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The Locales That Shaped Our Favourite Afropop Stars
Markers of those places inevitably show up in the music of our favorite stars, enriching our soundscape and furthering our cultural...
The Gospel Of Afropop: When God Shows Up In Popular Music
Subtly or directly, Nigerian musicians recognise a supreme being above them, say prayers, and acknowledge their mortality and life’s...
Our First Impressions of Olamide’s ‘Olamide’ album
The NATIVE team give their early thoughts on the Afropop giant's 11th solo studio album.
Afropop is the love child of its many influences
In a reversal of events at the turn of the 2000s, Afropop is profoundly reshaping the texture of music outside its borders....
Lost In Translation: Street-Pop’s Journey Beyond Language
Music is a universal language, and in Nigeria’s banging street-pop scene, melodies speak louder than
Best New Music: Lojay and Olamide are a captivating pairing on new single, “Arizona”
a masterstroke in
Turntable Top 100: Olamide’s “Jinja” reaches a new peak at No.5
Asake's "Lonely At The Top" is the No.1 song in
Track-By-Track: Bella Shmurda Breaks Down His New EP, ‘DND’
a succinct tape demonstrating the singer's incredible awareness for uplifting sounds
NATIVE Selects: New Music From Tiwa Savage, Bloody Civilian, CKay & More
some exciting new songs to get into
Track-By-Track: Wande Coal Breaks Down His New Album, ‘Legend Or No Legend’
an entry into Wande Coal's
Revisiting Olamide’s ‘YBNL’, the album turned street-defining movement
More than the title of a cult classic
