Scratch off the baggy jeans, hard vocals and boom bap beats, and replace them with fitted Evisu denims, mellow raps, and groovy instrumentals. What you’ll get is the rapper popularly known as Naeto C, who embedded his name in Nigerian hip hop history with his debut album – “You Know […]
I've met some Herculean lyricists throughout my career. I’ve also met some aspiring rappers who have great potential, but haven’t quite figured out how to rap like a pro. These young’ns aren’t bad on the mic, but there are noticeable flaws in their craft. A couple of them have reached […]
2022 has already gone more than halfway, but there’s still a few more months to go. And that’s more than enough time for something good to happen in your music career. The harsh reality is, not every upcoming artiste will score a hit song before the year runs out. But […]
Hate him or love him, you’d have to agree that Ruggedman was one of the bravest rappers of his generation. Why do I say this? Because he wasn’t afraid to take scathing shots at a person who at that time was considered the most powerful man in the Nigerian music […]
At a time when Nigerian hip hop was losing its grip on the mainstream market, thanks to the exponentially growing popularity of P-Square, Timaya, 9ice, D’Banj, Durella, Terry G, DJ Zeez, and the likes, one short black boy came through and gave hip hop a voice in a space where […]
As a new and relatively unknown artiste, collaborating with other artistes is a great way to advertise your skills to a wider listener-base, and eventually convert them into your fans. But, you have to make every collaboration count if you want to have the desired results. Here are my 5 […]
Hello Afrobeats lovers, welcome to this week’s top 10 Afrobeats countdown! Stay with us to find out who left the charts, who refused to leave the charts, and who broke into the charts. Let’s go! 10. Finesse (Pheelz ft. Buju) Hitting hard at number 10 is a song by the […]
As far as Nigerian hip hop is concerned, no album has held it down for the culture better than DJ Jimmy Jatt’s “The Definition”. My humble opinion stems from the sheer number of MCs featured on the project (upcoming and A-listers alike). When hip hop heavyweights like Mode 9, Naeto […]
So, your talent and hard work as an upcoming artiste has finally been recognized by a record label, and they are ready to give you a deal. But before you sign that contract, be sure to do these 5 things first! 1. Check The Reputation Of The Label Make out […]
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