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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

Review: Suté Iwar’s ‘Ultralight’

Review: Suté Iwar’s ‘Ultralight’

The Nigerian artist prioritises honest reflection on his latest

Review: Davido’s ‘Timeless’

Review: Davido’s ‘Timeless’

A cohesive album with sense of warmth that never departs its sonic

Review: Lojay’s ‘Gangster Romantic’

Review: Lojay’s ‘Gangster Romantic’

a 7-track collection of sterling

Review: Spinall’s ‘Top Boy’

Review: Spinall’s ‘Top Boy’

Without any recency bias, this is arguably the producer and curator's finest showing

Review: Ajebutter22’s ‘Soundtrack To The Good Life’

Review: Ajebutter22’s ‘Soundtrack To The Good Life’

Butter lays out the breezy premise of his third album from the jump—for better and for

Review: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By’

Review: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By’

adeptly capturing the movement from grief to