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The happiness of a marriage is threatened by a sudden sexual attraction between two old friends, this attraction exists only in a virtual reality video game. A cab driver stricken by loss attempts to avenge the death of his lover on a tech company. The life of a music superstar is almost ended by her manager, but not without salvaging her creative memory for posthumous use of creating new music. These are all valid concerns – threat to family, grief and loss of a loved one, exploitation of creative talents – and technology is at the very center of it.…

Months after the release of his “controversial” social commentary album, Moral Instruction, Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd Guy returns to his comical side of his music with a new single which he released a few days ago. His last album included social commentary songs in the likes of “Talk”, “Hypocrite”, “Johnny” highlighting different aspects of Nigeria’s shortcomings. Moral Instruction does this on the sampling of Fela’s music on the background. Before the album he’d released a video of his own version of Childish Gambino’s “This is America” which he titled “This is Nigeria”. The new song, Alakori, features Dice…

i knew you were snippets of a sad song composed of haunted memories that broke me into verses when the melodies are heard from a far away land plundered and riddled with torn dreams and emptied hopes i knew you were death offered in disguised sweetness of a love professed to lovelorn hearts like bitter syrups sipped in breathless quantities from rusted teaspoons i knew you were a battle field of long forgotten soldiers who fought tirelessly with heavy hearts and broken spirits not for the lost battle but for the fear of oblivion. i knew you were a den…

Sundays are unlike other days of the week among Nigerian families, especially the Christian ones. There are certain Sunday traditions that have become the norm in households across the Nigeria even though they are unwritten anywhere. Gospel Music The gospel artist, Buchi, must have sung “the gospel is not for Sunday morning alone” but for a lot of Nigerians, it is usually is. While people prepare for church, speakers are put on full blast to “Akanchawa”, Frank Edwards or Solomon Lange, depending on who’s playing. On other days you could hear a Wizkid or Olamide or Beyoncé. But not on…

Wizkid is a terrific musician. He has been on the music scene for about a decade. The growth of his career and the spread of his influence are just are remarkable. He has had so many hit songs since his debut hit track years ago.In anticipation of starboy’s forthcoming album, Made in Lagos, which he has teased so many times, I have put together 10 Wizkid songs worth revisiting as we wait. Listening to these songs will remind us of where this superstar is coming from as well as how far he’s come. “Holla At Your Boy” This is Wizkid’s…

Democracy day is around the corner. If you are one of the Abuja residents who have concerns that they may be bored now have no need to worry. Because Kizz Daniel will be storming Abuja on the 12th of June with his live in concert, as part of his No Bad Songz tour. The “Woju” superstar will be thrilling his Abuja fans at The Velodrome, Abuja National Stadium. The event is tagged Kizz Daniel Live in Concert. The organizers promise it to be one of the best concerts ever organized in Abuja. It is expected that the venue will be…

There are parts of me I only recognize in photographs Intricate feelings Little digital details only my Instagram followers see Thick smiles that scream ‘I’m happy!’ to the click-click sounds and flashing lights of cameras A peace sign, a cup of ice cream, and a tilting pose to sum it all There are places I’ve only visited on phone screens Google maps and photographs YouTube videos and Facebook feeds I can navigate the streets of New York to see the statue of liberty, Times Square, all the way to Mumbai, into the favellas Taking a brief stop to shop in…

It’s the middle of 2019 already. And so far, the Nigerian music scene this year has been unusually sparse with the release of party/dancehall songs. There have been a few, but “few” does not normally characterize the amount of hit dancehall songs churned out yearly. That doesn’t stop us from partying anyway. In the spirit of Friday, we have made a list of 5 party songs that are still rocking dance floors around the country. Timaya – Balance This song is so hard to get of your mind once you have heard it. The refrain, “balance” (pronounced with an extra…

Lagos is one of those cities in the world with many songs dedicated to them. Just like New York City has numerous to its name. The most popular of them being Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York”. And one thing about these cities and their admirers is that there can’t be enough songs about the beloved cities. For a city like Lagos, there is more than enough to write about. Lagos has a host of songs about it. Some are wholesome love songs, others highlight the love-hate relationship that residents keep with it. Banky W’s Ebute Meta comes to mind.…

The Nigerian pop music industry is a long way from where it started. we have made a lot of progress and improvements. Artists – both male and female – populate the scene now. It was not the case some fifteen to twenty years back. so much has changed and these benefits we enjoy are as a result of pioneer artists who took the pain to make music for us in spite of the obvious challenges at the time. In the spirit of #TBT (Throw Back Thursday), we have selected 5 Nigerian artists who made music for us. The artists who…

