These Are the Ten Most Popular Artists from Nigeria
Hopiho
Over the past decade, Nigeria’s dominance in the arts has been on a steady rise. Today, Nigeria’s influence is simply undeniable. Look around you: more and more people are talking…
2019
What You Need for Summer Nights with Friends
DJ Okoro
I recently spent a nice evening with good friends of mine. We were catching up and kicking it over good tunes. That’s where I drew the inspiration for this mix.…
My Ten Best American Rappers of All Time
There are not enough words, in my humble opinoion, to describe my love for American Hip-Hop. The likes of Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G,. and Ma$e spurred me to…
Ladies, If You’re About to Take the First Step, Then Here’s a Little Help
My previous post where I was encouraging women to take the lead in courtship elicited strong responses. I was able to observe three types of reactions: Those who agreed with…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|07: I
It's Just Sen
While chopping up with Buck about the direction of the playlist and the site in general, he brought to my attention that I never made a straight up hip-hop playlist.…
Ladies, Don’t You Think You Should Make the First Step?
These days, the news cycle is dominated by story lines that are particularly depressing. Almost every evening, I have to brace myself and already anticipate hearing about death tolls. On…
R&Cs: Du lundi au lundi
Hewa Yasin
Niska has probably set objectives to dominate radio airwaves, streaming charts and party speakers this year. And based on recent evidence (Shay’s “Liquide” and “Médicament” with Booba), he’s on course…
The Raptors Won It All, Siakam Was Astounding, and I Plan to Be Insufferable All Summer Long
First of all, let me plug the song I wrote in honour of Pascal Siakam. (More on him afterwards, I promise.) Believe me, it’s worth every dime of your time.…
R&Cs: Liquide
It’s summer season! We’ll repeat it until we’re blue in the face — and that’s unlikely to happen with the current weather. And if the extended sunshine wasn’t a clue,…
R&Cs: Totori
We’ve been talking up summer for months. We’re now in the thick of it and — it might be just me, but — we’re getting sunny music from all corners.…