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NATIVE Selects: New Music From Stonebwoy, Black Sherif, Super Smash Bros & More
some great records to start off the week

NATIVE Staff Picks: 20 Songs That Defined Afropop In 2022
Featuring classics from Asake, Kabza De Small, Sampa the Great &

The Best Rap Projects Of 2022, Ranked
Including creative and inventive releases from Sarkodie, Show Dem Camp, Sampa the Great &

Hot Takes: Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s Vexations & the Premiere of ‘Black Panther’ in Nigeria
The hottest pop-culture takes this

Black Sherif Shares Anticipated Debut Album, ‘The Villain I Never Was’
Thirteen solo tracks and a Burna Boy

How Black Sherif channels vulnerability in his music
Exploring an important element of the rapper's artistry ahead of his coming debut

Songs of the Day: New Music from Ms Banks, Samthing Soweto, Black Sherif & more
New songs to plug into your

TurnTable Top 50: Black Sherif Tops The Charts For The Fifth Consecutive Week
becoming the longest No. 1 single by a non-Nigerian

TurnTable Top 50: Black Sherif’s “Kwaku the Traveller” stays at No. 1 for second straight week
Black Sherif is now the non-Nigerian artiste with the most top ten

TurnTable Top 50: Black Sherif Debuts At No. 1 With “Kwaku The Traveller”
Black Sherif becomes the first non-Nigerian artist to reach No.1 with a solo

Best New Music: Black Sherif continues to refine his uniqueness on “Kwaku The Traveller”
a boisterous new

Four takeaways from the inaugural Billboard Afrobeats chart
Amidst the excitement, there's some insightful points to look