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A 1-Listen Review of T.I Blaze’s New Project, ‘Dangerous Wavy Baby’
The singer's prowess continues to
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Bringing a street-hop swagger to protest music and providing a new rallying cry for a
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Defining his role as the architect of street
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The Shuffle: Revisiting Reminisce’s Sarz-produced banger, “Kako Bi Chicken”
One of the most important songs in Nigerian rap history
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Danielle Mbonu makes her directorial
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A look at Olamide’s influence on Nigerian pop culture over the last decade
A shiny legacy of critical and commercial
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Watch Zlatan in the playful video for his latest single, “Quilox”
Showcasing the funny narrative of the
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Reminisce continues pushing his OGB4IG agenda with his anti-thirst-trap
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Olamide & Naira Marley Team Up On Pheelz’s banger, “Gobe”
A worthy follow-up to their previous banger, "Issa Goal"