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
Essentials: Skepta, Chip and Young Adz team up for assertive new album, ‘Insomnia’
Expanding their sound in service of their ever-growing
For the Girls: Sampa the Great is making empowering bops for black women
I might final form in my melanin
Best New Music: Rema, 6LACK, Tion Wayne & Manny Norte’s “4 AM” sets the mood for this summer
Lagos, Atlanta, and London come together in Ghana for the brand new
The importance of well-executed Cyphers to the Nigerian rap scene
On the importance of delivering the best rap cyphers for growth's
NATIVE Exclusive: Exploring the communal magic of WeTalkSound
We spoke to the founder of the rising community of creatives about the strides they've been making and their plans for the...
For the Girls Special: How women’s place in music has changed over the the decade
we take a look at the women who came before and those dominating at the
Songs of the day: New music from Crayon, Terry Apala, Niniola, Veen and more
Your latest dose of great music from across
