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5 Takeaways From Tiwa Savage’s New Album “Celia”
Making her debut in 2012, Tiwa Savage fought with skill and resolve, and is now one of Africa’s leading music stars. With her debut Once Upon A Time (2013), she appropriated the rhythms of R&B and Afro Pop, creating timeless records like “Kele Kele Love” and “Love Me x3,” whose video stirred controversy, raunchy by…
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Album Review: Does Cuppy’s Debut Album ‘Original Copy’ Silence Her Detractors?
“54” isn’t the best song on Original Copy but the most telling. Julian Marley, the international Reggae superstar and Sir Shina Peters, Nigerian Juju maestro, might on paper, seem an unusual combination but Cuppy pulls it off –as does the entire tape. An ode to the continent of Africa, its title is cognizant of our…
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Album Review: Fireboy DML’s APOLLO: Does He Avoid The Sophomore Slump?
If something changed within the Nigerian music industry in the past few years, not many considered it seriously. Wasn’t until Fireboy DML’s debut Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps dropped, the sound of a sentimental generation, the herald of new stars on the horizon, the talent of these musicians weaned from an array of influences, filtered through…
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Album Review: Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall: A Classic Or Just Good?
Four months ago, when Nigeria was just getting used to the changes effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Burna Boy launched a scathing attack on Nigerians, going for their heads when many a people called for the prosecution of a popular Nigerian actress who flouted lockdown rules. ‘… If not, una go suffer,’ the artist said,…
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Album Review: Krizbeatz Taps Diverse Talent For ‘African Time’
In 2016, from July to October, Krizbeatz produced some of Tekno’s biggest songs, ‘Pana’ and ‘Diana,’ co-produced with Selebobo. At the time, the Afropop artist was on a run enabled by Tekno’s deceptively simple spins around the theme of love. As well as a beneficiary of the uptempo percussions and a chord progression which elicits,…
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Reminisce delivers groovy ode to Family and Community on ‘Vibes and Insha Allah’ [EP Review]
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In a rollout that’s been lauded as genius, Reminisce was introduced to us anew, not that we forgot. How could one possibly forget the brash confidence of his early rhymes, that ingenious usage of Yoruba and English to sell his tough guy persona? Or could one forget “Local Rappers”? One of the dust-raising moments of…
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Kizz Daniel – King Of Love (KOL) | Album Review
An Overview: Kizz Daniel King Of Love Album Review Here is our album review for King of Love by the Nigerian Pop superstar Kizz Daniel. There are few Afro Pop artists who can do syrupy pop bangers as Kizz Daniel. Over the years, Vado has upped his game, with a pen game as unique as…
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Burnaday: Ranking Burna Boy’s Best Albums | OPINION
On this Burna Day, We’re Ranking Burna Boy’s Best Albums If things go as planned, Burna Boy’s eagerly awaited album Twice As Tall will best be released this July. It will be his fifth studio album, and coming in 2020, at a time when Damini Ogulu is arguably the hottest Nigerian music export. His last…
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Prettyboy D-O’s Wildfire Is His Excitable Demonstration Of Will
An Overview: Prettyboy D-O Wildfire Album Review Afro-Pop artist Prettyboy D-O just put out his sophomore tape, Wildfire, and here’s our album review. THERE’S a video on the internet. Prettyboy D-O and Odunsi (The Engine), two artists whose artistic interests revolve around their strong personalities, are discussing. The latter is laid back, playing the host,…
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iLLBliss’ Illy Chapo X Renders His Heart In Raps [Album Review]
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An Overview: Illbliss Illy Chapo X Review The veteran Nigerian rapper iLLBliss exerted optimal skill in 2019, releasing powerful mix tapes and collaborating with producers like Bigfoot and Teckzilla who sketched the soundscape for his Grown Man Raps. Leading to 2020 –when an album would be out– Oga Boss had built the perfect run-up. A…