Category: Music
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5 old but fresh Naija Music Videos
When these videos dropped years ago, we really loved and felt them. I tried to come up with a list of videos which will still look amazing and bang hard if they were to be released today. There were too many amazing videos from wayback that crossed my mind and that made it difficult to…
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Top 7 Debut Albums Since 2014
Music is life! When you enjoy an album, you keep going back to it without being able to place a finger on the exact reason why you love it. The album keeps drawing you in. At first, some tracks are the reasons for your revisiting the project. Not long after, you are humming some other…
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4 pairs of Naija songs that sound so alike
Sometimes, you hear the beats of a song, and it totally reminds you of another song. Sometimes it’s the same flow; other times it’s about similar beats and lyrics. There are so many of such songs, but I know at least four (4) Nigerian songs that remind me of another four (4) Nigerian songs. Though…
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Giveaway OGs: How D’banj & Don Jazzy popularized giveaways and online competitions.
First time I knew about giveaways was sometime around 2010 or 2011 and it was through D’banj and Don Jazzy. The music maestros not only showered their fans with airtime and cash gifts on Twitter, in some cases Don Jazzy will show up at a mall and then send out a tweet calling for fans…
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A Taste Of Bobby Combz’ Recipe
The first time I heard about Bobby Combz was in 2011. This was about the time relatively unknown rappers, PayBac and Random teamed up to drop a song which was way ahead of its time, Gidi Lights. On that song, PayBac (who has now become a household name in the Nigerian hip-hop scene) and Random…
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Rema: 5 Facts About The Next Rated Act
He is definitely the man of the moment. In the wee hours of Sunday, 20th October 2019, Rema became the third artiste to win the much-coveted Next Rated Award under the tutelage of Don Jazzy. The first two being Wande Coal under the defunct Mo’Hits and Reekado Banks (under controversial circumstances) while with Mavin Records….
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The Erigma II: Crime, Drugs, Sex & The Hood
If you don’t like Erigga for his profane outbursts and obscenity when rapping, his latest album – The Erigma II is definitely not for you. On his 2017 album – A Trip To The South, the south-south rap god tried to refine his sound a bit. On this new album, Erigga goes back to his…
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5 Steps To Becoming A Marlian
The way lazy Nigerian youths rally around him whenever he shows up in public, you will think he is really from the Bob Marley dynasty. Since his football-inspired hit (Issa Goal), Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley has enjoyed and sometimes endured what many will consider a rollercoaster career thus far. When Naira is not swarmed…
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Refresh Your Playlist
Here are a few Nigerian songs that should definitely make it to your playlist this new week. Chike – Amen The Voice and Project Fame alumnus, Chike has blessed us with a love song and beautiful visuals for it. The video features Timi Dakolo, Chibbz and Chy Nwakanma. I see this one making your wedding…
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Update Your Playlist!
I genuinely think Nigerians make the best and most diverse music across the world. Feel free to disagree but I’m not ready to ever change my opinion. For those who are huge fans of Nigerian music, here are 8 new songs which should make their way to your playlist and might have to remain there…