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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 […]
1 week 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
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
Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them […]
2 years ago
The highly anticipated third season of the popular podcast How Far? With Mr Eazi and Temi Otedola returns with six exciting new episodes for its third season. Hosted by superstar singer and serial entrepreneur Mr Eazi and actress and media personality Temi Otedola, the podcast aims to delve into a wide range of engaging topics, from […]
2 years ago
Burna Boy’s seventh studio album, his ‘Big 7’, appears directed at the Nigerian audience, supposedly a tiny subsection has doubted his talent and world conquering credibility at every step, that he has now magnified and taken to represent the entire Nigerian populace. But then again, it really isn’t. It is evident in his use of […]
2 years ago
The role of every story teller is simply to tell stories the way they are, barring any biases or perceptions on whether they are “big” or “small”. In doing this, there will be a limitless amount of experiences reflected in literature that cover every form of the human experience. For Olumide Makanjuola, the human experience […]
2 years ago
Dance remains an integral aspect of the Nigerian community and has significantly been impacted by the Red Bull brand. The Red Bull Dance Your Style competition has emerged as the fastest-growing one-on-one street dance battle in Nigeria with its third edition garnering extensive praise within the dance community. It is an international street dance competition […]
2 years ago
Lifesize Teddy appears on screen seated in the passenger’s seat of a car. She is just returning from the airport after her first performance as a Mavin star in Port Harcourt, her home city. The date is 12th August, only three days after her unveiling, and she is having, as expected, one of the busiest […]
2 years ago
On the 28th of July, Adekunle Gold released his fifth studio album titled, Tequila Ever After. The long anticipated album shows a different side to the versatile artist. Today, about three weeks after it’s release, we asked the team at Culture Custodian for their thoughts and opinions, in this in-house commentary on the album. […]
2 years ago
Belgian-born and Canada based artist, Apashe is known for his genre-bending approach to electronic music. He combines the purity of his symphonic orchestral compositions with the rawness of electronic music and hints of hip-hop and bass, creating a unique majestic sound that has gained over a billion streams. His high-energy live performances feature live instrumentation […]
2 years ago
