WurlD announces joint EP with Sarz, ‘I Love Girls With Trobul’

Over the weekend, singer WurlD won Best Vocal Performance (Male) at the just concluded edition of the Headies, picking up the award for “Wishes & Butterflies” off his debut EP, ‘Love Is Contagious’. Since then, there’s been an uptick in positive comments about the singer, aided by his impressive performance at the ceremony.

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Taking advantage of the increasing buzz, WurlD has just announced the impending arrrival of a new joint EP with veteran producer Sarz,  ‘I Love Girls With Trobul’. Last year, the duo linked up for a joint single, “Trobul”, also revealing that they were working on an EP, which fans have been waiting for ever since.

They finally followed in February up with another single, “Ego”, solidifying the synergy they initially showcased. ‘I Love Girls With Trobul’ will also be Sarz’ second project of this year, following the January release of his EP, ‘SINYM (Sarz Is Not Your Mate)’.

In other WurlD news, the singer is scheduled to perform at ART X Live! 2019 on November 1st, alongside Buju and Lady Donli. Find out all the details about the event here.

The EP is set for release on Nov 8, and we’re looking forward to hearing more about it. Check out the cover art for ‘I Love Girls With Trobul’ below.

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Headies 2019: Teni, Burna Boy & Falz lead award winners

Last night, the 13th edition the Headies held in Lago, hosted by popular rapper Reminisce and actress/TV personality Nancy Isime. Nominations were announced earlier this month, with Burna Boy and Teni leading the pack with eight and six nods respectively.

At the just concluded ceremony, Teni led the pack of winners, picking up four awards for Best Pop Single for “Case”, Best Vocal Performance (Female), Recording of the Year for “Uyo Meyo”, as well as Headies’ Viewers Choice. Teni was closely followed by Burna Boy and Falz, both of whom won up three awards each.

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Although conspicuously absent, Burna Boy picked up the golden statues for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for “YE”, and Best collaboration for “Killin’ Dem” with Zlatan. Falz snagged awards for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for ‘Moral Instruction’, while “Talk” won the award for Best Rap Single.

DMW singer Mayorkun was the only other multiple winner on the night, picking up awards for Revelation of the Year and Best R&B/Pop album for ‘The Mayor Of Lagos’. Meanwhile, Mavin wunderkind Rema picked up the highly coveted Next Rated award, wining the GS4 unit from GAC motors attached to the winner of the category.

Check out the full list of winners below.

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Adekunle Gold – “Ire”

Patoranking – “Heal D World”

Brymo – “Olanrewaju”

Teni – “Uyo Meyo”

Burna Boy – “YE”

BEST POP SINGLE

Burna Boy – “YE”

Victor AD – “Wetin We Gain”

Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid – “Fake Love”

Teni – “Case”

Fireboy DML – “Jealous”

Joeboy – “Baby”

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Phantom – “Ye” by Burna Boy

Ozedikus – “Dumebi” by Rema

Spellz – “Askamaya” by Teni

Killertunes – “Fake Love” by Starboy ft Duncan Mighty and Wizkid

Kel-P Vibes – “Killing Dem” by Burna Boy ft Zlatan

BEST RAP ALBUM

Falz – ‘Moral Instruction’

A-Q & Loose Kaynon – ‘Crown’

M.I Abaga– ‘A Study On Self Worth: YxngDxnzl’

Show Dem Camp – ‘Clone Wars, Vol. IV (These Buhari Times)’

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

Odunsi (The Engine) – ‘Rare.’ 

