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‘Sore’ stands tall among the songs that shaped the rise of a new school of Hip Hop acts and behind this exceptional blend of Drill and Ghanaian sonics is a teenager from Santasi, Kumasi that goes by the name Yaw Tog. In this Pulse Interview, I sat down with Ghanaian …

She followed up her debut with a couple of decent singles as she attempted to establish herself as an indigenous rapper who even took the trouble to look the part. While her music found an audience, it would appear that there was a conflict at the intersection between the artist …

While many eagerly awaited the release of his second album, there was always the consciousness that topping his debut was not going to be a troll in the park. Thirty months after releasing his debut album, Chike eventually decided that he was ready for his second act which he calls …

To them, they might have simply made a film. But in time, they will realize that they have woven a detail into the tapestry of history. The goal is not perfection: there can never be a perfect documentary on Nigerian music, simply because there are different entry points, which has …

Ckay dropped ‘You‘ a single off his incoming debut album tagged ‘Sad Romance’. Check out the top 10 Nigerian songs released in August 2022 YBNL star, Asake returns with another monster hit titled ‘Terminator‘. The singer who has had an amazing year so far is arguably the hottest artist in …

BNXN FKA Buju is Nigeria’s chorus master. While this description might appear like an oversimplification of his talent and a reduction of his achievement, it’s the truth, albeit painfully so. Having successfully used his trademark melody and distinct progression to uplift the songs of different artists, he has struggled to …

Nothing could have prepared the housemates and the viewers for what was to come as the DJ lined up a collection of the most random Afrobeats hits. As she moved from Kas‘s ‘Fimile’ to Asake‘s ‘Omo Ope’ down to ‘Gongo Aso’, it was practically impossible to predict the DJ’s next …

The first time I saw Charlamagne on TV was on MTV’s The Guy Code where he was one of the panelists that dissected Pop Culture’s masculine constitution. Charlamagne stood out for his sharp wit, humor, and often brutal takes. From that rather modest beginning, he has steadily evolved into a …

Four weeks before that Tuesday and aside from the AFRIMA experiences, which introduced me to a myriad of music from across our beautiful continent, I had also found genuine excitement hard to come by: the type that used to get me on the edge of my seat. This was despite …

In 2009, he emerged as the Rap Messiah geared towards resuscitating Hip Hop in Nigeria. In 2010, he became a superstar whose talent was not only charting a new course for Hip Hop but placing Nigerian music on the global stage. In 2014, he morphed into The Chairman having gone …