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The continued presence of Hennessy in Nigeria’s hip-hop scene
Nearly a decade of continued relevance and unwavering
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EXCLUSIVE: Mr Eazi, Nancy Isime & M.I join Glenfiddich NG as its newest Maverick collaborators
"My path is leading to freedom. Freedom to do what I want when I
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The Best Rap Projects Of 2022, Ranked
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Songs Of The Day: New Music From mau from nowhere, M.anifest, Smada & More
Mid-week jams to get you through
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Best New Music: M.I Abaga taps Olamide & Nas for the meditative single, “Bigger”
An early highlight off M.I's new album, 'The
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A 1-listen review of A-Q, Blaqbonez, M.I Abaga and Loose Kaynon’s ‘Behold the Lamb’
A remarkably tepid joint
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Songs Of The Day: New music from Gyakie, Angelique Kidjo, Kamo Mphela & more
Catch up on notable recent releases from around the
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Understanding the efficacy of socially conscious music in Nigeria
What are the odds of music being a catalyst for change in a politically stagnant
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A ranked list of the 12 Hennessy Cypher 2020 verses
An improved edition featuring appearance from Falz, M.I Abaga, Vector, Show Dem Camp, CDQ, Phlow &
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Songs of the Day: New Music from Master KG x Burna Boy, Nissi, Teyana Taylor x Davido & more
All the best music from around the
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Revisiting the past winners of the Headies Next Rated Award
A detailed look into the wins that aged well and those that
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20 Nigerian artists as football stars
Davido Ronaldo, Burna Van Djik, Wande Ozil + more perfect comparisons. @ us.
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The Shuffle: That time DJ Neptune enlisted M.I, Naeto C & DaGrin for the evergreen rap collab, “123 (Remix)”
A gathering of three Nigerian rap unicorns that is both royal and
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Meet the visual artists connecting Nigerian album arts of the past & the present
The Akure-based artists want to change the way we interact with album art and
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We need to stop demanding what kind of music we want to hear from artists
Opinions are important to interacting with artists and their music, dictating
![Essentials: M.I Abaga & A-Q’s thrilling joint project, ‘The Live Report’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A-Q-M.I-The-Live-Report-e1587477135748-1.jpg)
Essentials: M.I Abaga & A-Q’s thrilling joint project, ‘The Live Report’
Built off an already established chemistry between both
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Mayorkun takes his smash hit, “Geng” around the world on new EP
Featuring M.I, Kwesi Arthur, Russ MB and many others