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Cruel Santino Shares ‘End Of The Wicked’ A Premeditated Result Of His Artistic Genius

June 19, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Now to be identified as Cruel Santino

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L.O.S Music Makes A Striking Comeback With Three-Part Project ‘Tribe’

April 20, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

L.O.S is back and along with a three-track comeback EP titled Tribe, they end years of a painful hiatus with the magic that made them worthy pioneers of the new

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Tomi Thomas Paints A Vivid Picture Of Lagos Living On GMK Produced ‘Lagos (Everyday)’

April 9, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Tomi Thomas spent the last year bidding his time with music release, only offering the best of his signature gruff delivery by way of features that we’ve received with open

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Boj Makes A Flawless Solo Comeback On The GMK Produced ‘Assignment’

March 28, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

DRB count themselves as being shapers of the alte subset referring to the generation of artists who have built an audience away from the mainstream. Over the last 2 years,

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GMK, Sugarbana And Prettyboy D-O Lock Down Confidence Boosters On ‘Strong And Solid’

March 7, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Despite his lack of a solo single run in 2019, GMK stayed relevant due to his credibility as a producer responsible for some of the year’s strongest hits which spanned

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10 Artists We’re Tipping For Big Leaps in 2020

January 15, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

Watch out, the next set of stars are coming through.

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Zamir And Amaarae Team Up On Mid-tempo EDM Single ‘Munchies’

November 26, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

With only a handful of singles released this year, Zamir hasn’t made much of an imprint in the music industry but just before the curtains close on an eventful year,

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Wavy The Creator And Flohio Are The Perfect Pair On The Euphonious ‘3’

November 22, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Throughout the year, Wavy The Creator maintained her shadowy persona in the music industry but as things get heated and pressure on musicians heightens, she resurfaces with a single titled

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Listen to Jinmi Abduls New Afropop Number, ‘Abena’

May 24, 2019 by Tomi Idowu

It’s often daunting for fans when they must deal with a long wait following the release of a project from their faves. For Jinmi Abduls’ fans, the wait ends today

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Lady Donli and Tomi Thomas, Reunite as The Forbidden on Spirited Single ‘Work’

May 16, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Essential to every artist’s growth is an in-depth understanding of their audience which stretches beyond marketable self-expression. More than anything, joint projects are steeped in this understanding as they usually

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BOJ brings the magic back on the GMK produced ‘Awolowo’

April 26, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

BOJ has always walked a straight path in his music journey, with singles like Omo Pastor marking the inception of a special sound that has now been cloned by many.

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The Alté Playmaker: The GMK Story

April 15, 2019 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

For our May cover story, we catch up with one of the most influential players in the Alte movement, Quddus King aka GMK.

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GMK teams up with Kida Kudz and Tomi Thomas for EP single ‘Call On Me’

March 28, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

GMK has a place at the centre of the Alte movement in Nigeria. He assisted in the creation of Odunsi (The Engine)’s debut album; rare., and acted as the Sound

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Zamir And Kida Kudz Regroup For Fiery New Single ‘Jan 1st’

January 11, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Last year, Kida Kudz and Zamir were instrumental in the growth of the Hip Hop scene in the Nigerian music industry albeit late in the year but still as important

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DRB Team Up With Odunsi For Must-Listen Trap Record ‘Necessary’

January 4, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

As a late 90s baby, the latter years of my time in high school were filled with fresh and unconventional sounds from the new school kids, frontlined by groups not