Deep Cuts: Tiwa Savage’s “If I Start to Talk” is a testament of her undying resilience

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It’s been four years since Tiwa Savage released her sophomore album ‘R.E.D’, an ambitious 18-part tape which reaffirmed her dominance as one of Nigeria’s biggest pop stars, complete with dazzling success and tabloid worthy-scandals that are etched in social consciousness. It was a follow up to her debut ‘Once Upon A Time’, served nearly three years after, which saw her ditch the Western influences for more afrobeat inspired tropes owing to her signing with the Mavin powerhouse.

Although ‘R.E.D’ was home to hits like the Olamide-assisted “Standing Ovation” and “My Darlin”, it’s her single with Dr Sid “If I Start to Talk” that shows off her impressive vocal range and marked her as one of Nigeria’s most promising acts, as she is still able to deliver hits we’ve come to love like “49-99”.

Although “If I Start to Talk” saw Tiwa ditching the waist twirling dance bops for a calmer, reflective praise to God, it was infinitely topical at the point as the singer/songwriter was going through a lot of discomfort in her personal life that was dragged and debated by everyone who had access to a phone or computer in Nigeria. While famous blog released sensitive information about her personal life, and her marital issues were brought to the limelight, Tiwa was growing as an artist and “If I Start To Talk” is the beginning of the true and authentic African Bad Gyal we know today.

In the accompanying music video directed by Clarence Peters, there are varying clips of a bruised woman laying on the floor, a gagged woman being waterboarded as well as images of a blindfolded Lady Justice, all possibly alluding at Tiwa’s personal struggles that year and touching wider themes of domestic abuse and violence against women.

Through “If I Start to Talk”, Tiwa Savage shows resilience and the inability to be silenced, ‘If I start to talk the tin wey I don take my eyes see/the tin wey Baba God don do e no go end’ she sings, full of praises for all she’s been through and ready to face further challenges because of her faith.

Tiwa Savage is undoubtedly one of the most prominent afropop artists artists in Nigeria, and she continues to amass further recognition over the years, making her runway debut last year at Naomi Campbell’s charity fashion show, Fashion for Relief and signing a global recording agreement with Universal that has opened her to a much wider audience. We can’t wait to see how much more she continues to grow and bounce back flawlessly every time.

Watch the video for “If I Start to Talk”.

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Patoranking launches scholarship with African Leadership University

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The socially conscious direction of Patoranking’s latest album, ‘Wilmer’ seemed informed by his adjustment into his role as a father. He continues to show impressive character growth with the recent announcement of a scholarship program to assist less privileged children who were born in underdeveloped areas like him.

Patoranking shared his inspiring story, born in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, to show others that “Great leaders can come from anywhere, from any country, and any social class”. He joined forces with African Leadership University to launch the scholarship program that will allow 10 young promising children to get a degree from the institution that is lauded as Africa’s most innovative university. Education is essential to helping children reach their potential as schools help them learn, grow, interact, and build confidence.

Patoranking move to educate the next generation is a great way to give back to his society, and he has set an example we hope others will follow. You can find out more about the scholarship here.

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ICYMI: Stream Patoranking’s ‘Wilmer’ tape here

Watch Yemi Alade & Angelique Kidjo celebrate in new video, “Shekere”

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The bond African artists share was displayed for the world to see at last month’s Grammys when Angelique Kidjo dedicated her Grammy for World Music Album to Burna Boy. She continues her harmonious relationship with Nigeria, joining Yemi Alade to celebrate African music in the newly released music video for “Shekere”.

“Shekere” is one of the tracks on Yemi Alade’s album, ‘Woman of Steel’ and the accompanying video directed by Ovie Etseyatse, follows the tribal-tribute vibe of the song. We see Yemi Alade and Angelique Kidjo performing their verses dressed in traditional attires while surrounded by vibrant tribal African costumes. Some of the shots are set in a studio, but we also see them in an outdoor location where the famous Maasai jumping dance is performed along with other African cultural dances.

Watch the music video for “Shekere” below.

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The Shuffle: Ethiopia funk pioneer, Hailu Mergia and The Walias Band’s “Tche Belew”

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Hailu Mergia just announced his coming album, ‘Yene Mircha’, which will be released next month. The Ethiopia funk legend is currently on his 6th decade of musical activity and there’s no doubt about his enduring relevance at 74. The blend of traditional Ethiopian music and electronic music he and the Walias Band established in the 1960s and ’70s with songs like “Tche Belew” has remained a highlight in Ethiopian music history even today.

He led the Walias Band to become one of the country’s best-known groups in the freshly invigorated music scene in Addis Ababa. In 1977, they recorded the Ethiopian classic, “Tche Belew”, having already crossed over from Addis Ababa nightclubs to a coveted residency at one of the city’s highbrow hotels. The woozy, synth-laden instrumentals on “Tche Belew” casts a spellbinding cord across different traditional sounds from Africa.

