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Best of 2020: A ranked list of the best 20 albums this year
From Icytooicy's 'Sorry I Don't Like Phone Calls' to the seminal 'Made in
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NATIVE Premiere: Watch Naira Marley fall in love in the playful video for ‘Chi Chi’
Marlians have feelings too
![Best of 2020: The Top 10 Rappers of The Year](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rappers-2020.jpg)
Best of 2020: The Top 10 Rappers of The Year
Focalistic, Nasty C, Olamide are some of the finest rappers we've had all
![Best Of 2020: The best guest verses of the year, ranked](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0803.jpg)
Best Of 2020: The best guest verses of the year, ranked
Who delivered the hottest feature verse of the
![Songs Of The Day: New music from Burna Boy, Naira Marley, Sarkodie, Zlatan, Zamir and more](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9082.jpg)
Songs Of The Day: New music from Burna Boy, Naira Marley, Sarkodie, Zlatan, Zamir and more
Catch up on all the latest releases from around the
![A ranked list of the 12 Hennessy Cypher 2020 verses](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Falz-Hennessy-Cypher-2020.jpg)
A ranked list of the 12 Hennessy Cypher 2020 verses
An improved edition featuring appearance from Falz, M.I Abaga, Vector, Show Dem Camp, CDQ, Phlow &
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Over 300 school boys are missing after gunmen raid school in Katsina
Boko Haram have claimed responsibility for the
![Daily Paper and Off-White partner with Surf Ghana to bring Accra’s first skatepark](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pjimage-5.jpg)
Daily Paper and Off-White partner with Surf Ghana to bring Accra’s first skatepark
Freedom Skate Park is coming in
![WizMag ROOTS: Wizkid’s close collaborators discuss contributions to ‘Made In Lagos’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-2020-12-15-at-12.03.14.png)
WizMag ROOTS: Wizkid’s close collaborators discuss contributions to ‘Made In Lagos’
A slew of interviews which contextualise the highly reverential album, and shows how well one of Africa's biggest superstars utilises...
![Wizkid, the epitome of what it means to be made in Lagos](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-2020-12-14-at-17.42.11.png)
Wizkid, the epitome of what it means to be made in Lagos
An ode to the vivacious city who birthed our global
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Omah Lay and Tems have been detained in police custody in Uganda
Both artists have been denied their release, set earlier
![DJ Spinall releases new, star-studded album, ‘Grace’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/DJ-Spinall-Grace-e1607761834569.jpg)
DJ Spinall releases new, star-studded album, ‘Grace’
Featuring Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Omah Lay, Fireboy DML, WurLD, King Promise, Niniola, Kranium, Shaybo, BOJ, and
![Disney Plus is set to launch sci-fi series set in Lagos, Iwaju](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pjimage-1-1.jpg)
Disney Plus is set to launch sci-fi series set in Lagos, Iwaju
Iwájú will explore themes of class, innocence, and challenging the status
![Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa announce joint project, ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, with singer Tresor](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Scorpion-Kings-x-Tresor-RITJ-announcement-e1607674025596.jpg)
Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa announce joint project, ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, with singer Tresor
They’ve also shared lead single, "Funu", ahead of the album release in February
![Tekno (finally) releases long-awaited debut album, ‘Old Romance’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tekno-Old-Romance-announcement.jpg)
Tekno (finally) releases long-awaited debut album, ‘Old Romance’
The singer's first LP is described as an ode to traditional, simple
![Songs of the day: New music from Tekno, Joeboy, Reminisce, Liya, Kblacktheblack, and more](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_8913.jpg)
Songs of the day: New music from Tekno, Joeboy, Reminisce, Liya, Kblacktheblack, and more
Catch up on all the latest releases from around the