Watch Darkovibes and Mr Eazi team up in new video for “Come My Way”

Darkovibes and Mr Eazi’s new collaboration, “Come For Me” has ruined any chance of fighting with your girl to get out of spending this valentine season. The song is a reminder that others willing and able to replace boyfriends who don’t treat their ladies properly. The KillBeatz produced song was released in December last year and the accompanying music video has just gotten released in time to celebrate the season of love this February.

Yaw Skyface directed the music video that shows Darkovibes going home with one of the women at a party where Mr Eazi is also seen performing the seductive chorus.

Watch the music video for “Come For Me” below.

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Premier: ZINZI’s “Grounded” is an empowering breakup anthem

We all have different ways of dealing with getting our hearts broken. Some will ask that you handle it with dignity, others believe that all is fair in love and war. ZINZI, a singer from Harrow, North West London, blurs the lines between both options on her latest single, “Grounded”, where she channels the heartbreak as currency for an empowering breakup anthem.

After a few years behind the scenes, featuring alongside Davido on Tau Benah’s track ‘Reasons’, ZINZI has released “Grounded”, the first single from her coming project debut. She teamed up with producer, DemDrums who provides the glowering and unsettling background that seesaws between layered strings, pitch-shifted vocals and disjointed beats. Still, ZINZI easily finds her pocket amid the gloom with louche, menacing lyrics to match: “Middle finger to your crew/ If you want to see me lose”.

Her angst-filled lyrics addressing her ex and the hurt they put her through is just what the doctor ordered to empower those dealing with difficult breakups. She accused her lover of “Still calling (Her) baby when (they’re) in need”, performing the delicate act of describing her hurt feelings while still portraying the image of a woman in charge.

Stream ZINZI’s “Grounded” below.

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Rema’s short-film debut and 6 other videos you should see this week

Rema – “Rema’s Realm (Episode One)”

Rema introduced his gangster persona with his latest EP, ‘Bad Commando’. He continues expanding the youthful delinquent narrative with a short-film titled “Rema’s Realm (Episode One)” that shows him robbing a store with his crew. The 4-minute long video opens with him providing context for why he endorses in the life of crime; “In these streets there’s no love and we’re exposed to bad influence”. We expect that Rema’s acting will improve in subsequent episodes, but the first episode gets a pass for the authentic Nigerian direction of the crime story.

J-Lo and Shakira – “Super Bowl Performance”

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira lit up the Super Bowl stage at the Hard Rock Stadium in Maimi, last Sunday. The 43-year-old Colombian singer, Shakira performed hits like “She Wolf” and “Hips Don’t Lie” while showing off her famous dance moves and crowd-surfing. J-Lo also danced up a storm with her impressive pole dance set. Her daughter, Emme also joined her on the stage to perform with other children before Bad Bunny and J Balvin joined them to emphasize the Latin pride performance.

Runtown – “Body Riddim” Feat. Darkovibes, Bella Shmurda

Runtown has released the music video for his latest single, “Body Riddim”, featuring Darkovibes and Bella Shmurda. The video was directed by Adasa Cookey and it celebrates street-culture with the basketball court set, bike riding, street-style costumes and dancers while the artists also feature to perform their romantic sets.

Roddy Ricch – “The Box on Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Falon”

Fresh off his first Grammy win, L.A rapper, Roddy Ricch took featured on the “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” stage. He performed “The Box” wearing a No. 8 Lakers jersey in honour of Kobe Bryant and stood inside a box with projections.

Blaq Jerzee x Wizkid – “Arizona”

After teaming up for “Blow”, Wizkid and Blaq Jerzee reunite for a new single titled “Arizona”. The song is Blaq Jerzee’s 2020 debut and it comes with an accompanying video that sets both artists in the glamour of the desert.

