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![Prince Kaybee shares release date and cover art for coming album, ‘The 4th Republic’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Prince-Kaybe-4th-Republic-announcement-e1612871763413.jpg)
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](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Guiltybeatz-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Niniola-Omo-Rapala-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Avala-Mo-Fe-Be-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/censodd-Lost-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Olamide-pawon-1.jpg)
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’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lady-Zamar-1.jpg)
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](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/foreign-Ororo-Kahlo-1.jpg)
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](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Niniola-Bana-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MAKA-With-You-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Deena-Ade-Savage-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Joyce-Olong-Lush-Vibes-1.jpg)
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](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Reminisce-Problem-1.jpg)
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](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DJ-YIN-KIlimanjaro-1.png)
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](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/amayorkun-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Radr-1.jpg)
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”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lao-1.jpg)
Relive Your Early Video Gaming Years With Lazougi’s “Funk The Laser”
Between video game pop and a funkadelic