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Days into 2026, quips about 2026 being the new 2016 began to circulate on social media. In a sense, this gestured at Gen Z’s relentless penchant for nostalgia, a phenomenon that’s as palpable in the music of the day as it is in fashion. It also doubles as a pun, or a meme, if you […]
22 hours ago
If Nigeria is a country of good people, what does it take to build a great nation? Where does personal virtue end and collective responsibility begin? And what happens when goodness exists in a system that does not reward it?
3 weeks ago
Afrobeats’ global expansion has opened doors at an unprecedented pace. New artists are stepping onto festival stages, international showcases, and headline slots far earlier in their careers than was once possible. But with that access has come a noticeable erosion of standards — particularly when it comes to live performances. Increasingly, poor showings are being […]
3 weeks ago
Everyone has a podcast—or is about to launch one. From living rooms to YouTube studios, microphones are plugged in, ring lights are on, and conversations are being recorded at a dizzying pace. Podcasts flit from hot topic to hot topic, with a steady stream of camera ready guests lending instantly viral ‘insight’ to the increasingly […]
7 months ago
“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 […]
7 months ago
A certain recalcitrance is what makes Tems especially compelling. In moments when she tackles fraught subjects, when she’s seemingly backed in a corner, whether by a tumultuous love situation or by the machinations of malevolent forces, we hear her voice take on an ecclesiastical tone. Swooping and swelling, her powerful voice subdues the production with […]
2 months ago
Like his debut album’s title—When it Blooms—To Cry a Flood, the title of Nonso Amadi’s latest EP buzzes with dramatic flair. In another world, it’s the title of a tragic film or a deeply stirring painting. In the cover art, we see Nonso Amadi splayed on a glassy ocean. The sun, a tiny orifice of […]
2 months ago
The narrative of not competing with anyone is a well-worn trope in the music industry. Yemi Alade, however, earnestly embodies this epithet. Since vaulting to superstardom in 2014 with Johnny, a single whose propulsive rhythms, cinematic storytelling, and whimsical video left audiences in a daze, Yemi Alade has occupied a singular position in the industry. […]
2 months ago
There’s a gnawing sense of unease that comes with listening to Seyi Vibez’ latest album Fuji Moto. The album’s title and branding suggest a modern interpretation, if reinvention, of Fuji, a genre whose influence on contemporary Nigerian Pop cannot be overstated but which has also been eluded by the burst of new life that genres […]
3 months ago
On the night of November, 6, 2025, Blaqbonez returned to his alma mater, the Obafemi Awolowo University, taking the stage of the university’s 8000-seater Amphitheater. He had left the school as an obscure battle rapper, whose proclivity for whimsy and gaunt affect seemed at odds with his chosen career path. Now he was returning arguably […]
3 months ago
On September 9, 2024, Fuad Lawal, chief archivist at Archivi.ng, issued a compelling summons. His call reached out to historians, journalists, filmmakers, writers, and anyone driven to understand the complexities of Nigerian history better. Dubbed The Archivi.ng Fellowship, the initiative posed a question: What stories and perspectives are hidden in Nigeria’s archives, waiting to be […]
3 months ago
On the 13th of November, Twitter user Maki (@makispoke) posted a series of statements that quickly became the centre of online discussion. She began with a vague but pointed observation about wealthy “progressives” who mistreat domestic staff. Soon after, she narrowed her focus to a particular individual; someone she described as misogynistic, someone whose public […]
3 months ago
Since Champz, real name Boluwatife Balogun, released his debut EP Champion’s Arrival on Tuesday, November 11, the records have been rolling in like a cascade of dominoes. 1 million Spotify streams in less than 24 hours. 122,000 monthly listeners in that span. The youngest artist to debut on the UK Apple Music Top Albums chart, […]
3 months ago