Mr Eazi – “Kpalanga”

Mr Eazi shared the music video for “Kpalanga” just days after celebrating the 3rd year anniversary of his relationship with Temi Otedola. However, he explained in a GQ interview that the song is inspired by the love between his military father and civilian mother and dedicated the song to men and women in service. The military appreciation is also reflect in the music video directed by
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Trailer for “Fast & Furious 9”

We’ve gotten the first look at the ninth instalment of the “Fast & Furious” film franchise, “Fast & Furious: The Fast Saga”. The trailer for the blockbuster was released over the weekend and took over social media with people expressing their excitement for the movie. Kids See Ghost’s “Feel the Love,” features as the soundtrack for the nearly 4-minute long clip that stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, John Cena, Charlize Theron, and Helen Mirren. The adrenaline-fueled film continues the legacy of the Fast franchise with more high-speed chases, explosions, and daring stunts.

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Runtown features on “Lie to Me” with Tinashe and Dutch DJ duo, Yellow Claw

Dutch-based DJ duo, Yellow Claw announced their new project ‘Never Dies’ by releasing its upcoming tracklist over the weekend. Runtown was one of the many artists featured on the newly released album, as he joins singer and songwriter, Tinashe on a track titled “Lie to Me”. Runtown dips into his electronic pop-dance bag on this track, as he sings “in the streets of Lagos, how I am supposed to get my mind off this lifestyle/I’m trying to be a better man”, admitting how living in Lagos stops him from having a wandering eye because of all the pretty women. The track makes for a catchy bop that can be played at festivals across the world, and being a Yellow Claw song we’re sure they’ll have it on rotation at their festival circuits.

Listen to “Lie to Me” below.

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ICYMI: Runtown shares new single “Body Riddim” featuring Darkovibes and Bella Shmurda

Slimcase taps Zlatan for new single, “Pongilah”

After ending 2019 on a high with his street smash, “Lambaxtra”, Slimcase is kicking off this year with a new single, “Pongilah, and it features another street-hop act, Zlatan. Considering their influential role in popularising street lingo through their music, it is a bit surprising that both artists haven’t worked together until now. As the title suggests, “Pongilah” is heavy on raunchy quips delivered in Yoruba, and it continues Slimcase’s streak of explicit singles.

Stream “Pongilah” here.

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Watch the video for Tekno’s first single of the year, “Beh Beh”

Tekno has just dropped his first single of the year, “Beh Beh”, and it features production from Masterkraft. The romance-themed single also comes with an accompanying video directed by Loudfilmx, which you can watch below. “Beh Beh” is released under Tekno’s self-owned imprint, Cartel Music, and it follows his two singles from late last year, “Skeletun” and “Suru”.

Watch “Beh Beh” here.

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ICYMI: MR EAZI IS LOVE SICK ON NEW SINGLE, “KPALANGA”

Rap Song of the Week: Eclipse Nkasi declares himself the “King Right Now”

Bragging is commonplace in hip-hop, but the best rap songs built around brags are indented by an effortless moxie, that will command listener’s instant attention. Carried along by an authoritative and unflustered flow, Eclipse Nkasi’s “King Right Now” bears the right markings of an essential braggadocio cut. Affording himself just two-and-a-half minutes over a bombastic beat that merges electro-funk with shades of UK drill, the indie rap veteran gets to the point, artfully brushing off stones being hurled at him and barking out life advice to jobless haters without breaking concentration.

Every bar on “King Right Now” is sharply written and delivered, especially on the first verse where there’s an abundance of intricate rhyme patterns. By the second verse, he switches gears, opting for clear-eyed one-liners that draw most of the attention to his berating vocal tone, even though he still jams his raps with internal schemes. “Chale, e for better make you go find work/leave amebo and the small side talk”, he orders, before switching into a British accent for the equally mean closing lines of the verse. “King Right Now” hits the sweet spot between being highly technical and insanely catchy, and it serves a convincing showcasing both Eclipse’s pen game as well as his accomplished song-making abilities.

“King Right Now” is the lead single off Eclipse’s soon-to-be-released album, ‘Child of Destiny’. You can stream the single and pre-add the album here.

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Mr Eazi is love sick on new single, “Kpalanga”

Mr Eazi has released a new single, “Kpalanga”, after celebrating the 3rd year anniversary of his romantic relationship with Temi Otedola. He puts his mushy side on full display on the Killertunez-produced single, which allows him to take a break from his globe-trotting schemes and focus on emotional sentiments.

