West Africa

The theme for World Music Day 2023 is "Music on the Intersections", highlighting the ability of music to unify communities and individuals. World Music Day is an annual celebration that is observed on June 21 to celebrate the global...

Kimilist is a rapper and singer born & raised in Kumasi, Ghana. His music style is influenced greatly by the Uk Rap scene, blending Grime, Trap music as well as Afrobeats and other Afro-fused genres. The idea for his...

Mavin's resident emcee Ladipoe has been quiet for a while since he released his critically acclaimed 'Providence' EP in 2021. The rapper followed up the project with videos and signed treatment for the Fireboy assisted 'Running' and Rema assisted...

Port Harcourt-born Nigerian emcee David Lari, popularly known by his stage name Sknny has been doing the most to put Port Harcourt Hip Hop on the national stage, under the radar— for almost half a decade now. Over the...

Gospel artist A Mose brings hope through his new music "Imagine Me" The single which features rapper Da Truth was produced by Clean Sounds of Clay, and is a record of hope.A Mose writes this song from a...

Ugandan-based Nigerian musician Malcolm Rue, born Reuben Kingsley and hails from Imo State, the eastern part of Nigeria. He began music in 2014 as a writer/ poet and then finally moved to music production and recording. His genre...

It's week 2 of our Fresh Music Friday Playlist and we are back to thrill your listening pleasure and bring to you the freshest and best songs from the motherland released this week June 9th 2023. In the fast-paced...

Hip Hop and Rap music have been around for 50 years, seeing many shifts in production, distribution, and consumption. The internet is a key driver in helping shape the ever-evolving music industry and with the emergence of DSPs in...

The Nigerian based rap duo consisting of Von Trap and Fist, who released their EP titled “Bloom” back in November 2022 had a chat with our correspondent James Uwe to talk about the the EP 6 months after its...

British-Ghanaian producer Jae5 took to Twitter to reveal he's interested in working with prolific Nigerian rapper and songwriter OdumoduBlvck.Jae5 who has over the years worked with the likes of Rema, BNXN fka Buju, Davido, Burna Boy and others made...