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[The Music Blog] Chocolate City suing Nas is proof of how much work goes into international cross-overs

The global takeover for African music has been documented in an almost sensationalist manner but a lot is not being said about the efforts artistes are making in landmark crossovers…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Set the mood for your weekend with Juls and Burna Boy on “Gwarn”

An impressive record originating from prior success Mr Eazi is all anyone needs to know about British born Ghanaian producer, Juls. And for his collaborator on “Gwarn”? You decidedly get…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] What the negative media around Davido and his dead friends says about all of us

The headlines are almost becoming forgettable now, but the narrative created following the death of Davido’s associates Tagbo Umeike, DJ Olu and Chime, will linger on for longer. First came…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Stop! This is not another one of those Davido Vs Wizkid things

Later next month, one winner will be selected from a nominees list of Davido and Wizkid, Angola's C4 Pedro, Kenya's Nyashinski and Babes Wodumo and Nasty C from South Africa,…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Tiwa Savage and Gender Politics: We need to stop expecting celebrities to know sh_t

Tiwa Savage's 2-hour long tell-all interview with the journalist, Azuka Ogujiuba, following a series of emotional social media posts and an alleged suicide attempt by her husband Tunji Balogun, marked…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog]:Get a first taste of pop Poe on “Are you down” featuring Tiwa Savage

Historically, there is a thing in music that has been associated with artists changing sound. That public glare at an artist willing to forfeit all critical abandon to be sold…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Remembering King Sunny Ade’s call for unity, “Lift Nigeria”

It's hard to tell the mindset of the average Nigerian on 'Independence Day' as Nigeria marks its 57th year as a sovereign state. Beyond the customary public holiday and national…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Omagz and Wavythecreator close summer playlists with “What You Like”

‘I think me and you can start a fire/ burn the city down with our desire’, Omagz sings as an opener to follow a brief melodic intro by WavytheCreator. Omagz…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Nobody has an actual clue of what’s really going with the Psquare

The sense of deja vu that washed over fans in 2014 when Psquare first hinted the possibility they could be going their separate ways is in the air again. That…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] If you ever wanted a Tiwa Savage project worth your time, here’s “Sugar Cane”

The low staying power for Tiwa Savage's Once Upon A Time album required Mavin to follow-up the debut with R.E.D, a heavily marketed sophomore album that still didn't give her artistry…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog]: Hear former EME boys Shaydee and Wizkid on “Make Sense”

As the media circus around Wizkid’s explosive Twitter showdown nearly two years ago made rounds, I insistently thought of what will become of Banky W legacy as the man who…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Safe to say, Mr Eazi is trolling us at this point

For what seems like the umpteenth time since he kicked off the year by claiming Ghanaian music has influenced mainstream Nigerian sound and incurring the wrath of Nigerians, Mr Eazi…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Here’s the winning strategy that got Yemi Alade a video game feature

Last week, video game company Ubisoft revealed some of the titles for tracks that would feature on the upcoming edition of motion-based dance video game, Just Dance 2018. The video…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Sammiecolt’s “Ibadan” does just what it was intended for

There is no question that Lagos' active music industry gives her an inherent chokehold on all things urban culture. The city's cosmopolitan nature creates resource platforms as well as glitz…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog]: The death of Nigerian labels, dearth of hip-hop crews and Tinny Mafia

It's the year 2017 and the foretold death of labels adjunct to the rise of streaming and self-publishing is finally becoming a reality. The independent success of Chance the Rapper…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog]: Get a feel of Aylø’s finest album yet, ‘Insert Project Name’

It doesn't take long to get into Aylø's new mixtape, Insert Project Name. Taking in a full minute of nothing but the sombre and wide-open groove harmonies on opening track "Gardens", before Aylø eventually…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Tipsy comes in a little too hard on “E Dakun”

"If I be boy, every girl go wan blow me", Tipsy rumbles on "E Dakun". Her presumption of what a change in gender could do to her sex life, albeit…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] This Wizkid clickbait led me to mindblowing music

When Google programmers were working on the algorithm to line related videos on YouTube's side-bar, they probably never imagined the same algorithm intended to merely recommend similar interests to users…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Davido and Orange Culture are crossing new landmarks with the Capsule Collection

It has long been the dream of music industry players to be beneficiaries of the wins of a functioning ecosystem of adjacent industries that create value, and Davido and Orange…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: There is a naughty secret on Niniola’s new single “Sicker”

Through sleeper hits and cheeky Afropop that wouldn't be so distinct if it was any other singer, Niniola has leveled her brand of Afro-house in the class of unambiguously playlist-worthy…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] For her birthday today, we’ve made a 14-track playlist of the best of Asa

To tell the story of Bukola "Asa" Elemide to one who hasn't heard of her Herculean legend, would be to somewhat spell out the decade long history of modern Nigerian…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Major Lazer and Mr Eazi give “Leg Over”, a do-over

There were many signs that Major Lazer would eventually foray into the Nigerian soundscape since front man DipLo dropped by Nigeria earlier in the year for GidiFest. Fast forward a…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] The future of music storage and consumption comes to the now with Apple’s Watch Series 3

Over this past few years it has become customary for Apple's 2-hour long keynote event to introduce a new expensive line of Apple products, then spawn memes and viral tweets…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] What the return of Camp Mulla could possibly translate

Nearly twelve years ago, the widespread popularity of terrestrial broadcasts like MTV started the Nigerian music renaissance that spread across the continent. Over the next few years, the continent…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Nostalgia is an effective tool for nothing on Jesse Jagz’ “Alright” featuring Styl Plus

The release of Jesse Jagz Odysseus came as a follow-up to a series of events that have happened over the past week. After M.I's public confrontation with Pulse's Osagie Alonge,…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Uncovering Simi’s incredible album stand out “Take Me Back”

The suspicious first breaths (and breadths) of dramatic Latin guitar riffs that open "Take Me Back" should have been enough indicator of where Simi was going with this track off…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] The day Osagie Alonge and Jude ‘M.I.’ Abaga made Nigerian hip-hop history

It may be hard to take Nigerian hip-hop seriously these days because the hottest rap song on the charts, is a street hop song by Olamide, who is often criticised…

musicblog 7 years

[The Injustice Blog] Lagos waterfront communities in the eye of the storm

In Lagos, waterfront communities were the earliest form of habitation for Lagosians centuries, a situation which exists till date. The community is majorly made up of fishermen due to their…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Timi Saurse reinvents the ethos of Afropop and RNB for “Tangerine”

With the incursion of UK's crisply produced Afrobeats, much of what used to be Afropop RNB seems to be evolving into the fringe, incorporating more of Afro-Carribean rhythms and hip-hop's…

musicblog 7 years

[The Music Blog] YCee’s explosive Twitter rant and how middlemen are still gaming the industry

A digital era of online stores and streaming is expected to usher in new transparency in music sales and distribution. The days when the full benefits would be reaped however…

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