Music

Ladipoe
Ladipoe, The Mild-Mannered Rapper Who Had To Work Hard For His Music To Gain Mainstream Recognition

By Emmanuel Daraloye   If any Nigerian music artiste can be described as having played…

UY Scuti Afrocritik
Album Review: UY Scuti Is A Testament To Olamide’s Artistic Evolution

By Fatiat Saliu   For years, the general discourse around Olamide (apart from his obvious…

Blaqbonez
Blaqbonez, Masculinity And The Psychology Behind “Sex Over Love”

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera   Shortly before he released the album Sex over Love, Blaqbonez put out…

Nigerian Artistes 1Da
Five Nigerian Artistes On The Cusp Of Stardom

By Fatiat Saliu   Do you remember when you hadn’t heard of anyone called Omah…

Erigga
Erigga: The Trajectory Of A Street Ambassador

By Emmanuel Daraloye   Erigga, the Nigerian rapper, goes with a plethora of sobriquets: Paper…

The Cavemen
Meet “The Cavemen”, The Tag Team Revolutionizing Highlife Music In Nigeria

By Emmanuel Daraloye The Cavemen are a modern highlife duo, comprising two brothers: Kingsley Okorie, who distinguishes…

Lojay
Music Review: Lojay & Sarz’s EP “LV N ATTN” Is An Explosive Body Of Work

By Fatiat Saliu I had never heard of any artist called Lojay until I listened…

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Music Review: Valdozzy Displays Ambition With Debut EP “Magic”

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera The very first impression that the songs of a new singer…

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WIZKID LAZILY REFLECTS ON WINE AND SEX IN “MADE IN LAGOS”

Wizkid, from an artistic perspective, has nothing to prove to anyone. You could tell that…

ayra starr
WITH HER IMPRESSIVE DEBUT EP, AYRA STARR COULD BE NIGERIA’S OWN AALIYAH

On July 11, 2019, Ayra Starr uploaded a video on Instagram, which had her closing…