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November 16, 2020
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#AlbumReview: How Afrobeats got ‘A Better Time’ on Davido’s latest album

Much fanfare had been generated because of Davido’s third studio album and on November 13th, the artiste, born David Adeleke, didn’t disappoint his global legion of fans with the scheduled release of A Better Time. A Better Time comes on the back of last year’s A Good Time which hit a whopping one billion streams... Read More
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Olamide
November 20, 2017
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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 coming back on the project. So far there seems to be a mix of opinions on how best to approach Olamide’s latest project. For a... Read More
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September 12, 2017
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Album review: Simisola could start a fresh Nigerian sound

After Simi’s Ara Ile was released circa 2008, comparisons with then up and comer Rihanna unfolded almost immediately. Not because she was as feisty, but because of the texture and quality of her voice. Over the years, Simi’s reputation blossomed as she developed into one of Nigeria’s finest female vocalists. With talent and delivery to... Read More
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March 12, 2017
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Album Review: Shaydee’s Rhythm and Life makes for pleasantly safe listening

by Will Fred Rhythm and Life, the debut album by Shaydee, perhaps the most underrated artiste of his generation arrived like Shaydee himself, quietly and without the kind of hype that his label Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) would have reserved for former flagbearer Wizkid, or even CEO Banky W. Understandably too, for while the Starboy... Read More
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February 19, 2017
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Album Review: Olamide has never been better than he is on The Glory

by Will Fred Another year, another Olamide album. And how we’ve come to love them. It is a testament to the YBNL boss’ considerable influence and unimpeachable street credibility that for the last five years, end of year celebrations cannot be considered complete until the Bariga boy sings. Or raps. Or does whatever it is... Read More
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February 12, 2017
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Album Review: Duncan Mighty participates actively on The Certificate

Duncan Mighty has earned the right to be called Port Harcourt’s first son. Indeed no other citizen- government official or private person,-  has worked harder than him at bringing the essence of the garden city to mainstream consciousness. Thanks to hit songs like Port Harcourt Boy and benefactors like former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, international jeweller... Read More
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February 5, 2017
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Album Review: With Id Cabasa, 9ice fights back for creative relevancy

by Will Fred 9ice and Id Cabasa made sweet music in the past. Their union produced 9ice’s magnum opus, Gongo Aso as well as a couple of other essential records of both their careers. Then the inevitable happened, their union collapsed and they both went their separate ways. Both careers suffered instantly. 9ice has had... Read More
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January 29, 2017
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Album review: Oritsefemi’s Corporate Miscreant is uninspiring

by Wilfred Okiche Oritsefemi has been working quite hard to retain relevance since enjoying a mid-career resurgence in 2013, thanks to his chart bursting Double Wahala single. Nothing he’s done since then has come close to capturing the wonder of that seminal Fela cover, but if that level of success has eluded Oritsefemi, it is... Read More
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January 16, 2017
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Album Review: Jos to the World- Ice Prince

by Wilfred Okiche Jos to the World (J2TW) is the first studio album by rapper Ice Prince Zamani on his own independent Super Cool Cats label. He used to be one quartet of the original Chocolate City line-up that included heavyweights like M.I, Jesse Jagz and Brymo. Long considered the weakest link of the original... Read More
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December 17, 2016
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#YNaija2016Review: Who made the most disappointing album of 2016? See our list here

by Wilfred Okiche Spotlight- Reekado Banks It is no surprise that Spotlight isn’t quite the sum of its parts. Aside from Tiwa Savage’s R.E.D album, one would have to go back to the hey days of The Entertainer (D’banj) and Mushin 2 Mo’Hits (Wande Coal) to find stellar albums overseen by Don Jazzy. For an artiste who hasn’t exactly been churning out... Read More
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November 19, 2016
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Album review: Phyno’s The Playmaker is big, sprawling and messy

by Okon Ekpo In the years since he first dropped Ghost Mode and tasted mainstream success, Phyno has ridden the crests and troughs of the local rapper movement and has emerged triumphant, easily recognizable as one of the biggest stars in the country. The fact that he raps or sings predominantly in the Igbo has been... Read More
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February 1, 2015
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Album review: Olamide’s ‘Street OT’ is grossly undisciplined, should have been a mixtape

by Wilfred Okiche Huge industry problem. How do you control a star who in the space of 3 albums in so many years, has ballooned intothe biggest name in the rap game, achieved both critical and commercial acclaim, scored countless hit singles and emerged as a mini mogul in his own right, complete with vanity... Read More
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November 10, 2014
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Album Review: ‘The Chairman’ by MI Abaga – Perfect moniker or a misnomer?