Burna Boy – ‘Outside’

Kizz Daniel – ‘No Bad Songz’

Mayorkun – ‘Mayor Of Lagos’

Adekunle Gold – ‘About 30’

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

“Dangote” (BurnaBoy) – Clarence Peters

“Available” (Patoranking) – Clarence Peters

“Ire” (Adekunle Gold) – Aje Films

“Talk” (Falz) – Prodigeezy

“Jaiye” (Ladipoe) – 88 Factor

BEST R&B SINGLE

Odunsi ft. RAYE – “Tipsy”

Funbi – “Serenade”

Teni – “Uyo Meyo”

Wurld – “Wishes and Butterflies”

Seyi Shay ft. Runtown – “Gimme Love”

BEST COLLABO

Reekado Banks Ft. Tiwa Savage, Fiokee – “Like”

Kizz Daniel ft. Davido – “One Ticket”

Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid – “Fake Love”

Burna Boy Ft. Zlatan – “Killin’ Dem”

2baba Ft. Peruzzi – “Amaka”

BEST RAP SINGLE

Falz – “Talk”

Hotyce – “We Don’t Do That Over Here”

Illbliss ft. Olamide – “40ft Container”

Payper Corleone Ft. Alpha Ojini – “Sacrifice”

AQ and Loose Kaynon – “Gang Gang”

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

Tay Iwar – “Utero”

Johnny Drille – “Finding Efe”

Nonso Bassey – “411”

Funbi – “Serenade”

Wurld – “Wishes & Butterfly”

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

GoodGirl LA – ‘Bless me’

Waje – “Udue”

Teni – “Uyo Meyo”

Tems – “Mr Rebel”

Falana – “Repeat”

NEXT RATED

Rema

Joeboy

Fireboy DML

Victor AD

Lyta

Zlatan

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

Odunsi

Mayorkun

Wurld

Humblesmith

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

YCEE – “Balance”

Boogey – “Implode”

Paybac – “Implode”

Ghost – “Crown”

Tec – “Crown”

A-Q – “Crown”

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

Erigga – “Motivation”

Chinko Ekun – “Able God”

Zlatan – “Leg Work”

Barry Jhay – “Aiye”

Lyta – “Time”

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

Lady Donli – “Cash”

Tems – “Mr Rebel”

Johnny Drille – “Finding Efe”

Brymo – “Heya”

Adekunle Gold – “Ire”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Adekunle Gold – ‘About 30’ 

Burna Boy – ‘Outside’

Falz – ‘Moral Instruction’

Kizz Daniel – ‘No Bad Songz’

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Burna Boy

Wizkid

Davido

Tiwa Savage

Falz

 SONG OF THE YEAR

Burna Boy – “Ye”

Rema – “Dumebi”

Victor AD – “Wetin We Gain”

Starboy ft Duncan Mighty, Wizkid – “Fake Love”

Teni – “Case”

Zlatan– “Leg work”

Joeboy – “Baby”

Fireboy DML – “Jealous”

HEADIES’ VIEWER’S CHOICE

Mr Eazi

Burna Boy

Teni

Fireboy DML

Rema

Joe Boy

Wizkid

Davido

BEST PERFORMER

Falz

Tiwa Savage

Brymo

Yemi Alade

Adekunle Gold

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

Crayon

Buju

Barry Jhay

Oxlade

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

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We ask a few millennials how they cope with bad mental health days

The New Haervest festival continues to raise awareness for youth mental health, this year their theme is ‘self-ish: promoting mental and sexual self care’ with a whole day event packed with workshops, yoga and partying kicking off tomorrow at Wèré House.

Ahead of this promising event, we asked a few young Nigerians how they cope with bad mental health days in a country where priority isn’t given to mental health and any and every person different from the norm is labelled as ‘mad’.

Going gym is such a sick solution. Or just get out the house and go for a walk, sounds simple but physical exercise is just a sick way of forgetting about shit. And it releases endorphins anyway so it’s meant to make you feel good. And when you meet mans at the gym and get chatting it just makes you feel better.

A, 27, Male.

I like to smoke and reach out to friends, which up until very recently was something I didn’t think I deserved to do. I also shadow work which is like confronting negative feelings and emotions head on and basically being dramatic and crying and feeling everything then followed by quiet meditation.