Though Hailu Mergia spent most part of the last 2 decades driving a taxi in Washington, DC, after The Walias Band’s disband in the 80s, he’s still regarded as a musical pioneer. In 2018, he released his album, ‘Lala Belu’, his 1st collection of new music in 2 decades and his 1st ever project aimed at a largely worldwide audience. He will be releasing a new album on the 27th of March under Awesome Tapes From Africa and you can pre-order it here.

Stream Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band’s “Tche Belew” below.

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Essentials: Omagz makes a welcome return with ‘229 Friday, Vol. 2’

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The interesting thing about Omagz, is that never really went anywhere, but there’s always a feeling of yet-to-be-fulfilled potential whenever he pops up with new music these days.

Similar to his peers such as Odunsi and Santi, Omagz looked set to make his way to stardom after dropping his well-received debut project, ‘Young Magazine’, back in 2016. The following year, he dropped “What You Want”, a sultry banger that strengthened his position as a rising star, but things have yet to really click for him since.

To be fair, Omagz is still dropping music that deserves attention, as evidenced by his newly released EP, ‘229 Friday Vol II’, the latest drop of the series he began in early 2018. Mostly backed by aqueous piano chords and lightly swinging drums, ‘Vol II’ is a well-intentioned, strongly executed (re-)introduction to Omagz’ remarkable skillset, via five quality bops that lean into his vignette-based writing and his hoarse voice that makes his songs sound both casual and captivating.

Like a significant portion of Omagz’ catalogue, ‘Vol II’ mostly revolves romantic dealings, specifically the energy required to keep relationships going when things get rough. On “Gemini”, the opening track, he makes an impassioned appeal to a love interest, promising her a good time even though they may not last very long since they share the same star sign. While he relies on the same tropes as Bella Alubo’s “Don’t Trust Geminis”, Omagz revels in the messiness, laying emphasis on living in the moment and eventually facing the consequences when—or if—they arrive.

In the other scenarios he presents on ‘Vol II’, Omagz expertly flips the complexity of romantic entanglements into relatable songs, using optimism (“WIO”) or the nostalgia of the honeymoon phase (“Ako”) as tools for reconciliation. On the Fresh L-assisted “Ako”, Omagz reminds a sceptical partner of their compatibility before their recent disputes, even taking the sentimentality as far as interpolating “Sade” by late ‘90s afropop group, the Remedies, as the song’s hook.

Of the bunch, the Isah-assisted “Shades” is the only non-romantic cut, and even though its trap-infused production and sing-rap delivery sticks out, it gives insight into how Omagz views himself in relations to expectations about his career. “Niggas been looking for me since ‘016 but I’ve been light years away from all of these niggas”, he raps, hyping up his abilities and pegging himself as a somewhat underappreciated artist in the same breath. Amidst the confident brags, “Shades” also lends ‘Vol II’ its sense of purpose, presenting Omagz as an artist who has a lot to offer and ultimately decides what fulfilment means to him.

Listen to ‘229 Friday Vol II’ below.

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Watch Afro B & Wande Coal in the video for new single, “Amina (Remix)”

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Last October, Afro B released his third studio album, ‘Afrowave 3’, a 16-track project with high profile features from T-Pain, Slim Jxnmi (1/2 of Rae Sremmurd), Vybz Kartel and more. In promotion of the album, the UK-based singer has just shared the music video for the remix of “Amina”, the fourth track off the album, and he features Nigerian singer Wande Coal on this new version. The video for “Amina (Remix)” was directed by Roland Gogo, and it follows the light-hearted, romantic direction of the song’s theme.

Watch “Amina (Remix)” here.

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Somadina announces debut EP, ‘Five Stages’

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Last year when we sat down with newcomer and TRYBE alum, Somadina, the young artist told us about her upcoming body of work ‘Five Stages’ and how living in university with a grieving roommate as well as dealing with a heartbreak herself, propelled her to explore the five stages of grief in her body of work. Back then, ‘Five Stages’ was just two songs deep, with the vague promise of a release date at the end of last year, which no longer happened.

However, the wait is finally over as yesterday the singer/songwriter took to her social media to announce her debut EP will be released February 13. Somadina also announced on her Instagram what the five stages were, namely: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. From the overarching theme of grieving, we think it’s safe to say that Somadina will be giving us a raw and honest take on her own experiences with hurt and that is definitely sure to resonate with everyone who has been through these ‘Five Stages’.

Get ready to cry your heart out.

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

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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

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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

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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
Mr Eazi debuted TG Omari.

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

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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”

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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”

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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”

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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”

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

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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDEnITdwsM

Featured Image Credits: Instagram/iammayorkun
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