West Africa

Port Harcourt's premier young MC and eBase Entertainment signee Preacher Kingz, snatches the maiden edition of our brand new VERSE OF THE MONTH SERIES. For the month of May 2023 our #VOTM is the Preacher's 'Renegade Freestyle.'In a video...

Penthauze rapper Superboy Cheque has resurfaced on social media after getting dragged for some ballsy statements he made last month about being the best trap artist in Africa. After returning from his hiatus the rapper wasted no time in...

NATIVE Records Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu popularly known as Odumodublvck has been the biggest name in the Nigerian Hip Hop and Alté scene in 2023. The rapper who was barely known some 18 months back has stuck to his grind...

"I told them give me Benylin it fell on deaf ears…" Those lyrics have been trending all over Nigerian social media. Abuja based Alté rapper Odumodublvck decide to take the Nigerian music scene in 2023 by the jugular and...

Nigerian rapper and songwriter Dremo has just announced he will be releasing his new "No Pressure" EP anytime from now.The rapper has over the years continued to prove that he is one to always look out for, took to...

Last year a video went viral on Nigerian twitter where a you g Nigerian was playing a Roddy Ricch song and incorrectly attributed it to Lil Durk and said the Yoruba phrase, "trap l'anje" meaning "Trap is what we...

Few months ago Jesse Garba Abaga, brother of Nigeria's biggest rap export Jude Abaga released his first single since returning from a music hiatus. Hip Hop Africa takes a look back at Jesse Jagz 2013 hit 'Redemption,' the song...

For Hip-Hop heads and enthusiasts in Lagos, Nigeria, the long wait is finally over. "Str8up Hip-Hop", the much-loved platform for the broad-based celebration of authentic Naija Hip-hop returns bigger and better.Event & ExpectationRespected for its robust approach to celebrating...

Olamide Adedeji, also known as Baddo hopped on a Yanos song titled 'Amapiano' and said "watch me rap on this beat," and boy did he glide. While gearing for the release of his sophomore album just barely a year...

Freshly off his collaboration with legendary American rapper and actor Ludacris, and shooting a video for the song in Miami, Blaqbonez took to Twitter to announce that once he's back in the country he will take 100 of his...