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NATIVE Selects: A List of the Best Songs This Week
Featuring cuts from Asake, Pheelz, Bad Boy Timz &

NATIVE Staff Picks: 20 Songs That Defined Afropop In 2022
Featuring classics from Asake, Kabza De Small, Sampa the Great &

The official soundtrack for ‘Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever’ is almost here
CKay, Rema, Burna Boy and

CKay, Omah Lay & The Rise of Emo-Influenced Nigerian Pop
An offshoot of rock, a fairly recent wave of rap, and now a prominent sensibility in Nigerian

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: Black Sherif’s “Kwaku the Traveller” stays at No. 1 for second straight week
Black Sherif is now the non-Nigerian artiste with the most top ten

TurnTable Top 50: Asake ascends to No. 1 after Burna Boy-assisted “Sungba (Remix)”
The third artist to score multiple chart toppers from a

NCVRD: Lanre Williams On The Making of Rema’s ‘Rave & Roses’
"Sometimes, I feel like it's actually Rema drawing. Everything he wants, he has it in his

Rema is poised to herald a new chapter for Afropop with ‘Rave & Roses’
“As you listen to the Album embrace the light, trust me I will not take my time in the studio to convince

Best New Music: Rema Brings His Debut Album One Step Closer with “Calm Down”
'Rave & Roses' is almost