S, 20, Female.

I write about how I’m feeling. I don’t know if it helps much but yeah. Other times I listen to upbeat music that can lift my mood. Dancing to music is very therapeutic for me but not all the time. Sometimes it gets really bad and I just sleep it off cos there’s no drive to do anything. Hope this is helpful.

O, 18, Female.

I find that when I’m having a tough time, I just keep myself busy until I’ve shaken the feeling off. I’ll throw myself into work, hang out with my friends, watch some mindless tv and then eventually wear myself out until I fall asleep. It’s not ideal cause it means I suppress my feelings, but it works for me lol

D, 24, Female.

So I have mad anxiety sometimes so playing games actually helps a lot because it distracts me. Smoking weed helps majority of the time. If it’s really bad and I have an anxiety attack, I’ll douse my face, take deeep breaths and name 5 things I can see and touch around me

N, 21, Female.

I usually cry and sleep and maybe talk to my mum, if there’s nothing i can do to control the situation. then i book a day trip or an affordable weekend away to see one of my friends in a different state or city because that usually helps to take my mind off whatever is going on even if it’s just for a short while

D, 20, Female.

Firstly I just knock(bad but it’s necessary). Then a healthy supplement is to allow myself ride the wave. Sometimes I feel nothing other times I feel everything but regardless, I just let it be and take time away. Also what really really helps is documenting every single emotion or lack there of. It lets me understand my mental state a little bit better. Plus rewatching all 15 seasons of America’s Next Top Model

I, 18, Female.

I usually distract myself with anything and everything from sex to drugs to sleep. Just something to numb the pain. I’m not great at confronting my feelings

K, 25, Male.

I listen to music sometimes.. But I mostly take a walk, look for a spot to relax and look at nature and just think. Or maybe just write about how I’m feeling

O, 20, Male.

Tbh me and most of my friends badly cope with our mental health issues. Asides from us being totally honest with each other, drugs, sex.

K, 25, Female.

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Netflix adds two Nollywood films by Tope Oshin to list of new titles

This past year, Netflix has been on a quest to showcase compelling made in Nigeria stories to global audiences. In line with this, many films like Kemi Adetiba’s fan favourite blockbuster “King of Boys”, Kunle Afolayan-directed “October 1st” and “The Figurine” as well as Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut “Lionheart” have made their way to the ever-expanding Netflix catalogue.

Today, two Tope Oshin films join that line-up, “Up North” and “New Money”. The ecstatic director took to her Twitter page earlier today, to announce the inclusion of her films on the streaming service. Alongside this, the Omoni Oboli film “Moms at War” starring herself and Funke Akindele will also be available on the streaming platform from today, 18 October.

It is endearing to see more homegrown movies made available on Netflix, as there is now an emerging workable way of keeping these films alive long after their release date.

 

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Blaqbonez shares release date and tracklist for new EP, ‘Mr Boombastic’

After months of teasing, Blaqbonez finally unveiled his Mr Boombastic alter persona with last month’s single, “Shut Up”. Prior to the single, the 100 Crowns rapper revealed he was working on a new project centred around the newly debuted character. True to his word, he’s just shared a definite release date for a new EP, as well as its tracklist.

Titled after his meta-persona, ‘Mr Boombastic’ is set to drop next Friday, October 25, and it will contain 7 songs. “Shut Up” serves as the lead single, while Falz and Blackmagic will make guest appearances on the project. ‘Mr Boombastic’ will be Blaqbonez’s second project of this year, following the February release of ‘Bad Boy Blaq: Re-Up’.

Pre-save ‘Mr Boombastic’ via Apple Music here.

