Two decades ago, ID Cabasa’s contribution to Nigerian music was more direct. As a founding member of Coded Tunes, ID Cabasa (real name Olumide Ogunade) was instrumental in shaping Yoruba Rap and South-Western Afropop. He produced the bulk of 9ice’s first three albums, crafted Olamide’s debut, Rapsodi, and worked with a constellation of rappers in…
One of Nigeria’s foremost music promoters, Biliamin Olabanji who is popularly known in the entertainment circuit as Billy Que has revealed how himself and other UK based showbiz music promoters like SMADE, Ayo Shonaiya, DJ Abass, Tim Westwood among others pushed Afrobeats music into the UK mainstream music industry by inviting and staging various promotional…
One of Nigeria’s foremost music promoters, Biliamin Olabanji who is popularly known in the entertainment circuit as Billy Que is gearing up to celebrate his 40th birthday in a grand style. The showbiz promoter who will be turning forty on November 18 planned to stage two parties, one in the UK where he is based…
Nigerian rapper, Reminisce has released his highly anticipated extended play (EP) ‘Sui Generis.’ Sui Generis is Reminisce’s 7th project in a career that has spanned nearly two decades during which time he has reinforced himself as one of Nigeria’s most iconic rappers. The seven-track EP features a lineup of talented artistes, including Vector, Bad Boy…
Rising Nigerian singer-songwriter Bukola Ireti Holo, professionally known as Hola, has taken the music scene by storm with her latest single, “Psychedelic.” This marks her first release of the year since her critically acclaimed debut EP, “Afro Icon.” Hola, formerly known as Ohla, rebranded her stage name after the success of “Afro Icon,” a seven-track…
Waves after waves, the music industry is experiencing a Tsunami of sounds like never before. Amongst those new school cresting the sonic waves of Afrobeats is fast-rising singer, OHLA. Born Bukola Ireti Holo, OHLA’s debut EP, a seven-track specially curated EP titled “Afro-Icon” is an inspirational, melodic, all-round Afrobeats sound, which landed on the charts…
Being from the street, inspired by his surroundings and the most he has been through, Kay Cute born Osarodion Kelvin is a rapper, singer and songwriter from South South Nigeria. He serves his debut project titled “Rap SONGZ 4 The Streetz”, a 21 tracks mix-tape which features guest appearances from amazing talents such as Smartylee, DA, Yuwa, Ayola and Splendor,…
Following Episodes of the Hennessy Artistry VS Class live show, Matosan emerges the winner of Season VII, Hennessy VS Class 2020. Matosan was introduced to us in Episode 1 where he went head to head with aspiring rappers Abdulkhalid, Escore Gatti, Erenna Blaq, Spydermanne, and Psypro and secured his place in the finale episode alongside Escore Gatti. The next three episodes saw rappers Alaye…
Olamilekan Agbeleshe fondly known as Laycon, has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 5. The young lad beat 19 other housemates to be crowned the winner of this year’s reality television show. After 70 days in the Big Brother Naija lockdown house, Laycon who has been a fan favorite from the beginning of…
Vector delivers a new extended play titled, “The African Mind” After the successful release of his joint project “Crossroads” with Masterkraft, Nigerian rapper, Vector is here with “The African Mind” EP, a collection of poems that touches on everything African. He analyses what the average African faces regardless of age, gender, and status. Vector speaks from a place of critical…
