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Straffitti teams up with Blaqbonez and PsychoYP for unapologetic new single, “100BENZ”

Straffitti teams up with Blaqbonez and PsychoYP for unapologetic new single, “100BENZ”

Glorifying the trap lifestyle with flashy brags and gun-toting

YBNL Mafia’s “Juju, Guns and Roses” establishes them as the future of indigenous rap

YBNL Mafia’s “Juju, Guns and Roses” establishes them as the future of indigenous rap

Latest signees, Picazo & Yomi Blaze join ranks with Davolee & Limerick to make a

Show Dem Camp share new project, ‘Palm Wine Music 2’

Show Dem Camp share new project, ‘Palm Wine Music 2’

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A-Q releases cinematic music video for his “The PVC Story”: Watch

A-Q releases cinematic music video for his “The PVC Story”: Watch

A gripping story on our socio-political

Essentials: LADIPOE’s ‘T.A.P (Talk About Poe)’

Essentials: LADIPOE’s ‘T.A.P (Talk About Poe)’

Poe has a lot to talk about on his debut

M.anifest features Olamide for new single, “Fine Fine”

M.anifest features Olamide for new single, “Fine Fine”

A continental flex from two of the best rap acts Africa has to offer

Teffy is paranoid about lying to women on new track “Everything”

Teffy is paranoid about lying to women on new track “Everything”

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Hear Earl Jon Doe make a convincing case for putting  money first on “Way Back”

Hear Earl Jon Doe make a convincing case for putting money first on “Way Back”

A review of a lifestyle founded on trusting money, in form of a trap

DND Section releases debut video for “Georgia Peaches”

DND Section releases debut video for “Georgia Peaches”

A tribute to the ATL lifestyle

Ladipoe ends the long-wait for a debut album with ‘Talk About Poe’

Ladipoe ends the long-wait for a debut album with ‘Talk About Poe’

a new album from a critically-acclaimed

Eugy and Kwesi Arthur team up for a new hustler’s anthem, “Pray In The Morning”

Eugy and Kwesi Arthur team up for a new hustler’s anthem, “Pray In The Morning”

marrying their delicate inner-thoughts with materialistic

Nasty C has a new video, “King” with A$AP Ferg: Watch

Nasty C has a new video, “King” with A$AP Ferg: Watch

delightful and confounding in the best possible

See J Molley in his music video for “Always $tressed”

See J Molley in his music video for “Always $tressed”

Teetering between images suggesting comfort and those dictating

Listen to Jamal Swiss and KJ Sunmon on new single, “Mainland Cruise”

Listen to Jamal Swiss and KJ Sunmon on new single, “Mainland Cruise”

Conveying the necessary passion required of an

Watch Zamir walk bare-chested around the streets of Lagos in “Hate”

Watch Zamir walk bare-chested around the streets of Lagos in “Hate”

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Essentials: ‘Bad Boy Blaq’ by Blaqbonez

Essentials: ‘Bad Boy Blaq’ by Blaqbonez

An album debut, highlighting Blaqbonez's versatility

Listen to “Wagon” by OluwaBawa

Listen to “Wagon” by OluwaBawa

A bop about the two extreme emotions his love interest

PatricKxxLee’s “H3llywood Blvd” is an irresistible tribute to finding your happy place

PatricKxxLee’s “H3llywood Blvd” is an irresistible tribute to finding your happy place

A desperately sad song that somehow manages to be euphoric

Essentials: M.I’s ‘Yxng Dxnzl: A Study on Self Worth’

Essentials: M.I’s ‘Yxng Dxnzl: A Study on Self Worth’

May lack the mainstream appeal of M.I's other albums, but it’s by far his most thoughtful

Yasir’s “The Mana” blurs the lines between the foreign and indigenous

Yasir’s “The Mana” blurs the lines between the foreign and indigenous

A pleasant tout of indigenous

The Black Esper’s “Thoughts and Contemplation” on album, RICE

The Black Esper’s “Thoughts and Contemplation” on album, RICE

He is both earnest and