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NATIVE Selects: New music from Prince Kaybee, Spyro, Joshua Baraka & More
Essential new releases from across the

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”
a thrilling record inundated with pop culture references

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”
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
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
All the best music from around the

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
On the importance of delivering the best rap cyphers for growth's

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...

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’
With features from M.I, Ycee, Blaqbonez and

See Payper Corleone & Alpha Ojini In Music Video For “Sacrifices”
First set of visuals off Payper's 'Fly Gangsta From The '90s'