Nigeria’s creative space is teeming with life, so the next superstar is always around the corner. It’s the same way I felt when I met YKB in 2020, whom I met because a friend of mine got us access to use his studio for a shoot. YKB had started recording music then, but that was […]
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As I write this piece, I ask myself if the drama that played out in the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Adamawa state has truly ended. The electoral shenanigans in that state started in March when it was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A supplementary election was subsequently organized on the […]
On the last edition of She Takes a Peep, I discussed the popular culture of enabling abusers and how they rarely ever socially alienated. As a result of the levity many use to take issues of this nature, perpetrators are easily able to seek out and unfortunately torment even more victims. To further discuss the […]
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The 2023 general elections in Nigeria has come and gone. In one of many areas, it has left a lot of people disappointed, and that is voter apathy. In terms of voter turnout, the 2023 general elections witnessed the lowest turnout of voters since the return to democracy in 1999. In 2019, 29 million of […]
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Sexual content leaks are forms of media and other visual materials garnered without the consent of the person(s) involved in the creation. These leaks are often mass-marketed and shared despite being a sexual crime. While copyright may protect to some extent, they usually do not cover all bases. While sexual content leaks may be aplenty, there […]
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Oganigwe – Zlatan, ODUMODUBLVCK, Jeriq This Friday is a packed one, with interesting releases across the country and continent. Zlatan released his Omo Ologo EP, adding an extra layer to an already interesting year so far for the rapper. It’s a loaded track list, and one that stands out is “Oganigwe”, fearing Jeriq and ODUMODUBLVCK. […]
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The 23rd edition of the BET Awards, tagged “Culture’s Biggest Night,” will air live from Los Angeles at 8pm on Sunday, June 25th. It will join the Grammys and the Juno Awards to celebrate five decades of hip-hop. “We are thrilled to be back in L.A. for BET Awards 2023 and to celebrate a […]
Art and life imitate and inform each other. Life’s dynamic nature inspires varying forms of expression, and this element of variety is what unites these two phenomena. Life and art are also fueled by experiences, and going by their recent experience curation exploits, Spotify explores the relationship between music and other art forms as they […]
Suté Iwar has a pedigree that is solidified. He zooms into the era of Ultralight after years of pioneering new shades of rap music that inform the New Gen sound. The alté identity, although liberating to a decent degree, puts artists in a box. Suté has grown bigger than that, and his latest album sees […]
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If we played a game of name association, mentioning Asa Asika brings an immediate Davido response. Such is the closeness of their relationship, and even if you were to put their musical conquests on mute, their friendship had taken root in their teenage years — long before any of this began. But it’s impossible to […]
There are various changes that new relationships bring upon us. While it may differ in some instances, there are distinct similarities. People report noticing that couples might begin to resemble one another, almost like siblings. Some report feeling that their partner starts to talk like them, using their ‘slangs’ or quips and every so often, […]
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Davido’s Timeless has been one of the hottest trends since its debut. The project marked the singer’s highest charting album of all time after reaching the No. 2 spot on Billboard‘s World Music chart and No. 10 spot on the U.K. Albums Chart. Consequently, to back the success of Timeless, Davido has been setting up […]
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