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The Shuffle: In loving memory of MC Loph and his “Osondi Owendi” hit single featuring Flavour
We continue to cherish his memory through the timeless music he gave

Essentials: Blackmagic’s ‘BM’ EP
A pure expression in the Blackmagic linage of layering compelling vocals over arrangements that are both slow-moving and deceptively...

Soti features YCee for passionate new single, “INK”
Watch them share intimate moments on camera for the Paul Gambit directed music

Essentials: Kiienka’s ‘Spaceman’ EP
Kiienka shares 6-track debut project featuring Blaqbonez, PsychoYP, VEEN and

Watch the music video for Dave and Burna Boy’s “Location”
Highlights Dave's celebrity status and the song's remarkable smash

Premiere: Blaqbonez spars with Oxlade in Omori-directed “Mamiwota” visual
Watch the TG Omori directed music video

BOJ shares “Awolowo (Remix)” featuring Falz, YCee and Fresh L
Speaking on the distress attached with

Listen to DJ Java’s new single, “Tight Jeans (Remix)” featuring Falz and Ajebutter22
Off DJ Java's coming project, 'Sounds Of The Ladies Man (Volume

LadiPoe heads to the street of Lagos for “Jaiye” music video
Directed by Seun Opabisi and Kewa Oni to capture the city's vibrant

Essentials: WeTalkSound’s ‘LOFN 2: A Collection of Love Stories’
Highlights WeTalkSound's intimately scaled

Best New Music: Falz holds up a mirror against the Nigerian society on “Hypocrite”
"Everybody is a motherf**king hypocrite"

Samklef taps the biggest stranger to Afropop we’ve seen thus far for “Low Profile”: Listen
Samklef's new collaboration with

Nasty C has a new video, “King” with A$AP Ferg: Watch
delightful and confounding in the best possible

“Maradona+Wo” is only a freestyle, but Boogey does a lot more than fool around
If you're not a fake one, you should be

Essentials: Deelokz’ worries and thoughts are vast on “Vinyl Plays” and he writes accordingly
Aiming for Timeless music that challenges the

Dusten Truce raids his vault, blesses us with “The Recession”
A few sexist as fuck verses, but otherwise

Boogey dissects the Nigerian dream on “No country for dreamers”
The Nigerian dream, exposed for the nightmare it really is.

“Get Back!” is just Suté Iwar stunting on us because he can
The best build up, if there ever was one.