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Killertunez produced the catchy beat for “Kpalanga” and sets a lightweight groove for Mr Eazi’s heartfelt confessions of love; “If you want, I go cry a river/ Just to show you your love dey make me kpalanga”. He explained in a GQ interview that the song is inspired by the love between his military father and civilian mother and dedicated the song to men and women in service. The military appreciation is also expected to reflect in the music video when it premiers later today.

In the meantime, you can listen to “Kpalanga” below.

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ICYMI: Listen to “Tony Montana” by Mr Eazi and Tyga

Sho Madjozi, Sauti Sol and Black Motion create the soundtrack to Netflix’s first African Original, ‘Queen Sono’

For a while now, Netflix has been expanding into the African market by acquiring an expansive catalogue of African films from Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut ‘Lionheart’ to French-Senegalese director, Mati Diop’s award winning ‘Atlantics’.

Last year, Netflix announced it’s plan to acquire and release original series from Africa, created by Africans and it seems like at the top of that list is Kagiso Lediga’s ‘Queen Sono’, its first-ever original series from the continent.  The series is an action-packed set starring South African star, Pearl Thusi as a James Bond-like operative who tackles dangerous missions while dealing with personal challenges from the relationships in her life.

The trailer for the upcoming series was released yesterday, and features an impressive soundtrack created by some of South Africa’s budding talents, like Sho Madjzoi, newly-signed Sauti Sol group and Black Motion. From the look of the action packed trailer, we can be sure to expect an equally bubbly soundtrack. The first season of ‘Queen Sono’ will be available to stream on Netflix from February 28.

Watch the trailer for ‘Queen Sono’ below.

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ICYMI: Sauti Sol have signed an exclusive recording deal with Universal Music Africa

Runtown shares new single, “Body Riddim”, featuring Darkovibes and Bella Shmurda

After kick-starting the year with a latin-pop remix for “Emotion”, Runtown steps on the pedal as he shares a brand new single, “Body Riddim”, featuring Darkovibes and Bella Shmurda. The lightweight club driven song was produced by Kel P who creates a psychedelic groove with the guitar baseline and catchy drum riffs. It serves as the cosy backdrop for Runtown, Darkovibes and Bella Shmurda’s romantic confessions for their love interests and makes “Body Riddim” hit the sweet spot where love and lust meet.

“Body Riddim” featuring Darkovibes and Bella Shmurda is Runtown’s first official single since he released the 6-track ‘Tradition’ EP last year.

Stream “Body Riddim” below.

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ICYMI: Stream Runtown’s ‘Tradition’ EP here

It’s time for the ultimate girl anthem

Society is at a crossroad. Audiences are demanding more than ever from their favourite artists with the access social media provides. For us, all we ask is more female collaborations. Imagine hearing a track with Falana and Efe Oraka or 234jaydaa and Merry-Lynn or Tems on a track with Somadina and Solis or even Tiwa Savage with Bella Alubo and Emosé. The younger crop of female artists in Nigeria, especially seem to all good friends with each other. They have set the perfect stage for them to band together to give us the ultimate girls anthem we deserve.

This is not to say that there aren’t any of such collaborations, Lady Donli’s ambitious debut Enjoy your Life’ had her pairing up with Somadina and Amaarae on “Flava” and with Tems on “Good Time” and Bella Alubo’s ‘Summer’s Over’ EP saw her linking up with Ezi Emela on “Don’t trust Geminis” which landed her a coveted Best New Music pick.

It seems that this year more collaborations between the girls will be happening, as just last week UK based singer and vocalist, Tomi Agape teased an upcoming collaboration with Tems. As if that was not enough to whet our appetites, yesterday Dami Oniru also teased a collaboration with Tems titled “Without Me”, the pair who are good friends have constantly been torpedoed with questions of a song together and now we seem to be finally getting a collaboration from them.

234jaydaa and Solis have also potentially teased some new music after a fan called for them to be on an EP together; it seems to be the year of girls, girls, girls and we are personally loving every bit of it.