A lot has happened since we first heard Burna Boy sing. The Afro-fusion artiste whose signature style is the sampling of Afrobeats, Reggae, RnB and pop in interesting and entertaining ways has had a tough but rewarding career since the release of his debut hit single “Like to Party”(2012) and his album, L.I.F.E, in 2013 which featured a number of hit songs. Fast forward to the present day, Burna Boy has gradually become an artist whose music is beloved to people across varying ages and social status earning him appellations such as “modern-day Fela” among others.  This article will attempt…

We Nigerians, we like to dance. It is somewhat a thing of national pride. We look for excuses to party – funerals, christenings, weddings, you name it. Every ethnic group has a traditional dance or two they’re known for. Our modern society, however, has invented, adopted, and reinvented different dances and it doesn’t look like we’re going to ever stop. Depending on how old or young you are, some of these dances I’ll discuss might seem strange to you. You might even know some preceding the ones I have mentioned. So, let’s trace Nigerian contemporary dance from the year 2000…

Jude Abaga, popularly known as MI, is unarguably one of the best rappers Nigeria has ever seen. Depending on who you ask, he is even the best in Africa. At least SA rapper, Casper Nyovest, says so. His titles are numerous: Nigerian Hip-Hop Messiah, Africa’s Number One Rapper, etc. Over the course of his decade-old career, his body of work has become unwittingly large and prolific. He has five studio albums, three mixtapes, and over 60 collaborations to his name. This makes this list even harder to achieve without some hair-tearing. The lyrical content, flow, and public reception have been…

for the girl whose love was strawed away in sips as though it were a beverage in the bottle of another childfor the child who never knew what it meant to be a child for the songs that were stopped before they were composed for the soldier who never came homefor his wife who still waits even at midnight, for his unborn child who will never know himfor the arms stretched out that never received a hugfor the tears that dried before they dropped this is to those who touched our hearts and went awayleaving nothing but pain, longing and…

“Olarenwaju, ‘LanrewajuWhat you doing son?Olarenwaju, why you following these people son?You came to change the game don’t let the game change you You’re perfect how you run it Do not let them rearrange you” These are the wordings from the “Intro 1972” rap song on Vector tha Viper’s sophomore album, The Second Coming. This sentiment, expressed in different turn of phrases in different songs, has been the enduring plight of the talented rapper. Vector (real name, Olarenwaju Ogunmefun) appeared on the music scene in the late 2000s and has battled to remain relevant in an industry that would rather not…

There were few things in life that terrified Ms. Bunmi, and standing before a law court is definitely one of them. It did not matter if she was the plaintiff or defendant, a witness or an observer, or if she had hired the country’s best law firm. She often requested for an out-of-court settlement, if it were possible. She preferred a group of delegated family members sitting down to iron out things – whatever the issues were – to the rigorous, stretched-out procedures of a Nigerian law court. However, for some strange reason, it seemed like a sizeable chunk of…

Barka da Sallah, people. If you are reading this now, you’re definitely back home from Eid prayers. And depending on how big or small the celebration around your house is, you’re probably chewing on a big chunk of meat, crunching on homemade chinchin (Don’t you dare underestimate the value of homemade chinchin; so sad Minimie is all I have.), and sipping zobo, kunu or one carbonated drink or the other. Before you step out of the house for visitations or outdoor fun activities, pay close attention to the following advice your non-Muslim would love you to know. No Lectures, Please…

What would you do if I told you that on Sundays, people just sit down at home, turn on the TV to watch Paul Enenche, Johnson Suleiman, or TB Joshua do their thing – sermon, praise, worship, the whole shebang – and voila, Church attended? Okay okay, you probably already know that it happens, and you don’t find it strange or anything. But what if I tell you there is more? Technology has become an actively influential part of pop culture and by extension, contemporary society. And when I say everything and everyone is getting on board milking this innovative…

It is easy to fixate on the violence that has wreaked and wrecked Plateau State. It easy to pay attention to only the negative information we get about one place without stopping to steal as little as a glance on the other side – the beautiful side. Plateau is a place whose beauty has been ignored for almost two decades now. So, because this article is about the beauty of the place I’ll point out the obvious and main challenge that plagues the place and get it over with. For a place that once claimed the appellation of ‘the most…

Party going lovers were blessed with, True, a new party tune from the Afropop/dancehall star, Mayorkun, aka the Mayor of Lagos. Since its release last Friday fans and party goers have been raving about it and here’s why: Mayorkun Makes Good Danceable Love Songs Since Mayorkun’s foray into music after quitting his bank job in 2016, getting noticed and signed by Davido, we have heard a couple of good songs from him. Ranging from his debut hit single “Eleko” to his pre-released “Posh” and “Fantasy” off his maiden album – The Mayor of Lagos. His album tour around and outside…