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See Cuppy & Zlatan in carefree music video for “Gelato”

Cuppy is having fun. If her aloofness to the mixed reactions that has trailed her Afropop curating career isn’t enough proof, the music video for her Zlatan-featuring single, “Gelato” will definitely do the trick. Playing off the viral moment that inspired the song, an ice-cream store is prominent in the video, as Cuppy comes around to buy out the store in one of the highly animated scenes.  Set in a brightly-coloured universe, there’s dancers and balloons, as well as Zlatan and Cuppy performing their playful set with a carefree energy.

Watch “Gelato” below.

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Bella Alubo shares tracklist for her upcoming EP, ‘Summer’s Over’

Bella Alubo is finally finding her footing following her exit from Tinny Entertainment. Last year, in collaboration with YCEE, the singer released  ‘Late Night Vibration’, her last project under her former management. The project became one of the more talked about EPs of 2018, and the singer/songwriter quickly followed this up with ‘Re-Bella’ a stunning project that depicted the story of her dreams and the process of their actualisation.

This year alone, she’s dropped collaborative singles with Lady Donli and Fasina, as well as“Agbani” , her first release of the year, with an official remix featuring, Zlatan.

The stakes are high but Bella Alubo’s persistence proves she’s capable of delivering a sturdy project. The artist has now announced her 5th project and 4th solo project, ‘Summers Over’ currently being slated for a November 1st release date. She also shares the tracklist for the upcoming EP which is doted with a number of familiar names, from Fresh L to Dice Ailes to Ezi Emela.

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Krept & Konan enlist Wizkid for new single, “G Love”

Krept and Konan have just put out a pre-released single, “G Love” from their upcoming project ‘Revenge is Sweet’ . For the new track, they enlist Afropop giant, Wizkid. Over the drum-led beat, Krept and Konan rap about their lavish lifestyle, giving way for Wizkid’s hypnotic voice on the hook. “Gyal so hood me not lie, never let another man try” he sings, detailing how protective he is of his ‘ghetto love’ interest. In the end, we’re left wanting more of the Starboy magic.

Stream “G Love” below.

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Wretch 32 links Burna Boy for “All In” off his new surprise album, ‘Upon Reflection’

UK rap veteran Wretch 32 has just released his 5th studio, ‘Upon Reflection’, merely a few hours after announcing its arrival and sharing the tracklist. While the project contains like-minded appearances from UK rap peers like Giggs, Ghetts and Avelino, Wretch features Nigerian singer and rave of the moment, Burna Boy on the “All In”, a fizzy pop cut that makes for a potential single.

Similar to his role on Dave’s hit single, “Location”, Burna Boy adds a warm hue to “All In”, with his breezy melodies offsetting Wretch’s gravelly verses. While they deliver affectionate lyrics over a robotic 808 snares and bass, it’s their synergy that sells the song’s light-hearted premise into a replay-worthy bop. “All In” continues Burna’s stellar feature run and emphasizes Burna’s ability to adapt, regardless of who he’s working with, especially with the memorable trail of multiple collaborations in the last few months.

Listen to “All In” here.

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Paranoia and Love don’t mix in Nonso Amadi’s “What makes you sure?” video

Nonso Amadi continues to support his latest EP, ‘Free’ with music videos. His latest video “What makes you sure?” is the third track from the project with a befitting music video treatment. “What makes you sure?” is a serene guitar-led number that trails what lack of trust can do to romantic relationships.

In the music video directed by Seyi Akinlade, Nonso Amadi is in a phone booth trying to call a woman, who is most likely his lover. Viewers are also clued into his lover’s mind, with scenes of a woman tensely inspecting an evidence board intermixed and the sound of the telephone ringing out.

The evidence board is filled with what appears to be proof of Nonso’s infidelity as his lover tries to piece together his disappearance. “What makes you sure? that I’m not alone at my mum’s” he sings, walking the streets, while we see Nonso Amadi’s lover investigating his infidelity. Though his lover doesn’t seem to find conclusive answers, she spray-paints the board with a question mark, exiting the apartment before Nonso Amadi returns to find a wrecked empty apartment with an evidence board.