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Join Buju, Gigi Atlantis & Solis at the first PGM Live for 2020

Led by popular media personality Douglas Jekan, the PGM (Pushing Good Music) club has made it an obligation to champion rising, talented artists, via its weekly radio show, Pushing Traffic to Good Music, as well as through frequent live events. After a brief hiatus, the crew is resuming their mini-concert series, PGM Live, with a first instalment for 2020 scheduled for Friday, January 31st at BLD by Play, 15 Admiralty way, Lekki, Lagos.

The line-up for the mini-concert features Buju, Gigi Atlantis and Solis, three talented who had successful rookie campaigns in 2019 and are set to have a better run this year. In addition to seeing these three artists perform, ticket purchases will serve as philanthropic acts, as the organisers have announced that all proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to the displaced residents of Tarkwa Bay, who were forcefully evicted from their homes last week. Tickets to PGM Live can be purchased here.

Check out the event details here.

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Naira Marley links up with Ms Banks for romantic new single, “Anywhere”

Naira Marley rounded up last year with his EP ‘LOL (Lord of Lamba)’ which saw him releasing music videos for some of its standout singles including “Tesumole” a catchy upbeat song that came accompanied with a viral dance step. We haven’t heard much new material from him, but our fave is back with a new single “Anywhere” in collaboration with UK singer, Ms Banks. ‘You’ve got something different and you share my vision/you know I’ll go anywhere for you’ sings Naira Marley, ditching his assertive raps for a pitched-down romantic flow.

Listen to “Anywhere” below.


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Best New Music: Mayorkun’s “Geng” reminds us that there’s strength in numbers

Davido’s DMW crew has remained one of Nigeria’s most endearing musical outfits, thanks to the palpable camaraderie shared amongst members, which we see on their hit collaboration like “Mind” and “On God”. Despite the successful solo careers of members like Dremo and Mayorkun, they are never too shy to rub their team spirit proudly in our faces, and even on solo releases, it’s not uncommon to find other members making cameos in music videos and in pictures shared on the gram.

Mayorkun’s first release of the year, “Geng” doesn’t feature any DMW member, but the sentiments expressed on the song are informed by the team’s compadre. He ditched the lover-boy narrative his songs are famous for, and recorded what seems to be a diss track aimed at other groups.

Que laid down the upbeat, street-hop influenced beat for “Geng”, which allows Mayorkun to dig into his more ratchet songwriting bag. He pays homage to popular lingo such as  “Set Awon” from Small Doctor, while mocking gangs named after the “Akube” and “Pepper Dem” from Dotman and Olamide respectively; “Set awon bad mouth geng/ Akube Balenciaga geng/ One Hennessey, 20 men geng/ This geng is the most high”.

In the spirit of fair play, Mayorkun has also launched a #GengFreestyle challenge for those interested in responding to the disrespectful song. Sauce Kid was among the first to accept the challenge and the freestyle verse he released got featured on the newly released music video for “Geng”. The video was directed by Splaash and Cjay Moore and it captures Mayorkun and Sauce Kid as they perform their verses while surrounded by their goons.

Watch the music video for “Geng” below.

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ICYMI: Catch the DMW flex on “On God”

Sauti Sol have signed an exclusive recording deal with Universal Music Africa

Sauti Sol has grown from being an acapella group formed in Nairobi in 2005 to become an international award-winning group with successful tours across Africa, America and Europe. Following their latest album “Afrikan Sauce”, which was an important moment for Pan-African music collaborations, the Kenyan band has now signed an exclusive recording deal with Universal Music Africa, a division of Universal  Music Group (UMG) that will allow the band access to a global network of recording opportunities.

The band has remained dedicated to spreading their cultural heritage to the ends of the world and the contract with Universal Music Africa is expected to help them reach new audiences whilst remaining loyal to their home-base fans.  fanbase with bold, creative campaigns that will engage a new generation of fans throughout Africa.

The MD of Universal Music Group (South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa), Sipho Dlamini told NATIVE; “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Sauti Sol, one of the most innovative and creative groups to have broken through from Africa in recent years. We look forward to working together with them to ensure they are able to authentically celebrate Africa through music and to help introduce their unique blend Afro-pop to new listeners everywhere.”

