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Skepta And JME Return As A Brotherly Duo On Gritty ‘Nang’

May 12, 2020 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Last year, JME carried on his nonconformist streak when he released Grime MC, exclusively off DSPs, a move that highlighted his organic grip on the English genre. As was the

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Listen to The Two Singles Off ‘Ignorance Is Bliss,’ Skepta’s Upcoming Album

May 15, 2019 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Ahead of the release of his forthcoming album, Ignorance Is Bliss scheduled for the 31st of May, Skepta shares two sturdy singles from the project. Bullet From A Gun the

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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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Skepta Finally Shares Pure Water Video

November 2, 2018 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Fresh off the release of the video for one of his biggest singles this year and fan favorite turned phenomenon and mantra; Bad Energy (Stay Far Away) Skepta reinforces his

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Skepta Taps LD For New Grime Inspired Single; Neighborhood Watch

November 2, 2018 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Skepta has become somewhat of a beacon of light in the Nigerian hip-hop scene, setting the pace for a budding grime scene in the industry which has seen lots of

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Boj, Skepta and Teezee Share ‘Like 2 Party’

October 25, 2018 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Since dropping 2017’s Magic, Boj has sought to keep himself busy. He dropped a joint EP with Ajebutter 22, Make E No Cause Fight. Add this to the talk of a DRB EP

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Watch The Inspiring New Documentary About Skepta’s Homecoming Event

October 6, 2018 by Adaeze Oguzie

The existence of a festival like Skepta‘s Homecoming is useful to end the negative connotation that countries in Africa only operate in a deficit with resources only used for exploitation.

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Skepta And Wizkid Rock Off With New Creative Class In Energy (Stay Far Away)

September 6, 2018 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Each time Skepta is in Nigeria, he does something we’ve yet to see from anyone else. Think Easter, when he masterminded homecoming and brought brands like Off White and Nike

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The Report: The Best Sounds From June 2018

July 2, 2018 by Tomi Idowu

No month goes by without great new music from the underground and the mainstream. In June, thanks to acts like Lady Donli, Runtown, 2 Baba, Teni Entertainer and Sosa Yande,

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Skepta and Wizkid Want No Parts of That Negativity and ‘Bad Energy’

June 20, 2018 by Tomi Idowu

Skepta and Wizkid’s relationship has done a lot for putting Wiz on the world map. Think of this, Skepta orchestrated the Ojuelegba Remix which went on to birth One Dance

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BBK Africa’s Homecoming Weekend is as Big Easter in Lagos Has Ever Been

April 3, 2018 by Tomi Idowu

In the US, Homecoming Weekend is sometime in October and represents alumni returning to their colleges for festivities. Prior to 2018, Homecoming was not something we recognized in Nigeria. This

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Grace Ladoja, Skepta’s Manager Receives MBE Award From The Queen

January 3, 2018 by Assumpta Audu

New Year, New Me now includes New Rewards as Grace Ladoja receives utmost recognition for her effort in music over the past years. Being one of the 452 recipients of

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Watch Pharrell attempt a Skepta impersonation

February 7, 2017 by Tomi Idowu

Pharrell Williams has been busy doing press runs for the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. In addition to talking about the film’s lofty ambitions, Pharrell has also taken the time to sit

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Custodian Night Edition 1 in Pictures

January 2, 2017 by Tomi Idowu

This Christmas, Culture Custodian has hosted 4 Custodian nights across a variety of Lagos Clubs including Nitro, 57 and Vapors. The opening night was at Nitro on the 15th of

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NATIVELAND Festival 2016 in pictures

December 28, 2016 by Tomi Idowu

On December 22nd 2016, The NATIVE, a brand created to identify, analyze and champion the new culture, launched its website and print magazine through their first annual music festival (NATIVELAND Festival.)