Young Jonn has reached a point where the laziness in his music is becoming difficult to ignore. The Nigerian singer and producer has built a reputation around his understanding of sound, his ability to make records that move people, and the experience that comes with years of working behind the scenes. However, his recent releases […]
Ajebo Hustlers have built their music around relatable stories, street language and the everyday experiences of people trying to navigate love, friendship and life. Their latest song, 365 Day featuring Ghanaian singer Gyakie, continues in that direction, but musically, it does not offer much that feels new. The song has a familiar contemporary Afropop sound, […]
Rema’s last release, Tea, was tagged a stage and party song after a clear analysis of the music. It was a record that understood its purpose, and its appeal was tied to the atmosphere it created. With Oh No, however, Rema takes a different approach. He has released a song that people can sing at […]
Zinoleesky has had a difficult period in his career. Following the controversy surrounding his former record label and allegations made against its CEO, the singer has been trying to find his footing again. He has released a few records since then, but “Dantata” feels different. At 2 minutes and 51 seconds, “Dantata” is a compact […]
Fola has been getting the sticks from listeners for a while now. One of the biggest criticisms of his music is that he keeps singing about women while relying on a familiar flow that appears repeatedly across his songs. At some point, the conversation around him became that of an artist who had found one […]
There was a time when taking pictures with your lover was simply about preserving memories. Now, in the age of smartphones and social media, those pictures can become part of the relationship itself. Couples post each other online, send private pictures when they are apart and sometimes face unsolicited opinions from people who believe they […]
Ayra Starr has always had a clear musical identity. From the moment she released 19 & Dangerous, there was little confusion about the kind of artist she was becoming. She was the Nigerian girl with a distinct Yoruba influence in her delivery, making Afrobeats while comfortably moving into R&B whenever the music demanded it. The […]
There was a period between 2024 and 2025 when a wave of new Nigerian musicians began gaining serious attention. For a moment, it felt like Afrobeats was about to experience another shift as artists with unfamiliar sounds started finding their way into the ears of Nigerian music lovers. Artists like Dextiny, Serotonin and Fido were […]
Kunmie featuring Phyno is not the kind of collaboration many listeners would have predicted. The two artists operate from noticeably different musical spaces, with Kunmie leaning towards folk and Afro soul while Phyno has built his identity around rap, indigenous storytelling and street influenced sounds. Yet, here they are together on “5AM”, a contemporary Afrobeats […]
There comes a point in an artist’s career when criticism is no longer about nitpicking individual releases. It becomes about asking a more important question: What happened to the artist we once believed in? For Fireboy DML, that question is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Fireboy has built one of the more recognisable sounds in […]
