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17 Projects The NATIVE team are looking forward to this year
Dates have already been announced for albums from VanJess, Mr Eazi, Shekhinah, and Scorpion Kings x Tresor
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In Conversation with The Jide Taiwo, a storyteller intent on immortalising Nigerian music
"It’s for people coming after us, because the future is not just some distant phenomenon—the future is
![Rap Song of the Week: Anti World Gangstars refresh street-rap tropes on “Men Soji”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210201_182924.jpg)
Rap Song of the Week: Anti World Gangstars refresh street-rap tropes on “Men Soji”
An ultra-groovy jam featuring Alpha Ojini alongside AWG squad members; Reeplay, Odomodublvck and Fatboy E (fka Ekizzy...
![No Signal’s 10v10 returns for a fourth season](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/no-signal-.jpeg)
No Signal’s 10v10 returns for a fourth season
The season kicks off with the legendary Wande Coal going hit for hit against Afropop’s finest,
![Songs of the Day: new music from Mr Eazi, CKay, Tomilola and more](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pjimage-2-1.jpg)
Songs of the Day: new music from Mr Eazi, CKay, Tomilola and more
Start your weekend with new releases from around the
![Dice Ailes opens 2021 with new single, “Money Dance”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-29-at-1.49.36-PM.png)
Dice Ailes opens 2021 with new single, “Money Dance”
His first release under his new label, Black Butter
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Online gaming communities are a growing trend in Nigeria
NATIVE speaks with online gamers to find out how the growing community has changed their
![Jess ETA emerges as the winner of Audiomack’s Rising Star challenge](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pjimage-5.jpg)
Jess ETA emerges as the winner of Audiomack’s Rising Star challenge
Jess ETA has won a studio session at BBNZ
![Davido and Mayorkun are samurai warriors in their new video for “The Best”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-28-at-7.47.20-PM.png)
Davido and Mayorkun are samurai warriors in their new video for “The Best”
Translating the song into the samurai trope of a student learning from his
![The Shuffle: Dice Ailes impacted Nigerian pop culture with smash hit, “Otedola”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Dice-Ailes-Otedola-shuffle.jpg)
The Shuffle: Dice Ailes impacted Nigerian pop culture with smash hit, “Otedola”
Ahead of his imminent return, we revisit the singer's momentous single; a creative high point in his
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Bobi Wine vs Museveni: The Dictator is Naked
Ugandan activist and writer, Safina Nakayiza narrates how the sitting president, Yoweri Museveni employs violence and fear to maintain his...
![Essentials: Efe Oraka’s ‘Magic’ is a beautiful coming of age story](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pjimage-1-1.jpg)
Essentials: Efe Oraka’s ‘Magic’ is a beautiful coming of age story
A divinely contoured body of work that finds its sweet spot in fashioning poignant and intimate stories about love, faith, and...
![Songs of the day: New music from Bella Shmurda, Tomi Thomas, capespring and more](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_9954.jpg)
Songs of the day: New music from Bella Shmurda, Tomi Thomas, capespring and more
Catch up on all the latest songs released around the
![Silencing Nigerian rappers is not the answer to cybercrime](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bella-cash-app.jpg)
Silencing Nigerian rappers is not the answer to cybercrime
'Yahoo Yahoo' songs offer us an opportunity to assess the socio-economic conditions that help proliferate
![NATIVE Exclusive: Kida Kudz is pop royalty at home and abroad](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-27-at-1.29.38-PM.png)
NATIVE Exclusive: Kida Kudz is pop royalty at home and abroad
We are celebrating the Jiggy FC Top Memba's birthday
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Hot Takes: Amaarae, Meek Mill & Funke Akindele’s ‘Omo Ghetto’
Amaarae is calling for fan cams of her loyal
![What’s Clubhouse? 6 Young Nigerians Tell Us All About the latest Social app](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pjimage-4.jpg)
What’s Clubhouse? 6 Young Nigerians Tell Us All About the latest Social app
"The fact that CH is a melting pot of cultures and audiences occurred to me as holding a huge potential to expand our community - laterally...
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Security agents clash in Imo state, destroying lives and property
State governor, Hope Uzodimma has now ordered a curfew in surrounding neighbourhoods to deescalate the
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3 Years ‘Outside’: Appreciating Burna Boy’s peerless creative run since his rebirth
The trio of albums, also including ‘African Giant’ and ‘Twice As Tall’, deserve to be immortalised as one of the greatest,...