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14 Popular Nigerian Songs Dedicated to Weed
In this list, we take a walk through music archives to draw up 14 popular Nigerian songs which are fully dedicated to indulgence in the vastly wedded Marijuana plant AKA, weed. Please note: This list was originally published on the 3rd of February, 2022. Medically known as Indian Hemp and on the streets as Weed,…
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The 10 Best Nigerian Projects Released So Far in 2021
The year 2020 was a big lesson teacher to all of us, it not only schooled the universe in different ways but also made us all re-evaluate certain modes of operation. In the music industry where stakeholders were wont to get their craft largely remunerated through music shows, concerts, tours and guest performances, that tunnel…
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Talented Cinematographers Behind Your Favourite Nigerian Music Videos
Music videos have always served to entertain and bring our favourite musicians so close to us that at times it feels like they’ve performed for us right in our living rooms. They also add to the success of a song and seal it further in our visuals-inclined minds. Yet one conversation that isn’t had enough…
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Yung L shares 2-in-1 video for ‘Puna’ & ‘Rasta’ feat. Seun Kuti
Yung L has released visuals to ‘RASTA’ & ‘PUNA’ off his latest sophomore album ‘Yaadman Kingsize’, with ‘Rasta’ featuring Grammy-nominated singer, Seun Kuti. Artiste Name: Yung L Song Title(s): Puna, Rasta Featuring: Seun Kuti Album: Yaadman Kingsize Genre: Afro-dancehall Record Label: Zimm Life Country: Nigeria Year: 2021 The 2-in-1 video includes another fan’s favourite “Puna”…
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“I’ve Always Been Ahead of My Time” Yung L Speaks to Notjustok About His Yaadman Kingsize Album
When Yung L ‘Yaadman’ or ‘Mr Marley’ joined the interview via the Zoom link, his blase demeanour was soon replaced with animated candour– I’d told him I was a longtime fan of his music since his 2013 breakout days of SOS when I was in my last year of senior secondary school– and he’d taken…
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January’s Best Songs: Ayra Starr, Sarkodie, Not3s, Bella Shmurda, Yung L
Here’s a roundup of the best new afrobeats songs released in the Nigerian & Ghanaian scene in the month of January. Follow NotJustOk’s specially curated playlist on Spotify – Afrobeats Hits. Considering how packed the final few weeks of 2020 was, it came as little surprise that January started off slow. Many artists took the opportunity…
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Yung L dishes out sophomore album, ‘Yaadman Kingsize’
Yung L is a unique totem in Afro-fusion’s gallery. Infinitely capable of switching between the more core drumming of Afropop and the genre’s broader reggae influence, Yung L has a special place among the generation of musicians diversifying the sound of music coming out of West Africa. Juice and Zimm, Yung L’s January 2020 seven-song…
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Yung L releases new single & video, ‘Yaadman (Intro)’
Yung L releases new single & video, ‘Yaadman (Intro)’ Zimm Life head honcho, Yung L brings forth a brand new single entitled, “Yaadman (Intro)” accompanied with a creative video. RELATED: Yung L – Operator “Yaadman” serves as an appetizer as Yung L gears up to release his highly anticipated album which features Wizkid, Seun Kuti,…
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Yung L unlocks new single, ‘Operator’
Afro-Dancehall artist Yung L gears up to the release of his sophomore album, ‘Yaadman Kingsize‘ with his new track “Operator” – released today, Friday 4th December. Delivering nothing but good vibes, “Operator” serves as yet another Afro-Dancehall anthem for the festive motives. Yung L thrives in his melodic approach to Afro-Dancehall and that’s made clear…
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Yung L Debuts On Billboard’s ‘Next Big Sound’ Chart
Yung L Debuts On Billboard’s ‘Next Big Sound’ Chart Nigerian Afro-dancehall act, Yung L has been named as one of Billboard’s ‘Next Big Sound’ as he debuts at number 9 on the chart. This comes on the heels of his recently released feature with International Afrobeats superstar, Wizkid on the remix of fan’s favourite ‘Eve…