Watch the video for “What makes you sure?” below.

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Ycee returns with “Dakun”, the lead-single off his anticipated debut

Earlier this week, rapper/singer Ycee finally shared details for his long-awaited debut album‘Ycee vs Zaheer’.  The proposed project serves up both of the rapper’s artistic split, with Ycee as his singer side and  Zaheer his rapper alter-persona.

In one of the promotional images for Ycee vs Zaheer, Ycee acknowledged criticisms by fans who prefer his rap-indented efforts but promised never to repress the singing side of his artistry. For the album’s newly-released lead single, “Dakun”, he reasserts his singing persona, performing saccharine melodies over the punchy, mid-tempo beat Krizbeatz produces. Lyrics with romantic affirmation complete the song’s lightweight tilt, serving as a reminder of Ycee’s proven pop sensibilities.

Stream “Dakun” via Apple Music here.

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Maleek Berry Releases new dance-floor bop, “Somebody Falling”

Maleek Berry kicked off the year on a remarkable note, linking American rapper, Goldlink, on a raucous bop, “Zulu Screams”. Shortly after, he released his first solo single of the year, “Flashy”, and most recently contributed vocals to Mut4y’s “Turn Me On”.

His new single, “Somebody Falling” is his second solo release for the year. On the self-produced song, bubbly piano synths, bass guitar riffs and steel pan, Afro-Caribbean drums form the dance-indented backdrop. “Somebody’s falling, soon as she walk in, people them falling”, he sings on the hook, amidst verses describing the physique of a muse.

Stream “Somebody Falling” below.

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Prettyboy D-O drops fitting video for energetic song, “Dey Go Hear Weh”

Earlier this year, Prettyboy D-O announced his upcoming sophomore album ‘Pretty World’. Since then, he has released the album’s lead single “Dey Go Hear Weh” an up-tempo bop, where D-O’s mocks his haters over a catchy dancehall beat.

Now Prettyboy D-O has updated the track with a befitting music video, directed by Seyi Akinlade for UAXStudios. The music video for “Dey Go Hear Weh” opens up with D-O being beaten by a group of men dressed in black, who leave him unconscious before they flee the scene. What follows the attack is an invitation into D-O’s  ‘Pretty World’, a warehouse filled with money, drugs and a sinister air ripe for revenge.

At the end of the video, D-O’s enemies do indeed ‘hear weh’ as his loyal supporters drag in a man, presumably one of his earlier attackers. D-O, his lover and son look down on the man with murderous intent. Watch the music video to “Dey Go Hear Weh” below.

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Tomi Owo and Alpha P’s new single “Number One” is the MTV Shuga soundtrack

Nigerian artists, Tomi Owo and Alpha P’s new single “Number One” is the official soundtrack for popular television series,  MTV Shuga Naija which started its 4th season this week. The track was released yesterday, alongside the first episode of the season titled ‘Choices’.

“Number One” is a optimistic number where Tomi Owo’s mellow vocals create a perfect backdrop for Alpha P’s heavy bass rap flows. Over the beat TMXO produces, both artists deliver a confident set, believing everything in the world falls in line for their imminent greatness. ‘Made it out gutter, I don’t need nobody cause I’m number one’ Alpha P sings, in contrast to his impassioned rap on courage and fearlessness of going at it alone.

MTV Shuga Naija is back for a fourth season and we can tell from the fearlessly independent theme of the soundtrack and the tense one-minute teaser released earlier that this season is going to be particularly challenging for the characters we have come to know and love.

Stream “Number One” here.

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GoodGirl LA serves up two remixes to her prayerful single, “Bless Me”

GoodGirl LA is just coming off the release of her EP, ‘La Confidential’, an 8-track project she believes reflects her life and where she is, musically. Earlier this year, she released a prayerful single,  “Bless Me”, an honest confessional where she cries out to God, “Baba shower your blessings”. The emotive track, transitions between brooding whimpers and wild mouthed wails, affirming her musical range.