by Henry Igwe  The Chairman Project is fast becoming that staple album as we speak and it’s obvious how much Jude Abaga buries into it in terms of time, energy and artistry. Jude’s work here captures the kernel of the Nigerian living conditions and delicate societal shadings in forms of language, happenings and commonplace nuances; making... Read More
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June 29, 2014
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Album review: Could Ajebutter 22’s ‘Anytime soon’ be the sound of the future?

by Wilfred Okiche The sound of the local urban music landscape has been pretty much defined these past few years. From 2face Idibia and the Plantashun Boys, Eedris Abdulkareem and the Remedies down to the teeny bopping swagger of the Wizkids and the Davido’s, it has been a safe accepted style to today’s pop music.... Read More
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June 15, 2014
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Album review: On ‘The Journey’, Sean Tizzle enjoys beginners luck, proves he’s no singles artiste

by Wilfred Okiche   Sean Tizzle was the surprise runaway success of 2013. After being groomed by Sound Sultan’s Naija Ninjas outfit, the young man found himself in a state of inertia. Superstardom wasn’t coming fast enough so he made a beeline for the exit and supposedly walked out on a contract (as claimed by... Read More
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May 18, 2014
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Album review: On ‘Merchants, Dealers and Slaves’, Brymo is in a class of his own

by Wilfred Okiche   Currently embroiled in a legal battle with his former label, Chocolate City that got very dirty, very fast, Brymo was until recently in a bit of a limbo. Unwilling to record new music with his former family (also home to M.I and Ice Prince) and unable to release previously recorded material... Read More
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May 3, 2014
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Album review: Phyno’s ‘No guts, no glory’ is the feel good album of the year

by Wilfred Okiche Phyno, indigenous rapper, man of the year and self-titled beast from the East goes in hard. We know this from his work as producer; most notably on Ill Bliss’ ‘Anamachikwanu’ and ‘Ghost mode’, his very own face off with rapper Olamide. Both singles were powerful, unflinching documents that not only ushered in... Read More
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January 19, 2014
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Album review: Kcee is not quite ready to ‘Take Over’

by Wilfred Okiche Forget the title of this review, if there is one artiste who ‘took over’ the past year with his ready to play, endlessly catchy pop singles, then it has to be Kingsley Okonkwo, the taller, lighter skinned half of the now defunct pop-duo KC Presh who found fame on the reality singing... Read More
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December 8, 2013
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Album review: No higher aspirations for Solid Star’s ‘Grace and glory’

by Wilfred Okiche There is one fleeting moment in ‘Grace and glory’, Solid Star’s unnecessarily long second album which a good number of music heads had hoped will be a thrilling session. It occurs in ‘Halle’, a vocoder assisted mid tempo run through of his struggles as an up and comer. Solid Star’s tentative vocal... Read More
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September 15, 2013
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Album review: On ‘Jagz nation volume 1: Thy nation come’, Jesse Jagz contemplates a revolution

by Wilfred Okiche There are two distinct but inter related personas at the core of Jesse Jagz’s belated sophomore disc, ‘Jagz nation volume 1: Thy nation come’. There is the rap maestro, rhyming and spitting bars like no one else has been able to commit to this year and there is the ragga afficionado, deluded... Read More
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June 10, 2013
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Album Review: For Waje’s debut, words aren’t just enough; but we’ll try anyway

by Wilfred Okiche Since her sizzling albeit uncredited turn in the P-Square monster hit, ‘Do me’ back in 2005 and subsequent romance with the spotlight, Waje has repeatedly had to answer this question at interviews ‘When is the album dropping?’ Year after year, the answers and dates kept changing. In the month of May 2013... Read More
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