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Prince Kaybee shares release date and cover art for coming album, ‘The 4th Republic’
He’s currently hosting the live mix series, ‘Road to the 4th Republic’, every Sunday till

Essentials: Guiltybeatz debut project, ‘Different’ is rich with a fusion of sounds
Blurs the lines of all African genres into one cumulative sound, propelled by a party

Niniola teams up with Sarz again for rapturous new song, “Omo Rapala”
Describing the seduction of the dancefloor

Afro-house singer, Avala, reminds us love is blind on new single, “Mo Fe Be”
Avala gets away with edgy lyrics in the name of depicting the blind trust required in

Censodd expands his sonic palette for new house fueled single, “Lost”
Conjuring an intricate tribute to the lush sound of house music and feeling

Olamide reminds us why he’s on every DJ’s set with his latest single, “Pawon”
Teasing listeners who can't get into the festive mood he

South African singer, Lady Zamar, shares her sophomore album, ‘Monarch’
Expanding the range of her influences to incorporated rap and

Essentials: ‘Foreign Ororo’ by Riton and Kah-Lo
Pulse-raising enough to mosh-pit and meditative enough studying

Niniola’s “Bana” is a colourful lyrical and visual thrill
Offering a never-ending succession of GIF-able tableaus in the

DJ Babus features Maka for new single, “With You”
Checks all the nostalgic 90s R&B boxes while still sounding fresh in

Listen to Deena Ade and Bella Alubo’s endearing single, “Savage”
Showing off the underrated strength in passionate

Joyce Olong and Yinka Bernie team up for new single, “Lush Vibes”
A song for times when you catch yourself falling in

Reminisce’s latest single, “Problem” hints at a bug in Nigeria’s rap industry
But it's too lightweight to pack any sort of

DJ Yin uses “Kilimanjaro” to advocate for mental health
taps Kemi Smallz, Fasina, Bennie Macaulay, Odunsi, Nova and Ayo wright to project their faces on the movement

Best New Music: DJ Consequence and Mayorkun’s “Blow The Whistle” is not what you think
It's a jam and half and probably more.

Best New Music: BankyOnDBeatz and Dj Yin make a house bop for the ages with “Good loving”
Possible grammy contender.

Relive Your Early Video Gaming Years With Lazougi’s “Funk The Laser”
Between video game pop and a funkadelic