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To further whet fans appetite our resident girl-next-door, GoodGirl LA has just released a Ghanaian and Jamaican remix to her single “Bless Me”, securing befitting features from Jamaican artist, Tommy Lee Sparta and Ghanaian artist, Kuami Eugene. Both artists bring their own heat to their verses on “Bless Me”, with Kuami’s verse laced with a prayerful wish to travel abroad. Tommy Lee Sparta is more philosophical on the Jamaican remix, filling his verse with less material wishing. “Father show me the way on this lonely road” he sings, choosing to seek guidance and direction from above more than anything else.

Stream “Bless Me (Remix)” below.

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Teni & Joeboy form a romantic pair for KaniBeatz’s single, “Mr Man”

After kicking off the year with “Ma Lo” featuring Brandz and Mista Silva, London-based DJ/Producer KaniBeatz is tapping proven Afropop hit-makers Teni and Joeboy for his new single, “Mr Man”. On the song, both singers deliver romantic lyrics with a lightweight energy, proving to be a formidable pairing in the process.

“Give me that ginger, mr man/tell me you love me, mr man”, Teni playfully demands of her love interest in the song’s opening, while Joeboy follows suit with a reassuring verse pledging his love and loyalty. The variety of synth riffs and mid-tempo Afropop drums Kani Beatz produces, frames the song’s primary intentions to slip into radio rotation and soundtrack club nights.

Stream “Mr Man” below.

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Best New Music: Step into Amaarae’s erotic house of mystery and horror with “Like It”

Amaarae is coming of age. In describing the video for her latest single “Like It”, Amaarae told The Fader, “I‘m evolving and evolution very often is going to be filled with risk-taking and full of adventure and might get uncomfortable sometimes but I want people to be okay with being uncomfortable.”

This may be news to some, but core fans probably saw this creative transition coming since Amaarae released her synth-inflected Passion Fruit Summers EP last year. Off the project, free-spirit anthem “Fluid” eased into playlists as an underground gem. One major talking point, however, was the “Fluid” video featuring a colourful sequence of intimate close-ups of Amaarae in a bathtub.

With a sophomore EP on the horizon, Amaarae is getting bolder with her choice of moods and sonic fusions. Her first single of the year, “Spend Some Time”, another sensually-lifting song and video benefits from a Wande Coal feature and smoothly threads the fine line between Afropop and neo-R&B.

“Like It” makes the strongest case for Amaarae’s evolution. Ambient synths and a dancehall-inspired Afropop groove background her silky voice, as Amaarae wonders if the desire she feels for an other is mutual. “Like It” is less of a love story and more of song about longing for an idealised romance that’s probably intangible in reality. The erotic new video reflects this.

In the video, we see Amaarae making her way through the ‘Lost Motel’, a mysterious seemingly exclusive spot where androgynous men, sexy strippers, sad clowns and midgets in cabaret masks, all come out to play. If Amaarae intended for some fans to feel ‘uncomfortable’, slow-motion camera angles and still shots rendered in suspenseful neon tones will arrest the most passive listener.

Thematically, her visual performance reinforces the search for the “undefined” at the soul of “Like It”. By the end of the video, it’s not clear if Amaarae found what she was looking for in the Lost Motel, but she appears to be more at peace with the chaos of her surroundings.

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Best New Music score: 8.1

Kah-Lo announces her debut solo single “Exit Sign”

Over the last twenty-something months, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, Kah-Lo has built a stunning come-up. This singer is continuing her track run with the announcement of her debut solo single “Exit Sign”.

Having only released a handful of solo tracks, her discography mainly includes features with long-time collaborator, British DJ and producer, Riton. Together, the duo have recorded an array of electronic pop and house songs including “Ginger” “FAKE iD” and the Grammy-nominated, “Rinse n Repeat”.

