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Da Grin: As Told By Those Who Knew Him Best 

10 years ago today, rapper Da Grin passed away just as his music career was taking off. It’s one of those great hypotheticals to imagine what twists and turns the Yoruba rapper would have taken over the course of a career that was threatening greatness. His influence would shine through as the zeitgeist saw a […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

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6 years ago

Da Grin: As Told By Those Who Knew Him Best 

Da Grin Made It Okay To Rap In Yoruba – And Other Indigenous Languages

Yoruba – indigenous – rap became ubiquitous in the 2010s, but it wasn’t always that way. Nigerian hip-hop has constantly been at unrest with its identity from the start point, flitting and flapping, unsure of what linguistical medium best represents the ideal of its collective expression. The parameters of what constitutes puritan hip-hop, the ghosts […]

Wale Oloworekende

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6 years ago

Da Grin Made It Okay To Rap In Yoruba – And Other Indigenous Languages

Crayon Is Full Of Praise For His Muse On Bass Heavy ‘Mo Bad’

Since the turn of the year, Crayon has been cushioning his impending debut album with singles that continue to increase anticipation for the project. This week, he returns with yet another worthy single titled Mo Bad off the album. Produced by Mavin’s Baby Fresh, the bass-heavy single is a heady and rhythmic love themed ode […]

Adedamola Onabanjo

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6 years ago

Crayon Is Full Of Praise For His Muse On Bass Heavy ‘Mo Bad’
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