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NATIVE Exclusive: Magicsticks Wants to be King of the World

NATIVE Exclusive: Magicsticks Wants to be King of the World

The producer (and DJ) discusses current success and unyielding

For Its Next Lap, Nigeria’s Street Pop Is Pushing Into Experimental Fields

For Its Next Lap, Nigeria’s Street Pop Is Pushing Into Experimental Fields

With Street Pop now packaged in colourful, ready-to-dance wrapping, it has sauntered into its most commercial

TurnTable  Top 100: Asake Debuts At No.1 With New Single, “Yoga”

TurnTable Top 100: Asake Debuts At No.1 With New Single, “Yoga”

Khaid's "Jolie" rises to No.10 this

NATIVE Selects: A List of the Best Songs This Week

NATIVE Selects: A List of the Best Songs This Week

Featuring cuts from Asake, Pheelz, Bad Boy Timz &

Essentials: Seyi Vibez’s ‘Memory Card’ Lays The Blueprint For Future Experimentation

Essentials: Seyi Vibez’s ‘Memory Card’ Lays The Blueprint For Future Experimentation

a clear indication of his penchant for

NATIVE Staff Picks: 20 Songs That Defined Afropop In 2022

NATIVE Staff Picks: 20 Songs That Defined Afropop In 2022

Featuring classics from Asake, Kabza De Small, Sampa the Great &

The Best Music Videos Of 2022

The Best Music Videos Of 2022

Featuring Sampha the Great, Asake and

NATIVE RESET ISSUE: Asake, Undisputed

NATIVE RESET ISSUE: Asake, Undisputed

Asake's time is

TurnTable Top 100: Wizkid And Ayra Starr Debut At No.5 With “2 Sugar”

TurnTable Top 100: Wizkid And Ayra Starr Debut At No.5 With “2 Sugar”

Young Jonn's "Xtra Cool" holds at No.1

TurnTable Top 100: Young Jonn scores his first No. 1 with “Xtra Cool”

TurnTable Top 100: Young Jonn scores his first No. 1 with “Xtra Cool”

Tiwa Savage & Asake's "Loaded" also debuts at No.

Turntable Top 100: Wizkid’s “Money & Love” Debuts On The Top Five

Turntable Top 100: Wizkid’s “Money & Love” Debuts On The Top Five

Wizkid's "Money and Love" debuts at

Asake, DJ Maphorisa & Nigeria’s quest to adopt Amapiano

Asake, DJ Maphorisa & Nigeria’s quest to adopt Amapiano

More culture vulture

Revisiting Olamide’s ‘YBNL’, the album turned street-defining movement

Revisiting Olamide’s ‘YBNL’, the album turned street-defining movement

More than the title of a cult classic

How “Yan Yan” frames Asake’s growth within the past year

How “Yan Yan” frames Asake’s growth within the past year

foreshadowing his current

Asake Shares New Single “Terminator,” Ahead Of His Debut Album

Asake Shares New Single “Terminator,” Ahead Of His Debut Album

His debut album arrives September

Songs Of The Day: New Music From SGaWD, Fireboy DML, Asake & More

Songs Of The Day: New Music From SGaWD, Fireboy DML, Asake & More

new mid-week releases

Fireboy DML & Asake Unite For Their First-Ever Collaboration, “Bandana”

Fireboy DML & Asake Unite For Their First-Ever Collaboration, “Bandana”

a fitting run-up to their respective albums

TurnTable Top 50: CKay’s “Watawi” climbs into the top ten

TurnTable Top 50: CKay’s “Watawi” climbs into the top ten

Also, Kizz Daniel's "Buga" makes it seven weeks at No.

The NATIVE Editorial Staff share their favourite songs of 2022 so far

The NATIVE Editorial Staff share their favourite songs of 2022 so far

Featuring songs from Asake, Buruklyn Boyz, Butera Knowless, Asa, and

TurnTable Top 50: Asake scores another No. 1 with “Peace Be Unto You”

TurnTable Top 50: Asake scores another No. 1 with “Peace Be Unto You”

The only artist to score multiple No. 1 entries in

Asake, Burna Boy & the trend of anthemic choruses across Nigerian Pop

Asake, Burna Boy & the trend of anthemic choruses across Nigerian Pop

One of 2022's longstanding