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Davido’s ‘A Good Time’ Is His Much-Desired Prosperity Album | Album Review
Davido’s personality is built around a show of wealth. His first album, released seven years ago, is titled “Omo Baba Olowo” – a brag which acknowledges him as the son of a wealthy man. His latest album, his second, still plays around the subject. However, since 2012 – when Davido was a shirt-pulling teenager with…
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Alpha P’s King of the Wolves EP Review
Alpha P is seventeen — a former bandmate of Rema, the artiste who has joined the long line of Millenials bringing a fresh contemporary twist to Afropop. In recent times, the genre has come under experimentation, with its practitioners tweaking its properties to fit into the current fast-paced preferences of the Nigerian audience. However, spaces…
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VIDEO: Rema on The Tea Club Show | AfroVibes Radio
The Tea Club Show @theteaclubshow hosted by International DJ: Heaven Mozart [@heavenmozart], interviews global AfroBeat Artist & Phenom REMA. The Tea Club Guest Hosts IG: 1: BB LOVE – @its_bblove Destiny @destyniselena 2: Ysa – @lifeofysaa 3: Destiny – @destyniselena 4: LepaShandy – @_lepashandy 5: The Tea Club Show – @theteaclubshow 6: AfroVibes – @afrovibesradio…
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Fireboy DML’s ‘Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps’ Finds Success In Its Emotional Strength | Album Review
There’s a case to be made for Fireboy DML – The YBNL Afro-Life act who rose to stardom on the back of “Jealous,” which has been one of the year’s wonders. A voice that sticks, a superb pen game, and the magic of Pheelz’s production: that’s what it took for Fireboy to register among his many…
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Vector’s ‘Vibes Before Teslim,’ Is A Colorful And Self-Aware Effort From The Rapper | Album Review
Almost two minutes, the last song on Vector’s new EP, Vibes Before Teslim, has Vector repeating some lines. Famed for his obsession with puns, he tends to be showy with it. The song is, interestingly, self-produced. “Never Scared,” features somber acapella humming for a beat, and it is everything that presents the “thing” about Vector’s…
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5 Interesting Facts About Davido’s New Album, ‘A Good Time’
Davido just released his album, A Good Time. It is his first since 2016’s Son of Mercy where he tried to break into the international market. Three years after, OBO is back. A Good Time comes out at a time Afrobeats is ruling the world. Davido’s album will no doubt place him highly in prestige.…
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Understanding Burna Boy’s Grammy Nomination
Some would say finally. But for those who know, Burna Boy’s Grammy 2020 nod is nothing but manifestation. He’s been working for this, and African Giant was sure to get a nod. On its opener, Burna Boy is prophetic; with well-enunciated words, he summons an opening performance which is reminiscent of the regal grace of…
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TG Omori & Teni: The ‘Billionaire’ Video As An Evidence Of The Power Of Nostalgia
TG Omori is a man whose logo has been said to be more popular than his person. That was then. Now, when the unwavering quality of his work is paired with his humorous tendencies on social media, you get an enigma who is gradually building his image. His videos qualify as Alté. A subculture of…
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Tiwa Savage & Wizkid: Gender Bias in the Nigerian Music Scene
Last year, one of the Nigerian entertainment industry’s hottest topics came by way of the Starboy. Wizkid, as his name denotes, favors the provocative, the teenage-esque thrill of featuring in sexually-charged scenes. Even, his relationship with Tiwa Savage —bar their obvious musical chemistry— is publicly strengthened through subtle sexual tension. Case in study: Fever. Most…
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Peruzzi’s ‘Huncho Vibez’ Almost Delivers on Something Great | Album Review
Peruzzi, over time, has proven to be a most resilient artiste. For an artiste barely four years into the game, he has two projects. The first of those, Heartwork was a curious probing into relationships. The songs were sadly overlooked, with the exception of “Majesty” which became a sensation after a sensationalist Nigerian audience took…