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Songs of the day: New music releases from Tochi Bedford x Santi, Omah Lay, Jesse Jagz & others
All the best music from around the

Fresh Meat: Best new artists this month (May)
Featuring Naya Akanji, Xenlaii, Le Ru, Apartment VII and more

Kiddominant links up with Cassper Nyovest for genre-mashing new single, “eWallet”
A bubbly statement of Kiddominant's 'South Afrobeats'

Rap Song of the Week: Phyno manifests his greatness with “Speak Life (On God)”
Employing a victor mentality that’s beyond fitting for an artist with far less to prove these
GEMS: A list of the best songs released this week
New music from Straffitti, Loti, Tochi Bedford, Santi and

8 producer/artists tell us what it’s like to be self-sufficient in these times
Featuring words by Dunnie, TMXO, Nxwrth, Veen, Tochi Bedford, Spotless, Omah Lay and Minz

Nnamdi Okeke embodies the broken Nigerian dream in ‘Living in Bondage: Breaking Free’
The dream is to blow, regardless of what it

Dunnie’s new EP, ‘FOUR’ is a statement of her artistic growth
The singer uses her music as a tool for

20 Nigerian artists as football stars
Davido Ronaldo, Burna Van Djik, Wande Ozil + more perfect comparisons. @ us.

The Shuffle: That time DJ Neptune enlisted M.I, Naeto C & DaGrin for the evergreen rap collab, “123 (Remix)”
A gathering of three Nigerian rap unicorns that is both royal and

Songs of the day: New music releases from Wande Coal, TÖME, Runtown, Trill Tega and more
All the best music from around the

Universal Music launches Def Jam Africa
With a novel roster that includes Nasty C, Cassper Nyovest, Larry Gaaga, Boity &

Songs of the Day: New music from Dj Spinall, Dice Ailes, Jesse Jagz, Wayne, Oxlade and more
All the best music from around the

We spoke to a few women about claiming their sexual autonomy through sex work
NSFW: on that demon time, she might start an Only

Rap Song of the Week: It’s Davolee & Jaido P versus everybody on “G.O”
A deeply satisfying rap song about the burning desire to jump your rivals at every

Songs of the Day: new music from Wizkid, Burna Boy x Sho Madjozi, Rema, Sauti Sol and more
all the best music this new music

Mr Eazi debuts first single off upcoming emPawa project, “I No Go Give Up On You”
Knits together the anxieties and excitement of falling in