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The music video for “Love2Win” brings the violent world KA$H and Folabi Xan imagine to life
Drawing out the violent intensity with a graphic music

Nasty C is as cocky as ever on new single, “God Flow”, featuring crownedYung
Effortlessly throwing brags around and sneering at haters without losing a

Blaqbonez reveals his menacing Mr Boombastic alter-ego in his “Shut Up” music video
Imposing Mr Boombastic's threatening persona with a graphic music video directed by TG

Listen to “Democracy”, a pan-African collaboration about greed, absolute power and corruption
Features Moonaya from Senegal, Master Soumy (Mali) Awa Bling and Killa Ace (The Gambia), Cill (Nigeria) and Elom 20ce...

Begho and Enzo Pe$o paint a snapshot of their flashy ambition on “Running Man”
The duo perform confident sets to put listeners in an exhilarating

Kojey Radical & Amaarae use sex as a metaphor for transience on “Sugar”
A standout cut off the British-Ghanaian rapper's major label debut, 'Cashmere

Vader’s “Ghosted” plays out the rapper’s darkest fantasies
Imagines a chaotic universe where he's the hero and the

Best New Music: ICTOOICY’s “Melancholy Baby” is an unapologetic commentary on saviour syndrome in romance
sad girls don't

Blaqbonez, Loose Kaynon, A-Q & M.I Abaga come bearing bars on ‘Martell Cypher 2’
It's never a bad time to hear four rappers get busy over a floor shaking

The Shuffle: HHP and Naeto C’s “Boogie Down” as proof of the friendly relations between South Africa and Nigeria
South African legend, HHP and Naeto C reminds us all of our unity and

IDK & Burna Boy capture the feeling of “December”
Off IDK's newly released major label debut, 'Is He

Trill Tega’s “In Peace” gets a fitting melodramatic music video
TG Omori directs the video to highlight his different influences and rebellious

Phyno releases new album, ‘Deal With It’, with an epic accompanying music video
Enter into Phyno's matrix esque universe where he repeatedly kills different clones of

The Black Esper’s new single, “Nile Alhaji”, is a tale of debauchery
Narrating his experience partying with

Tulenkey’s emPawa-floated video for “Yard” is the stuff of ghetto cinema
Deceptively ducking cops alongside Ara & Wes7ar

Essentials: Vader the Wildcard and TGM’s ‘Lagos in July’ EP
Joining forces to toast to their ambition and the come

Ladipoe’s “Lemme Know” is a blinding statement track
Gobstopping lyricism delivered with an unassailable, confident

Jidenna rages in music video for “Worth The Weight”
Assisted by psychedelic filters, a keen crowd and a Seun Kuti