Every time Badagry to Mushin meet on a track in the personalities of Olamide Adedeji and Wande Ojosipe respectively, fans are sure to get a bop and a little bit more. As far back as 2016, on Baddo’s sixth studio album, ‘The Glory,’ the album Olamide said he made for his hardcore rap fan base, there emerged a song that engulfed the streets of the whole country in its infectiousness. ‘Who You Epp,’ was probably the most played song of 2016 on Nigerian radio, clubs and the streets. This was the first time Black Diamond and Baddo got on wax together.
It took the duo six whole years before jumping on wax together again, and when they finally did it was more than worth the wait. Oluwa Wande delivered an infectious, raspy–hushed tone–Michael Jackson-esque hook on ‘Hate Me,’ as TG Omori complimented the Michael Jackson aesthetic with a ‘Scream’ type spaceship themed video.
Baddo as usual delivered smooth, laid back rap verses on the song, but fans were divided on the opinion that Wande completely obliterated Olamide on his own joint.
‘Kpe Paso’ dropped just a few months back and it wasted no time in reminding us why we love this duo so much, safe for one to say that after Wizkid, Wande is Olamide’s best collaborator, if not the number one even.
The only person that can beat both men in that conversation is former YBNL signee, Lil Kesh.
What do you think is the best Olamide and Wande Coal Collab and do you agree that Wande left no space for Baddo to catch up on ‘Hate Me’ ?
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Nigerian Afrobeats and R&B singer, Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe, popularly known as Wande Coal has announced that he will be dropping his third studio album and first album in almost a decade, on the 19th of May 2023. WC as his fans fondly called him last released a full length studio album eight years ago in 2015, titled ‘Wanted.’ The album was the follow up to his highly critically and commercially acclaimed debut album ‘Mushin 2 Mohits,’ and both albums were also released about eight years apart.
Wande shared the official cover art and tracklist of the album titled ‘Legend or No Legend.’
The only rappers to make the final feature list are Nigerian indigenous rapper and YBNL CEO, Olamide Adedeji, mononymously known as Olamide, and Florida born, American rapper and Singer T-Pain.
Baddo features on the previously released single ‘Ke Paso’ and Nappy boy features on the song titled ‘Streets.’
Other features to be expected on the album are Wizkid and Olamide signee Fireboy DML.
Are you excited for new Black Diamond music?
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Ace Nigerian lyricist Gilbert Bani, most commonly called AQ by Nigerian rap fans took to his Twitter to announce that he is taking time off dropping new albums to raise his kids, shortly after dropping his latest offering ‘God’s Engineering 2,’ to instant critical acclaim.”Do not expect anymore albums from me, I’ve done my part, it’s time to raise my kids,” the tweet read. On the same tweet Q handed the torch of hip hop to the new generation of Nigerian lyricists to take over from him; namely Port Harcourt City emcees Preacher Kingz and Sknny.
Please don't expect another album from me anytime soon. G.E. 2 can be rinsed forever, let it be your guide, let it be your defense, and don't settle for anything less. I have played my part, I have made my mark. I'm betting on @PreacherKingz and @sknnymusic to take the reins.
Both Sknny and Preacher Kingz have been carrying the torch of Southern Nigerian hip hop for a while now, Preacher Kingz releasing his highly critically acclaimed debut EP ‘Peer Pressure’ in 2021 and Sknny dropping his debut EP ‘YnC’ in 2020.
Sknny has been a Hennessy cypher Battle round contestant on the 2022 edition and also has performed at Battle raps across the country; at West Koast in the University of Port Harcourt and The Hip Hop Event in Lagos.
His latest release ‘The Vibe Pack,’ is still rocking streams on all streaming services. AQ had also endorsed Blaqbonez back in 2018 and his co-sign was a major factor in Blaq getting signed to Chocolate City and Bani’s 100 Crowns label in the same year, and now they are both part of the hip hop collective L.A.M.B, alongside M.I Abaga and Loose Kaynon.
Both Sknny and Preacher Kingz collaborated on the cypher-esque ‘Otis Freestyle’ in 2022 and delivered straight heat. Watch the freestyle below.
The duo of Chukwuka Ekweani and Emeka Akumefule, known professionally as Ckay and Blaqbonez respectively have been friends for more than a decade, both graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. They both got signed to Chocolate City in 2016 aand 2018 respectively and have become frequent collaborators ever since.
Following the release of their most release joint effort titled ‘Hallelujah,’ fans have been debating about which of their their most well known collaborations is the best.
On the deluxe version of Bad Boy Blaq, Blaqbonez’debut album, Ckay appeared on the song ‘Good Boy,’ alongside Gbagada’s Finest BOJ.
On Ckay’s Sophomore EP ‘Ckay The First’ in 2019, Blaq was recruited for the song ‘Like To Party,’ where he delivered a a memorable trap verse filled with bars and his signature autotuned trap melodies.
And the latest one which has everyone buzzing, the celebratory Emo-Afro tune ‘Hallelujah’
How many of these tunes have you heard, which one do you think is the best?
