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The NATIVE Editorial Staff share their favourite songs of 2022 so far
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Black Sherif is now the non-Nigerian artiste with the most top ten
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The third artist to score multiple chart toppers from a
NCVRD: Lanre Williams On The Making of Rema’s ‘Rave & Roses’
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Rema is poised to herald a new chapter for Afropop with ‘Rave & Roses’
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