It is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness. We have everything before us, we have nothing before us. Afrobeats is international like it has never been and Afrobeats stars are traveling the world to give the international audience a feel of Africa’s foremost musical export. The …
Read More »Falz’s ‘Bahd’ had roll-out, strategy and marketing problems, not exactly a music problem [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
Hence he created a mini-career off Instagram skits, where he would embody his alter ego, a native of Ilawe-Ekiti – his hometown. He would speak with a strong Yoruba intonation, riddled with h-factor and bad enunciation for comical effect. He would wear sunglasses without lenses, which some attributed to the …
Read More »Ceeza Milli’s ‘Rated EP’ is a comprehensive artistic display [Pulse Album Review]
Since Ceeza Milli dazzled on the hit Starboy anthem, he has gone on to replicate this in different songs and across different Afrobeats sounds. There was even a widely publicized dispute about what may have been the part he played on an Afrobeats smash hit by a Grammy-winning megastar. However, …
Read More »Candy Bleakz’s ‘Fire EP’ is doused by consequential flaws [Pulse Album Review]
Street music is primarily distinguished by its catchy and danceable beat, street relatable lyrics, and delivery that embodies the confidence and swagger of the street. To successfully make street music, at least two of the three elements must be present with the beat being the primary ingredient. While the absence …
Read More »Why celebrity marriages don’t work [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]
It’s an unwritten rule of some sorts in the industry. People don’t expect a celebrity’s marriage to last the distance. Also the chances of having a long and fulfilling marriage is drastically reduced when it involves a power couple. Why don’t celebrity marriages work? Why do they fall in such …
Read More »Afrobeats, The BackStory: Why Ayo Shonaiya’s documentary is important [Pulse Editor’s Comment]
The narrative was led by the British-Nigerian/Ghanaian contingent of DJ Abass, Ayo Shonaiya, DJ Abrantee, DJ Edu and more. It was a time when Africans in the UK started to grow increased affinity with their African roots. In the previous years, embracing your African roots wasn’t as cool, lest people …
Read More »Check out the top 10 Nigerian songs released in June 2022 [Pulse Lists]
1. Asake – Peace Be Unto You (PBUY) On June 17th, 2022, YBNL singer Asake released a new single titled “Peace Be Unto You (PBUY)” from his upcoming debut album. The song is currently at the top of the Apple Music Nigerian charts and has received 3.8 million YouTube views. …
Read More »Top 10 Songs in the First Half of 2022 [Pulse Picks]
Despite the number of popular singles that the audience was treated to in the first half of 2022, several songs stood out due to their superlative success, acceptance, and popularity. Here is a list of the top ten songs in the first half of 2022. 10. ‘Sometimes by TI Blaze …
Read More »Moelogo says ‘Euphonic’ could be his last project [Pulse EP Review]
But the sound has evolved from sounds like ‘Luku Luku’ into flirtations with the Nigerian mainstream products. In the last one year, he featured Qdot on the amazing, ‘Wahala’ off ITheEP, and now he has collaborated with Chinko Ekun on ‘Soft Life,’ the lead single off Euphonic EP, his fourth …
Read More »Pulse List: 5 celebrity relationships that never made it to the altar
Nigerian celebrities are known for showing off their relationships on social media, giving fans the idea of what a perfect relationship should look like. Even though some of these couples may look perfect on the outside, there’s always this dark cloud that most times submerges these ‘God when’ relationships. On …
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