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. […]
In Nigerian music, one difficult challenge for alternative musicians is learning how to evolve without abandoning the identity that made people love them in the first place. Many artists begin with a unique sound, but once mainstream success arrives, they often throw away their originality in pursuit of commercial relevance. Johnny Drille refuses to completely […]
Ruger Pandemic Review Over the past few month that I have been off line with no post, one new artist who have gained some real attention is the Jonzing World/mavin Records upcoming star Michael Adebayo (whose stage name is Ruger). Taking the route which was taken by KeyQaad record label when introducing Omah Lay, Jozing […]
Dija Aphropop Vol.1 EP Review When you are the only female artiste in one of Nigerians biggest music Record label, then you have to live up to the status. Dija have never been that kind of artist who would go all out with her music hence she got settled down even when she was at […]
Rema Beamer Bad Boys review Afropop is not a fixed sound; it is an expanding system of influence. Across the continent, artists constantly reshape it by blending traditional musical elements with modern digital production. In Nigeria especially, that fusion has become more deliberate over time. Sounds drawn from Juju, Highlife, Ogene, Fuji, and other indigenous […]