Having already received international recognition from their past projects, tour and awards, the effect of the UMA deal is expected to reflect in the record label the band formed last year, Sol Generation Records. They have expressed that the sole aim of creating their own record label is to develop and introduce new live African acts. The label has become even more attractive for singer and songwriters hoping their talent will get recognized.

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Watch ‘No Victors’, A docu-series about the effects of the civil war

Two weeks ago, on January 15th, Nigeria was once again reminded of her bloody past as it was the remembrance day of her civil war, one that rocked the nation and left many with horrors that they still deal with till today.

Ifeoma Chukwuogo, a young film writer and director is currently producing and directing a documentary-series titled ‘No Victors’ which helps uncover the human stories of the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. In a bid to take charge of our narratives, she is focusing the story on everyday people–like you and I–who ‘found themselves entangled in the horrible realities of war on the dawn of a country’s independence and promise of a prosperous future’.

In the first episode which was released this week, Ifeoma begins her story with former voluntary child soldier, Weluche Ume, a man who at the time, was willing to live by and die by the cause of the Biafran people following the death of his parents in the North. He failed many times to be conscripted into the army, but eventually had to lie about his age to seek the vengeance he so greatly desired. Years late, Weluche tells his story and how he dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder following the horrors he witnessed, and the friends he lost along the way.

Watch a featurette of ‘No Victors’ below.

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For the Girls: How Creative Hub Limited is changing the face of corporate culture

It was in her second year at the University of Warwick when 22-year-old, Seyi Alawode realised that there was an imbalance in the opportunities available for the more traditional careers, like Law and Medicine, and those available for alternative creative careers. “It just seemed like there was this culture where if you are not pursuing those careers, then you were not serious” she says to me, explaining how she birthed her creative agency for young adults during her university years. 

I decided that seeing as the uni isn’t going to bring the industry I wanted to me, I was going to bring it to uni myself.”

Seyi Alawode grew up in Nigeria, where traditional career paths were highly favoured from just about everyone, from our parents to graduate recruiters. Being the only child, her knack to be her own boss began at home, where her independence and freedom were encroached on, leading her to seek out opportunities where she could express her creativity and freedom. It was through countless internships and work experience in the creative sector in her home country, that she found out she was unwilling to compromise on being her own boss.

“I noticed that the industry in Nigeria is hella traditional. Storytelling is not as exciting as I want it to be and I feel like the Nigerian market stifles creativity. So that really pushed me to want to do my own thing”.

Starting off as Create Her Lane, Seyi Alawode began taking on the creative industry in the United Kingdom, where she attended university. Her first event was a humble affair, after a total of 15 people attended it. Despite the low turnout, she was determined more than ever to show young people – black women- especially that there were people out there willing to pay them for their creative skills.

In November of 2018, she decided to try her hand again at another event, inviting a panel from all across the UK including a blogger, a journalist at the BBC, and a YouTuber. Her second event was by far better in comparison, as over 200 people showed up. “I realised I had something on my hand and this is what I now wanted to do—although at this point, I still was not trying to go full time”.

The creative industry in the UK, proved to be just a force to infiltrate as the industry back at home. Currently, only 14% of creative directors in the UK are women, as the industry is heavily white male dominated. “I am an intersection of everything the industry hates in the UK: I am black, I am a woman and I am young. It is literally what the industry rejects” she tells me, passionately speaking of her resolve to not be deterred by the naysayers.

Seyi does not shy away from admitting she needs help, “there have been women that I could not have done this without. Women that do not need to help me but they constantly show up for me” she tells me, recounting how she met her current mentor Francesca Gamble after applying to exclusive members club, Soho House. On the other hand, she has also had not so great experiences with other women in power, particularly in Nigeria where she worked for ‘gatekeepers’ unwilling to give her a chance because of her age, and experience.

“I actually found it easier in the UK because all the women seem to want to help you, but here it’s almost like they want to gatekeep you and say I’m the boss, you’re not”. Both experiences shaped the journey she is currently on, as it determined her resolve to be her own boss and ‘Create Her Lane’.

