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Review: Sarkodie’s ‘No Pressure’

Review: Sarkodie’s ‘No Pressure’

Ghana's foremost rap figure makes an affirming

NATIVE Exclusive: It’s Ayra Starr’s Moment Now

NATIVE Exclusive: It’s Ayra Starr’s Moment Now

Her first NATIVE Exclusive

Review: Olamide’s ‘UY Scuti’

Review: Olamide’s ‘UY Scuti’

Olamide delights over glistening mid-tempo instrumentals attuned to his drawling

Review: Wizkid’s Superstar

Review: Wizkid’s Superstar

The life of a 20-year-old in the thick of his visible and excitable upward

For Us By Us: Destigmatising drug use in Nigeria

For Us By Us: Destigmatising drug use in Nigeria

A common form of self-medication, drug use has been unfairly and harmfully stigmatised in Nigeria. For the sake of mental wellbeing, this...

Review: Teni The Entertainer’s ‘Wondaland’

Review: Teni The Entertainer’s ‘Wondaland’

The singer's debut LP is teeming with truths about her life and her

Review: Amaarae’s ‘The Angel You Don’t Know’

Review: Amaarae’s ‘The Angel You Don’t Know’

her debut

Review: Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’

Review: Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’

A classic in the making

Review: Tems’ ‘For Broken Ears’

Review: Tems’ ‘For Broken Ears’

Tems provides aural

Review: Nasty C’s ‘Zulu Man With Some Power’

Review: Nasty C’s ‘Zulu Man With Some Power’

  In the post-streaming age, social media has become the fastest way for audiences to suss out whether their favorite artists have new...

Review: The Cavemen.’s ‘ROOTS.’

Review: The Cavemen.’s ‘ROOTS.’

There’s a popular Igbo adage that states “Onweghi ihe bu ihe ohụrụ n’okpuru anyanwu” – which loosely translates to English as...

Review: Adekunle’s Gold ‘AfroPop Vol 1’

Review: Adekunle’s Gold ‘AfroPop Vol 1’

  “I didn’t want you to see what’s coming – that’s the essence of this album” This is what Adekunle Gold had to tell Apple...

Review: Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall

Review: Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall

Burna Boy goes deep on the follow up to Grammy nominated 'African

NATIVE Exclusive: Fireboy is ready for the next level of the long game

NATIVE Exclusive: Fireboy is ready for the next level of the long game

His sophomore album is well on the way

NATIVE EXCLUSIVE: WURLD IS HERE TO INSPIRE

NATIVE EXCLUSIVE: WURLD IS HERE TO INSPIRE

With three projects in 14-months, the singer-songwriter is showing that he's here to stay and ready to take things up a few...

Odunsi The Engine Is Finally Free

Odunsi The Engine Is Finally Free

Odunsi opens up about his new EP, dealing with the pressure and what's coming

Premiere: DAP The Contract rounds up CTIII with final track, “In My Room”

Premiere: DAP The Contract rounds up CTIII with final track, “In My Room”

‪‘I Swear The Sun Never Leaves, Never Sets, It Just

Premiere: DAP The Contract wants you to listen to his “Famous Last Words” in 7th CTIII drop

Premiere: DAP The Contract wants you to listen to his “Famous Last Words” in 7th CTIII drop

From DAP's ongoing CTIII series

NATIVE Exclusive: Lakin Ogunbanwo’s latest exhibition, ‘E Wa Wo Mi’

NATIVE Exclusive: Lakin Ogunbanwo’s latest exhibition, ‘E Wa Wo Mi’

This art szn, Lakin Ogunbanwo tells NATIVE why he chooses to tell authentic Nigerian

Premiere: Listen to “Signs/Bryn’s Interlude”, the sixth entry into DAP the Contract’s ‘CTIII’ series

Premiere: Listen to “Signs/Bryn’s Interlude”, the sixth entry into DAP the Contract’s ‘CTIII’ series

"Who can match my rhythm

EXCLUSIVE: IAMISIGO SS/20 Collection explores sustainability in fashion

EXCLUSIVE: IAMISIGO SS/20 Collection explores sustainability in fashion

We collaborated with creative director, MOMO for limited edition Lagos Fashion Week