“Exit Sign” is slated for release next week Friday, and we can’t wait to hear what the New York-based singer has cooking up. If her interview with MixMag is anything to go by, we can expect more monotone deadpan—but catchy—house music inspired sounds. During the interview, Kah-Lo revealed, ‘I’m African but I’m not making African music’, differentiating her unique style from the growing global appreciation for Afropop.

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Premiere: DAP The Contract makes the 4th drop from CTIII series “Switch”

“Try to get rich, I ain’t hearing shit”

DAP The Contract just completed both the London and Paris leg of his Everybody Falls tour this past week. The rapper has been on the road for a minute, yet he still finds time to make Contract Thursdays, his ongoing weekly music release series.

This week’s offering is a track titled “Switch”, an up-tempo bop where DAP raps about fake affiliations. “Everybody wanna switch up on you when you lit”, he raps, diluting his usual self-assured flow in verses about his wins and the effect it has on those around him.

The track also features singer, Elena, who adds hypnotic melodies to the song, “You were never there till I was flying high” she sings, referring to her success as an antidote. DAP also directs and edits the 1-minute teaser for “Switch”, featuring a rolling reel of distorted colourful images of him bobbing to the music.

 

Watch the music video for “Switch” here:

 

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Zoro, Vector & M.I Abaga aren’t with the fake shit on “One on One (Remix)”

Over the last month, Nigerian rap heavyweights Vector and M.I Abaga have been embroiled in a beef. While cooler heads haven’t prevailed just yet, both rappers share space on their latest outing, featuring on “One on One (remix)” by indigenous rapper Zoro.

Zoro initially released the original version of the single in August 2018, and this new remix retains the soul-sampling hip-hop beat, as well as its theme of sneering at former friends and partners who switch up after years of hustling together. Zoro rehashes the infectious hook and delivers the first verse in his preferred Igbo language, setting up the stage for both featured artists to drop their verses in English.

On the second verse, Vector’s puts on a technically sound display that hypes his rap prowess and makes jest of those who kiss and tell. Amplifying the more savage side of the topic, M.I fires off malicious barbs at an unnamed ex-friend, promising revenge on-sight for past slights against him. From their respective displays, it is clear that all three rappers aren’t with the fake shit.

Listen to “One on One (remix)” here.

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Zlatan shares tracklist for debut album, ‘Zanku’; drops new single, “Yeye Boyfriend”

Zlatan became a nationwide phenomenon after debuting with the viral street smash, “Zanku (Leg Work)”, and stealing the show with a stunning verse on Chinko Ekun’s “Able God”. Since then he’s been in high demand, featuring on multiple within weeks, some of which have gone on to become the biggest songs of the year.

Asserting his prolific nature, the rapper is gearing up to release his debut album, ‘Zanku’. Apart from being an explicit nod to his involvement in popularizing the current dance craze in the country, the album title is also an acronym for ‘Zlatan abeg no kill us’, a prominent statement attributed to the rapper’s role in back-to-back hit singles.

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‘Zanku’ will be released on November 1st, and it is set to contain 17 songs. In addition to “Zanku (Leg Work)”, his sleeper hit “This Year” and the Tiwa Savage-assisted “Shotan” are the other previously released singles on the album. There aren’t any other guest appearances detailed on the current tracklist, but considering his star power and the calibre of artists he’s worked with in the last year, there likely will be a couple of features.

Revving up the rollout, he’s dropped “Yeye Boyfriend” as the latest single in the lead up to ‘Zanku’.Over the light piano chords and Fuji-influenced percussion produced by go-to producer Rexxie, Zlatan makes jest of good-for-nothing boyfriends, while urging women to let go of their unserious partners. Performed in his local Yoruba, and spotting his trademark ad-libs, the song has the same infectious energy that has made him a fan favourite in the last year.

Pre-add ‘Zanku’ and listen to “Yeye Boyfriend” here.

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