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See the music video for "All Is In Order" by the Mavin Records crew - The Native

May 31, 2019Music,

See the music video for “All Is In Order” by the Mavin Records crew

The 7-year-old record label is past due a celebratory single

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Dennis Ade Peter

The Shuffle: D'Banj's "Mr Endowed" as the benchmark for Afropop's global appeal - The Native

May 23, 2019Featured,

The Shuffle: D’Banj’s “Mr Endowed” as the benchmark for Afropop’s global appeal

Bridging the gap between LA and Lagos

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Debola Abimbolu

Korede Bello shares colorful music video for new single, "Mr Vendor" - The Native

April 29, 2019Music,

Korede Bello shares colorful music video for new single, “Mr Vendor”

Advertises his sexual prowess to charm a love interest

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Debola Abimbolu

Hear Don Jazzy and Kiss Daniel's romantic verses on DJ Big N's "My Dear" - The Native

May 15, 2018Music,

Hear Don Jazzy and Kiss Daniel’s romantic verses on DJ Big N’s “My Dear”

Produced by Don Jazzy

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Listen to "Push Back", Ne-Yo's latest single featuring Stefflon Don and Bebe Rexhan - The Native

April 9, 2018Music,

Listen to “Push Back”, Ne-Yo’s latest single featuring Stefflon Don and Bebe Rexhan

Co-produced by Don Jazzy

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Diplo recalls awkward encounter with Kanye and Don Jazzy in new Storyville episode - The Native

November 27, 2017Communities,

Diplo recalls awkward encounter with Don Jazzy at a recording session with Kanye West.

A ‘Watch The Throne’ story

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Debola Abimbolu

Tiwa Savage

September 26, 2017Music,

The Shuffle: You won’t believe how good this forgotten track from Tiwa Savage’s debut album is

This may be the best song by Mavin’s first lady ever

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Tiwa Savage, Sugarcane EP

September 22, 2017Music,

Essentials: ‘Sugarcane’ is a return to form for Tiwa Savage

An unfussy but carefully orchestrated resurgence

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D'banj just dropped the video for "El Chapo" featuring Wande Cole and Gucci Mane but that's not even the best part - The Native

August 26, 2017Music,

Here’s probably why D’banj tracklisted Oliver Twist on ‘King Don Come’

Another typically Kokomaster strategy presumably

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Breaking down Dbanj's Game of Thrones inspired album art - The Native

June 6, 2017Music,

The Shuffle: Revisit D’banj’s “Oliver Twist”, a viral campaign that put Afropop on British Soil

That time D’Banj took over the European Summer

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The Shuffle: Revisit "That's Wot's Up" the song that predicted the eternal reign of Wande Coal - The Native

May 30, 2017Music,

The Shuffle: Revisit “That’s Wot’s Up” the song that predicted the eternal reign of Wande Coal

Just Wande Coal being Wande Coal against all odds.

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April 5, 2017Music,

Here are all the essentials from Iyanya’s ‘Signature’ EP

Your sex playlist is about to get a Nigerian fix-up

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Debola Abimbolu

Tiwa Savage and the curse of the groupie effect - The Native

March 29, 2017Music,

Tiwa Savage and the curse of the groupie effect

Putting an end to the hoe story

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March 1, 2017Music,

Supreme Mavin Dynasty unveils three new artists

Meet Don Jazzy’s new inductees

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Debola Abimbolu

Mohits crew

February 7, 2017Communities, Music,

The Shuffle: Revisit MoHits peak era hit ‘Pere’

A quick breakdown of one of Nigeria’s greatest modern classics

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Producer-artist splits and Break-ups

December 6, 2016Music,

Five Of The Most Heartbreaking Producer-Artist Splits

Break-ups are never easy

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