afrobeats

Patoranking opens a new era with “No Jonze,” a brisk, street-steeped single that looks backward and forward at once. According to the release, the track is built on late ‘90s and early 2000s Galala, the Ajegunle-born, dance-led strain that has long informed his Afro-dancehall approach, then tightened with contemporary low-end and chant-ready hooks. Lyrically, “No […]

“Famous” introduces a new artist–producer partnership in plain view. GRAMMY-nominated hitmaker Shizzi, whose catalog stretches from Davido and Wizkid to Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran, teams with OBG Records signee Tayor on a track that treats sudden visibility as both fuel and friction. According to the release, the song took shape in Johannesburg: Shizzi found […]

The weekend might be for sleeping in, brunching hard, and pretending Monday doesn’t exist — but it’s also a prime time for music drops that can slip right past you while you’re double-tapping memes. Now that you’re back at your desk (or doomscrolling in bed, no judgement), we’re here to make sure your playlist is […]

Music played a huge role during the #EndSARS protests of October 2020 in Nigeria. Across protest grounds, music boosted the morale of the crowds, inspiring the masses to demand changes in Nigerian policing. A video posted on Twitter of a man, later identified as Joshua Ambrose, being thrown out of a moving vehicle by SARS […]

It is hard to imagine music without Drake. For over a decade, he’s been one of the most influential figures not just in Hip-Hop but in music period. He went from a child actor to Lil Wayne‘s protege to a G.O.A.T. in his own right. Drake’s consistency and diversity are what keeps him at the […]

The Afro-fusion icon reflects on his international stardom in his latest single.