NATIVE Exclusive: A-Q is moving from veteran rapper to leader of a renaissance
Inside the complex, scheming mind of one of the most respected figures in Nigerian rap
Best New Music: Oxlade gives Afropop an ethereal touch on “Away”
Oxlade is still at the start of his career, "Away" points to great things
Essentials: Gbasky’s ‘Black Frequency (EP)’ is folk-pop you can relate to
A soulful take on Yoruba Folk, mutating vintage rhythms into smoothed and often downbeat
NATIVE Exclusive: 2020 is the year of Dice Ailes’ debut project
Dice only does things when he's ready, and now, he's ready.
Songs of the Day: New music from Skepta, DND Section, Ictooicy & more
Your latest dose of great music from across
How Young T & Bugsey’s “Don’t Rush” shot up to number one in Nigeria
How a Tik Tok challenge increased the song's
For The Girls: Efe Oraka is making music for cool black girls
My genre is called cool black girl because I make music that cool black girls
Essentials: ‘Easy to Love Me Now, Pt. I’ is a series of powerful snapshots of Dara Alamutu’s life
A resounding portrait of what it looks like to embrace
The Shuffle: Revisiting Reminisce’s Sarz-produced banger, “Kako Bi Chicken”
One of the most important songs in Nigerian rap history
Epic beat battle: After Shizzi VS Sarz, here are 5 other producers battles we want to see
Forget about the WWE raw and get excited for Shizzi versus
For the Girls: Fave’s viral success is landing her the attention of industry heavyweights
Could this be emPawa's newest breakthrough
Essentials: Hugh Masekela & Tony Allen’s ‘Rejoice’ is a celebration of African music’s innovative spirit
A delightful collaboration between two of the most talented African artists to walk the face of the
Songs of the Day: New music from Nasty C, BOJ, SOLIS, Lord Isaac and more
The fast and furious pace of new music releases makes it hard to keep track of all different new sounds coming out of Africa, as the music...
Essentials: Oxlade debut project, ‘Oxygen’, is everything we expected it to be
Named not only because of his Oxlade stage name but also because "music is the air (he)
Fresh Meat: Best New Artists Of The Month (March)
Every month, The NATIVE will be curating a monthly list to spotlight the best and most exciting new artists on the...
Rap Song of the Week: A-Q & M.I Abaga deliver “A Class Act”
A commanding cut from two of Nigeria’s leading English
Sound Sultan drops star-studded 8th LP, ‘8th Wonda’
The afropop legend is assisted by a mix of older and younger
Paybac releases long-awaited sophomore album, ‘CULT!’
The official follow-up to his 2018 album, 'The Biggest
