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The Music Blog: Diplo’s Jingle bell remix of Big Shaq’s “Mans not hot” is the only good thing out there this season
December has not been kind to a lot of people in these parts. While the rest of the world carried the holiday cheer in warm spirits, Nigerians spent long hours…
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[The Music Blog]: Staggering new revelations upend Kiss Daniel’s case with G-Worldwide
Because the media is both responsible for reporting recent events and shaping how the information is assimilated by the larger society, it becomes nearly impossible to extricate events from the…
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[The Music Blog] Vector has some bars on SARS and the Libyan slave trade
M.I's "You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Life" may not have had the instrumental impact the Short Black Boy wanted for his legacy but it spurred a new hunger within…
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[The Music Blog] New imprint, same Kiss Daniel: On his label exit and new single.
The reports that Kiss Daniel has unilaterally walked out on his deal with G-WorldWide have been confirmed by Kiss Daniel himself, but there is bare information about his new label…
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[The Music Blog]: The removal of Wizkid’s “Manya” from YouTube is not all bad news
Earlier this week, word hit social media that the accompanying video for Mut4y's latest single featuring Wizkid has been removed from YouTube. Though it turns out, the video is actually…
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[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: “Motives” by King Zamir feat Omagz229
It may be quite an overstatement to call King Zamir's latest album, XXII boring, but only a few other words turn up when describing a project that seems deliberate and…
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[The Music Blog] Burna Boy opens up about mental health and going into therapy
In a recent interview with Beat FM, Burna Boy discussed a range of topics, including his relationships, an upcoming live concert in December and his controversy-prone public image. Hosts Olisa…
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[The Music Blog] It turns out Don Jazzy did produce music for Kanye West
Hey Don Jazzy, you're still famous in Hollywood. On the latest episode of Storyville, a short animated webseries by TBS, where guests narrate hanging out with famous celebrities, Diplo tells…
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[The Music Blog] Runtown’s new single says more about Nigerian Afropop than you think
In a post decrying the old industry's skewered perspective of this generation's crop of uber-successful mumble rappers with drug-addled lyrics, 21 Savage described Hip-Hop as the biggest genre in the…
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[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Ajebutter22 calls out Lagos’ super rich kids on “Rich Friends”
Ajebutter22 has been around the block. But given the timing of his blow-up on the cusp of the digital media revolution for distribution and promotion of Nigerian music, a lot…
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[The Music Blog] Here’s a refix of Mr Eazi’s “Pour Me Water” with a little more life by Minz
We reviewed Mr Eazi's "Pour Me Water" in an earlier post as another addition to a long list of mid-tempo tracks released in the last twenty month period. However, the…
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[The Music Blog] Oma Mahmud’s PINK is your new favourite blurry-eyed hip-hop project
Though Oma Mahmud's latest project is labelled as an alternative project, much of it heavily leans towards hip-hop. It could be argued though, that the alternativeness comes from much of…
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[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: “Shakara” by Damilare
You tell me go/ go far away... Damilare opens "Shakara" in this manner, with an instrumental pause before he goes on to sing about a lover who doesn't feel like…
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[The Music Blog] The real problem with Olamide’s poor track record with albums
Mixed reactions have trailed Olamide's 7th studio album, Lagos Nawa since the project hit digital stores during the week. Agreed, the rapper has been known to mostly aim for the…
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[The Music Blog] Mr Eazi’s first single, “Pour Me Water” comes amidst general pon-pon sound fatigue
Considering the man has literally been on the headlines since January 2017, following a Ghana vs Nigeria debacle he started and helped fuel on social media, it's almost a shocker…
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[The Music Blog] First Listen review Olamide’s latest album “Lagos Nawa”
Like clockwork, Olamide has put out a new project in anticipation of his annual concert. Lagos Nawa recently went up on digital stores across the internet and first listen reviews are already…
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[The Music Blog] ‘4 Ma Peepz On This Side’, a speculative playlist for Wizkid
Despite coming up short in terms of character (most of the time), Wizkid prides himself on his ‘humble’ love for the streets. In fact, these days, all he seems to…
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[The Music Blog] Just before we all go bonkers over Jidenna’s new Nigeria-Focused EP
Do you remember the first time you heard about Jidenna and found out he was in fact Nigerian? It was probably like this; as the white-ish son of a late…
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[The Music Blog] This line on Davido’s new single makes a curious case for the ’30 Billion in the Akant’
The most popular refrains from every Afropop song almost leaps out at you on first listen, the rest of the relevance of such lines or lyrics is sustained via social…
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[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Suedeoff’s “Weekend” is a fresh neo-highlife tribute to winding down and Lagos nights
Over the past 20 months, West African highlife has witnessed a resurgence of sorts in the hip-life works of Mr Eazi, RunTown and most notably, Tekno's neo-highlife progression popularised as…
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[The Music Blog]: On Mafikizolo’s recent collaborations with Nigerian Afropop
P-Square's recent split brought the rise and fall of many African music groups back to light, from Styl Plus to Camp Mulla. But the Mafikizolo story is quite the exception.…
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[The Music Blog]: “Child Of The World” is the worst iteration of Falz’s Nollywood side
Though the rapper is only ever on a select number of movies and TV shows, Falz' acting career has brought him divergent acclaim with his music career. Occasionally Falz the…
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[The Music Blog]: Falz is still missing the point of this whole Yahoo-Yahoo thing
Despite the mixed reactions to Falz calling out the Yahoo-Yahoo culture earlier this year, the rapper remains unyielding on his stance on the subject. On his latest album 27, "Confirm",…
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[The Music Blog]: About that Ivanka Trump playlist of eternal love songs
Ugh. I will not be the first person to judge a person by the weight of their parents' sins but it's hard not to wonder why Donald Trump's first daughter, Ivanka,…
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[The Music Blog]: Looks like we may be getting that Asa and Wizkid collaboration after all
It's been over two years since Wizkid made the infamous tweet above, but what most people remember about the tweet were reactions from Asa's religious followers who deemed the…
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[The Music Blog]: Still on Asa’s rare Interview with Funmi Iyanda and that bit about her virginity
Through the 25 minute runtime of the webclip, Asa and Funmi Iyanda talked about an array of topics. From Asa's early days in music, to her transformation through the years…
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[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Terry Apala taps a legend for his new track “Palongo”
"Style of music wey dem don abandon, I convert am to dollar" Terry Apala raps, stating a fact of how he has seemingly reinvented Apala music for a younger generation.…
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[The Music Blog] Victoria Kimani’s new video and the thing with low budget videos
Victoria is in China in her new video for "China Love" featuring American dancehall artist and half of duo, Rock City, Theron. Obviously a location shoot in China, means Victoria…
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[The Music Blog] Niniola set to release her debut project
Niniola’s first attempt at a music career came via Glo Naija sings, where she dropped out due to personal reasons, after acing the auditions. Less than three years later, she…
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[The Music Blog]: M.I. needs to drop this cry baby act
The aftermath of M.I.'s guest appearance on #LooseTalkPodcast hosted by Pulse's editor-in-chief Osagie Alonge may so far be the greatest highlight of the rapper's efforts to keep his legacy afloat.…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy