Boluwatife Adeyemi

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Review: ‘Morayo’ by Wizkid

Review: ‘Morayo’ by Wizkid

On ‘Morayo,’ Wizkid seems to find solace in what works, mostly drawing on familiar

Review: ‘Emotions’ by Ckay

Review: ‘Emotions’ by Ckay

For the longest time, CKay cut a polarising figure in the music industry. His early career was dominated by industry-wide conversations and...

Meet Internet Girl, The South African Band Breaking All The Rules

Meet Internet Girl, The South African Band Breaking All The Rules

Meet Internet Girl, The South African Band Breaking All The Rules Ahead of the release of the video for “PULL UP” The NATIVE...

Review: Fireboy DML’s ‘Adedamola’

Review: Fireboy DML’s ‘Adedamola’

With 'Adedamola' Fireboy largely plays it safe, going back to what worked in the earlier years of his career and giving it a more expensive...

Review: ‘Lungu Boy’ by Asake

Review: ‘Lungu Boy’ by Asake

On Asake’s third album, Lungu Boy, the narrational rigor that powered his blistering rise

Review: ‘No Love in Lagos’ by Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, Nsikak David

Review: ‘No Love in Lagos’ by Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, Nsikak David

For these duos to finally join forces for a joint album is not only remarkable, but feels just

Review: ‘Stubborn’ by Victony

Review: ‘Stubborn’ by Victony

From a curious kid in Ojo, to standing on a pedestal as one of Afropop’s great

Review: ‘Another Style’ by Kaestyle

Review: ‘Another Style’ by Kaestyle

In many ways, 2024 is proving to be Kaestyle’s

Review: ‘Born In The Wild’ by Tems

Review: ‘Born In The Wild’ by Tems

Tems was, and still is, the girl on fire

Review: ‘The Year I Turned 21’ by Ayra Starr

Review: ‘The Year I Turned 21’ by Ayra Starr

she makes a case for multiplicity, sonic mastery and global domination, and she emerges

Shallipopi’s ‘Shakespopi’ Album Review

Shallipopi’s ‘Shakespopi’ Album Review

Shakespopi keeps up Shallipopi’s insouciant streak but how much longer can he maintain his hypnotic grasp on a weaning...

Review: ‘TYLA’ by Tyla

Review: ‘TYLA’ by Tyla

her debut

Review: Burna Boy’s ‘I Told Them…’

Review: Burna Boy’s ‘I Told Them…’

An excellent example of the singer’s mastery of sound and intent despite his fixation on endless

Review: Uncle Waffles’ ‘Solace’

Review: Uncle Waffles’ ‘Solace’

stretching the boundaries of private school & Barcadi-House

Review: Olamide’s ‘Unruly’

Review: Olamide’s ‘Unruly’

A sterling body of work, it's hard to imagine this as his last

Review: Adekunle Gold’s ‘Tequila Ever After’

Review: Adekunle Gold’s ‘Tequila Ever After’

a fine showcase of

Review: Crayon’s ‘Trench to Triumph’

Review: Crayon’s ‘Trench to Triumph’

A celebratory endeavour with moments of stark humanity and

Review: Amaarae’s ‘Fountain Baby’

Review: Amaarae’s ‘Fountain Baby’

A showcase of mastery that doesn't break a

Review: Asake’s ‘Work Of Art’

Review: Asake’s ‘Work Of Art’

A heat check leveraging his superstar

Review: Seyi Vibez’s ‘Vibe Till thy Kingdom Come’

Review: Seyi Vibez’s ‘Vibe Till thy Kingdom Come’

Operating within a trademark format but with more authority and strong emotive

Review: Joeboy’s ‘Body & Soul’

Review: Joeboy’s ‘Body & Soul’

There’s no sophomore slump here, just a bar that’s been raised for future