
Songs of the day: New music from Kwesi Arthur, Rexxie, Tekno, TMXO & others
Your latest dose of great music from across

Rap Song of the Week: “There They Go” sees Nasty C at his slickest and most imposing
Not too many rappers do braggadocio like Mr

Essentials: Nxwrth’s shares debut solo album, ‘NASA: Thanks for flying’
A 12-track tape created to give listeners the illusion of

Watch BeBe Zahara Benet in the fabulous video for new single, “Banjo”
This drag queen has got some things to say–in

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)