians have long had a tricky relationship with internet fraud. While it’s universally regarded as a societal ill, in the wake of a worsening economic blight, citizens, especially young adults, are increasingly turning towards vice as a ticket out of poverty. This tricky relationship often finds expression in the contemporary music of the country. Yahooze, […]
10 months ago
The 24th of August in Abuja marked an unforgettable day as the capital city played host to what many are already calling “the best pizza party in Abuja.” The Project 120 Pizza Party, a brainchild of content creator and creative strategist Wisdom Mudasiru, was initially conceived as a celebration of his ambitious Project 120—a personal […]
10 months ago
In No Love In Lagos, frequent collaborators Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, and Nsikak David contribute their voices to the sea of conversations around the notoriously precarious Lagos dating scene. Over the years, the notion of love, in its numerous forms, has threaded the works of both The Cavemen and Show Dem Camp. Love and […]
10 months ago
Temi’s story in Damilare Kuku’s recently released debut novel, Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow evoked vivid memories of my secondary school days, as I anxiously awaited the growth of my backside. Like Temi, despite growing up in a loving family, an affection that proved insufficient to nurture true self-love, I sought external validation. The book’s […]
10 months ago
