Chillz – “Chop Life”

Chillz debuted his ‘Good Vibes, Vol 1’ earlier this year, but before the project dropped, he already cemented his place as an elite Afropop act, featuring on M.I’s ‘Rendezvous’ playlist album and producing Headies nominated tracks from Falz’s ‘Moral Instructions’ project. He just released the Tshsz Nelson-directed music video for “Chop Life”, one of the standout tracks from the feel-good project and it shows him living the life of a celebrity on vacation.

Stormzy’s Live Lounge – “Brown Skin Girl (Cover)” Feat Stalk Ashley

Beyonce’s Afropop influenced album, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, didn’t have the crossover impact some fans hoped for, but it offered the featured Nigerian acts a plaque to add to their bag of international collaborations. Stormzy just flipped the project’s standout, “Brown Skin Girl”, for his set at the BBC Live Lounge featuring Stalk Ashley, a live band and backing choir. The 3-minute long clip captures him delivering heartfelt rap bars, showing his appreciation for women over the live music.

Djaji Prime – “Darkness in the Light (Freeverse)”

Djaji Prime’s music video debut, “Darkness in the Light”, highlights the psychedelic world the young rapper imagines on his songs. “Darkness in the Light” finds him exploring the strife of his anxieties and the therapeutic activities that help him deal with the stress. The music video features clips of him smoking a blunt while cuts of scenes from animes and psychedelic edits add more character and wistfulness to the song.

Big Sean – “Bezerk” Feat. A$AP Ferg

Big Sean is gearing to release his 5th studio album, following 2017’s platinum-selling ‘I Decided’. He debuted new single, “Bezerk” featuring A$AP Ferg last month but has only recently brought the song to life in a Mike Carson-directed music video which opens with the duo at a liquor store where a young girl throws a pink grenade at them and sets them off to a wild and crazy adventure. The track’s producer, Hit-boy later joins them as they surf through the streets on a carpet while being chased by giant wind-up teeth till the closing scene where they perform to a massive crowd from inside a hot air balloon.

Eri Ife – “Dear Future Wife”

Eri Ife has proven the romantic depths of his pen game on songs like Jinmi Abdul assisted “Everything” but he takes his emotive intents even further with the music video for his latest single, “Dear Future Wife”. Mex film directs the video following the folky singer and his love interest through their googly-eyed romantic lives as the video leads to a satisfying small wedding ceremony between the couple.

“Birds of Prey” Trailer

Margot Robbie’s outstanding performance as the Joker obsessed Harley Quinn in the DC Extended Universe’s “Suicide Squad” has earned the character her own spin-off which is reportedly being developed into a trilogy of films. The trailer for the first of the series, “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of Harley Quinn)”, has been released and it seems fans can prepare for more R-rated Harley-centric fun as she tries to move on after her breakup with Joker. Along with her newfound friends, Black Canary, Huntress and detective Renee Montoya, to save Cassandra Cain (one of several characters who took on the role of Batgirl in DC’s comics) from Black Mask, a ruthless crime lord who operates out of Gotham City. Though the film is a part of the DCEU, none of the other DC heroes will feature in the film.

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