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NATIVE Selects: New music from Prince Kaybee, Spyro, Joshua Baraka & More
Essential new releases from across the
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New Music Friday: New Projects From Laycon, Alpha Ojini, xInsomniac & More
A rap-heavy slate of projects for the sonically
![Best New Music: Alpha Ojini & Odumodublvck Are Riotous On “Vigilante Bop”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vigilante-Bop.jpg)
Best New Music: Alpha Ojini & Odumodublvck Are Riotous On “Vigilante Bop”
a thrilling record inundated with pop culture references
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1-Listen Review: Show Dem Camp’s ‘Clone Wars V: The Algorhythm’
The latest wonderful entry into one of the best project series in all of
![Rap Song of the Week: Anti World Gangstars refresh street-rap tropes on “Men Soji”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210201_182924.jpg)
Rap Song of the Week: Anti World Gangstars refresh street-rap tropes on “Men Soji”
An ultra-groovy jam featuring Alpha Ojini alongside AWG squad members; Reeplay, Odomodublvck and Fatboy E (fka Ekizzy...
![GEMS: A list of the best songs this week](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GEMS1.png)
GEMS: A list of the best songs this week
Songs you must hear from Nissi, Tiwa Savage, Rvdical the Kid x Amaarae &
![Songs of the day: New music from Efya and Tiwa Savage, Alpha, 2Baba and Wizkid and more](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-3.jpg)
Songs of the day: New music from Efya and Tiwa Savage, Alpha, 2Baba and Wizkid and more
All the best music from around the
![Meet Phlow, the confident rapper who is redefining her artistic perception](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/phlow-1.jpeg)
Meet Phlow, the confident rapper who is redefining her artistic perception
Phlow talks about her new EP, ‘Marmalade’, hitting the reset button and also staying true to her
![The importance of well-executed Cyphers to the Nigerian rap scene](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Importance-of-cyphers-1.jpg)
The importance of well-executed Cyphers to the Nigerian rap scene
On the importance of delivering the best rap cyphers for growth's
![We should be giving more props to sound engineers in Afropop](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mixing-1-1.jpg)
We should be giving more props to sound engineers in Afropop
Mixing & mastering is an important part of the music making process, and those responsible for it deserve to be...
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GoodGirl LA, Dami Oniru & more to feature on compilation project, ‘Sounds From The Basement Gig’
An extension of the monthly concert series for emerging
![Essentials: Alpha Ojini continues his steady grind towards mainstream prominence with ‘Chvmeleon’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alpha-Ojini-Chvmeleon-x-1.jpg)
Essentials: Alpha Ojini continues his steady grind towards mainstream prominence with ‘Chvmeleon’
With features from M.I, Ycee, Blaqbonez and
![See Payper Corleone & Alpha Ojini In Music Video For “Sacrifices”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Payper-Corleone-Sacrifices-Video-1.jpg)
See Payper Corleone & Alpha Ojini In Music Video For “Sacrifices”
First set of visuals off Payper's 'Fly Gangsta From The '90s'