Kunmie Debuts Emotional EP ‘Before We Became Strangers In the vibrant Nigerian Afrobeats scene, a fresh voice is resonating with a blend of laid-back coolness and heartfelt introspection. Kunmie—born Oluwabukunmi Ariyibi Peter—is quickly carving a niche for himself, emerging as the first among his contemporaries, including new sensations like Dxtiny and Faceless, to drop an […]
A Much-Needed Reunion in West African Music Over the past few years, the relationship between the Nigerian and Ghanaian music industries has been somewhat strained. At the heart of this divide was Ghana’s push to enforce an 80% local content rule on their media platforms, a move that unintentionally distanced key Ghanaian artists from their […]
Olamide: A Musical Maestro Olamide is a household name in the Nigerian music industry, celebrated not only for his musical prowess but also for his exceptional skill in mentoring and managing new artists. A creative force in his own right, Olamide’s latest EP, “IKIGAI,” showcases his artistry across two volumes. The first volume, in particular, […]
“Ex Convict” by Shallipopi: A Controversial Celebration of Freedom and Illicit Pursuits Introduction: “Ex Convict” by Shallipopi is a highly controversial track that reflects the experiences and mindset of an upcoming Nigerian rap artist who recently served a prison sentence for alleged involvement in internet fraud. The song showcases Shallipopi’s unapologetic celebration of his newfound […]
Felix Liberty was a Nigerian musician and songwriter who played a significant role in the development of Nigerian music. One of his most notable contributions to the music industry was the introduction of the trend of name-calling of love interests in his songs, which has since become a cultural phenomenon in Nigeria. Liberty’s Lover Boy […]
FireBoy Playboy Album Review: Right Decisions. FireBoy DML is obviously a big talent if we are judging from the quality of projects he has released. Being an artist who favours release of the Long playlist to Extended playlist, Fireboy has solidified his musical genius by creating three studio album in the shortest years possible. He […]
Ladipoe Running: Embracing Afrobeats and making Hits Some time back we at cillacritic had criticized Nigerian Rap musicians for not embracing the Nigerian beat in their song creation. This affected the level of acceptability of their songs by the Nigerian population of music lover. This was because most of them preferred Afrobeats/Afropop songs from singers. […]
Lil Kesh Ecstasy EP Review Lil Kesh, the YAGI record label boss and an Afrorap artiste has enjoyed success in terms of record popularity which directly turns to money. He is talented and obviously has a good work ethic which is the reason he has been able to always pull out projects year in year […]
Fireboy DML Apollo album Review Fireboy the YBNL and now Empire music star blew into the music scene after the release of his Laughter tears ad Goosebumps album in 2019. After a year, he has release another album titled “Apollo”. Just like Burnaboy did with his Twice as Tall album, Fireboy made an album with […]
Eli is a song that everyone who loves good music will like to vibe to. A real out of the box sound.
