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Asake Releases New Single “Peace Be Unto You”

June 16, 2022 by Naomi Overo

Talented music star Asake has released his anticipated new song Peace Be Unto You. This is following the success of his last song Palazzo which had music fans learning the

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The Top 10 Nigerian Record Label Posse Cuts

May 27, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

by Naomi Overo, Thelma Ideozu, and Adaora Nwangwu Posse cuts is a format that never fails to excite music heads. Rooted in hip-hop’s competitive nature, this tradition sends artists on

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Fireboy DML Shares D Smoke’s Lagos Experience in YouTube Documentary

February 24, 2021 by Damilare Bayero

Some weeks ago, Fireboy DML, YBNL and EMPIRE hosted American rapper and Fireboy’s musical collaborator, D Smoke in Lagos to much media frenzy. The former has decided to make the

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YBNL’s Mafia Family Mixtape Gets A Release Date

November 28, 2018 by Adedamola Onabanjo

From the Jackson Five group to Birdman’s YMCMB to Rick Ross’s MMG, Don Jazzy’s Mo’Hits and most recently Davido’s DMW, music industries around the world have played host to a

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Olamide Builds YBNL With New Signees And A Joint Mixtape In The Works

October 22, 2018 by Adedamola Onabanjo

In an era like this where Digital Marketing is the fastest form of Marketing, Social Media platforms are the surest and fastest means of talent sharing, judging and recognition. The

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Olamide is Back With New Music. Listen to Motigbana

August 15, 2018 by Tomi

Listen to Olamide's latest release, Motigbana

Olamide has had an up and down year by many indications, but it’s nothing to raise alarm about considering its pretty much what Olamide has been about. Flooding the market

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Olamide Goes All-Yoruba on Year Opener, Science Student

January 17, 2018 by Culture Custodian

Nigerian lingo is almost entirely shaped by musicians. For the cool kids, the words of Davido often go on to become common place. Over the past few years, for the

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Olamide’s Back to Uncontrollably Releasing The Music. Listen to ‘Update’

September 5, 2017 by Tomi

There comes a number of times where something happens that everyone has grown so used to and therefore surprises nobody. Olamide releasing umpteen singles in the build up to an

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Olamide’s Wo Video is Proof He Belongs To And Owns The Streets

August 16, 2017 by Tomi

Watch Olamide show he belongs to and owns the streets in his Wo video

As far as 2017 has gone for all of Nigeria’s biggest acts, there has been some form of multiplicity in the market being appealed to. For Wizkid and Davido, it’s

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Olamide Teams Up With Adey on New Track, Wavy Level

June 1, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Listen to Olamide and Adey link up on Wavy Level

By the measures of most, tagging Olamide as lucid this year is an understatement when juxtaposing his work against that of other years. Most of his contributions have been features on

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Video: Pepper Dem Gang – Olamide ft. Davolee

February 10, 2017 by Feyikemi Akin-Bankole

Off Olamide‘s recent album ‘The Glory‘ released in December 2016, the visuals to the single everyone is jamming to, ‘Pepper Dem Gang‘ is out now. The song features the newest YBNL member, Davolee. The video was

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Boj and Olamide kickback with friends in the Wait A Minute video

February 8, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

Boj and Olamide on set the Wait A Minute video shoot

Boj and Olamide’s collaborative effort, Wait A Minute was released two weeks ago and has quickly been met with a video directed by Moe Musa and shot in Lagos. The video

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Video: No Forget Feat. Simi – Adekunle Gold

February 3, 2017 by Simi Badiru

Adekunle Gold and Simi in the video for No Forget

Adekunle Gold and Simi join hands for the video of No Forget off Adekunle’s debut album, Gold. The video tells the story of Adekunle seeking and failing to gain Simi’s

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Lil Kesh kicks off November with a new track, Shele Gan Gan

November 2, 2016 by Culture Custodian

Ambassador of the streets, Lil Kesh came through with his promise for a new single to kick off November. Its titled Shele Gan Gan and produced by Krizbeatz. Enjoy the new track

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YBNL Concert 2016 in Pictures

October 11, 2016 by Tomi

On Independence Day, Burna Boy performed for the first time in the UK to a sold out Hammersmith Apollo. This past weekend, the YBNL Concert 2016 held and in the