While waiting to see how the general public receives Fireboy DML’s new album, ZUKO, I have had the opportunity to witness something that can have a lasting effect on an artist’s career: the disconnect between a musician and their audience. Fireboy DML appears to be experiencing this disconnect, and although ZUKO is a really impressive […]
Peruzzi has always been an artist who understands songwriting, but one aspect of his talent that deserves more attention is his ability to collaborate with other artists. Whether he is featuring on another artist’s song or bringing someone into his own musical world, he often finds a way to make the different voices work together […]
There is a dangerous idea many of us grow up believing. We are taught that if we work hard enough, remain patient, and keep proving ourselves, the people who once doubted us will eventually recognise our worth. We are told to stay, endure the humiliation, and keep going until our success silences every critic. But […]
There is an African proverb about the stubborn fly that follows a corpse to the grave. Another warns that whoever throws stones in the marketplace should remember that the same marketplace is full of people who can throw stones back. Then there is the familiar wisdom that everyone has a skeleton in the cupboard. These […]
6uff and Odumodublvck have collaborated again on a new song titled Salt, bringing their familiar energy to a contemporary Afrobeats production. The song is a mid-tempo record designed for parties, club settings and even long drives. While its sound makes it easy to enjoy casually, the message behind it gives the collaboration more substance than […]
Chella’s rise in the Nigerian music industry has been an interesting one. He became widely known following the success of Yansh, a song that introduced him to a much larger African audience. Before then, his public image could easily have been mistaken for that of a content creator or comedy skit maker. However, Chella continued […]
Olamide has been quietly reinventing himself, and one of the most interesting parts of this process is his decision to learn and master the saxophone. In recent releases, he has been finding ways to incorporate saxophone solos into his music, adding another dimension to an artist who has already successfully transitioned from rapper to singer. […]
Yemi Alade has spent more than a decade building a career around infectious Afropop records, energetic performances and music that travels across different African markets. However, being good at making hit songs does not necessarily translate into being good at making albums. This is an area where Yemi Alade has struggled for years, and her […]
When an artist has a fan base that has become attached to a particular sound, experimenting with a different genre can be difficult. The artist has to introduce the new sound without completely losing the listeners who connected with the original identity. Magixx takes an interesting approach to this problem on “Be the One.” Instead […]
Bnxn’s “Online,” produced by Telz, is the kind of song that can easily be underestimated on the first listen. It does not immediately throw a complicated arrangement at the listener or depend on an oversized production to make its presence felt. Instead, the song works through a carefully layered Afropop production that becomes more interesting […]