Create Her Lane also took on new shape during Seyi’s experiences, owing to the ever changing world we live in, Seyi decided to rebrand as ‘Creative Hub Limited’ and open up her creative agency to anyone and everyone, regardless of gender.

The decision to broaden the group’s focus came from her mentor, “She said to me that you are in a world where things are changing, and gender pronouns may not be that clever because in 5 years, will we still be using genders? And when you say her, who are you referring to? Are you referring to women or people that identify as women? Or do you include trans women as well? How are you going to make this as inclusive as possible?”

Taking these into account, a rebranding was imminent for Seyi as “the heart of CHL is inclusivity, I do this for the underrepresented so if me having a pronoun just by default excludes certain people then I won’t want that”. 

Although CHL is taking on shape in the UK, where Seyi lives and currently works, she is not afraid to also infiltrate the market in Lagos. “I registered it in Lagos last week” she admits to me,  “It is very very long term, but definitely yes it has been registered and one day, we will take on life here”.

Till then, Seyi Alawode is happy building up an ever-growing network and looking to expand globally. “I want to get young creatives to actually work on things and get paid for it. Long term, I want there to be sort of like a Soho House but just for young creatives in Lagos. I want there to be a space where young creatives can host events, network, work and meet other people. We’re actually talented, we just need to be paid for it”.

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Watch Patoraking’s stunning rendition of “Feelings” on A Colors Show

Patoranking is the latest Nigerian artist to feature on online music performance platform, A Colors Show. For his appearance, the singer delivered a stunning rendition of “Feelings”, a reggae-fueled standout off his 2019 sophomore album, ‘Wilmer’. Backed by DJ Coublon’s sway-inducing beat, the singer’s raspy voice shines as he sings the song’s romantic lyrics, surrounded by a vibrant yellow backdrop. Patoranking’s feature on A Colors Show makes it three-for-three, following superb displays by Rema and Tiwa Savage.

Watch Patoranking perform “Feelings” here.

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Catch the love bug in the video for “Baeby” by Wavos & King Perryy

King Perryy’s affectionate lyrics on “Baeby” already earned the song a spot on fans’ romantic playlists when it was released last year. Wavos has revived the song’s sultry effects with the accompanying music video released in time for the coming Valentine season.

K. Somto shot and directed the music video that follows King Perryy and his love interest on their date night. Though the video’s focus is mostly on the couple’s fun times, there are also aesthetically pleasing shots with colourful set designs and a young child who seems to be playing the role of a young Wavos.

See the video for “Baeby” below.

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Listen to Olayinka Ehi’s latest single, “Terms and Conditions”

American-based Nigerian singer, Olayinka Ehi released her debut single for 2020, “Terms and Conditions”, to mark her birthday on the 26th of January. The aptly titled single, “Terms and Conditions”, is addressed at a lover who takes her for granted and she reminds him of the requirements she deserves in their relationship, “I want it all the time/ I want it on my time”.

Olayinka Ehi expressed her saddened feelings of neglect over the smooth mix of percussion, guitar harmonies, laid back drum riffs and backing vocals that evoke emotion from listeners. Her voice, storytelling and the sweeping instrumentals merge seamlessly to give “Terms and Conditions” an air of dread, not too different from the one we get when we have to agree to the terms and conditions from products we use.

Stream Olayinka Ehi’s “Terms and Conditions” below.

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Naira Marley drops the video for his latest single, “Tingasa”

Late last year, Naira Marley dropped his EP, ‘Lord of Lamba (LOL)’, and the rapper has been following up with videos for singles, “Isheyen” and “Tesumole”. His latest drop is the video for “Tingasa”, a raunchy cut that features C Blvck, one of the artists recently singed to Naira Marley’s imprint, Marlian Records. The Somto-directed video for “Tingasa” shows Naira and C Blvck as they energetically performing their set amongst a posse, in a garage filled with cars.

You can watch “Tingasa” here.

Featured Image Credits: YouTube/Naira Marley

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