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Twitter NG is currently going crazy over Blaqbonez and Ckay’s ‘Hallelujah’ single despite the fact that it just dropped less than 24 hours ago. Tweeps have been dropping prop tweets for Blaq especially, as he really impressed on his first, for his third collaboration with longtime friend and colleague Ckay.
The duo have previously worked together on Blaqbonez ‘Good Boy’ and Ckay’s ‘Like To Party’ both from 2018. Listen to Hallelujah by the labelmates below.
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Renowned South African rapper and lyricist Ricardo Moloi, commonly known by Priddy Ugly has given his fans a reaon to believe he will drop a new album soon. Priddy’s last album is 2021’s ‘SOIL’ and his last music project is ‘MUD EP’ that just received four million spotify streams.
Priddy tweeted that he had shot a video for the collaboration with Blxckie and Zoocci Coke Dope titled ‘WIN,’ a fan’s favorite from the ‘MUD EP’ but some technical reasons are stopping him from releasing the video.
“By the way, we shot the video for ‘WIN’ last year in the same weekend that we shot the ‘1632’ Visualiser. Honestly I thought it kinda sucked & the standard hadn’t matched or beaten the quality of some previous videos. Other artists might’ve still dropped it, I couldn’t do that…” He tweeted.
By the way, we shot the video for ‘WIN’ last year in the same weekend that we shot the ‘1632’ Visualiser. Honestly I thought it kinda sucked & the standard hadn’t matched or beaten the quality of some previous videos. Other artists might’ve still dropped it, I couldn’t do that…
By the way, we shot the video for ‘WIN’ last year in the same weekend that we shot the ‘1632’ Visualiser. Honestly I thought it kinda sucked & the standard hadn’t matched or beaten the quality of some previous videos. Other artists might’ve still dropped it, I couldn’t do that…
Fans of the Angolan born rapper have began speculating that he might be gearing up to release music as he is trying to put out all the visuals from the last project.
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South African emcee Oxii Moron, has debuted the lead single of the deluxe version of his project titled ‘Post-love Clarity.’ The features Kempton Park, Gauteng, vocalist Lotus Thusi as both artists go back and forth about the tedious trails and tribulations of romantic relationships.
Th song follows Oxii’s very experimental ‘Don’t Assume.’ Give ‘Post-love Clarity’ a listen below.
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CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND – JUNE 18: (Editorial Use Only) Tion Wayne performs on the main stage at Strawberries & Creem festival at Childerley Orchard on June 18, 2022 in Cambridge, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
TionWayne who is one of the best drill rappers in the UK recently released the visuals to his new single “Healing“.
The song has a production that is very similar to most of his previous songs and sees him flow seamlessly.
Tion Wayne who is of Nigerian descent shot the visuals to Healing in the UK, India and Lagos, Nigeria.
The video which features scenes shot in location in Lagos, some action film views from India and a lot of big boy chilling scenes from the UK, sees the Ondo state indigene get hyped up by some Lagos area boys, who the rapper had initially gifted with some wears prior to shooting the video.
It’s no doubt Tion Wayne loves Nigeria, as he makes a minimum of two-three travels to the country yearly.
T-Wizzy as he is popularly referred to was also one of the artists that performed at the Davido Timeless concert in Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos on the 23rd of April.
You will surely enjoy the visuals of this beautiful record. Check it out below.
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 23: Skepta attends the Dior Homme Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
Skepta is definitely one of the bridges that have consistently served the Nigerian-UK music crossover. The rapper has always shown love to the +234 whether on his songs or how done to earth he is around his Nigerian brothers.
Skepta whose government name is Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr, is a UK-born rapper of Nigerian descent. He is currently signed to Island Records and is a founding member of Boy Better Know, popularly referred to as BBK.
Asides from serving as a bridge to crossover the Afrobeat sound, he has also worked with quite a number of Nigerian stars, whether on his songs or as a guest artiste on theirs.
In this article, we will discuss the five times he has clearly delivered on his Nigerian collaborations.
5. BOJ – Like To Party Ft Skepta, Teezee
Like to Party was definitely one of the songs I had on repeat through 2018. Asides from having an infectious beat, BOJ’s vocals on the record were so amazing to listen to, in fact, I personally recommend he does more songs on that type of instrumental.
One of the major highlights however was the intro done by Skepta himself, he laid the first few lines of his verse on the intro and it bounced really well on the instrumental.
Overall, the record sees Skepta drop his bars with such hard-coming energy that can easily get you moving and bouncing really hard on the dancefloor.
Although not the most amazing Skepta verse, the beauty of collaboration is reflected throughout the song. And Teezee? He came in hard as well.
4. Wizkid – Wow Ft Naira Marley, Skepta
Can a Wizkid and Skepta collab ever go wrong? Well, this record surely doesn’t seem to show any proof of that. The two features delivered amazingly on the record.
Skepta as usual did his thing and left no crumbs. Although the instrumental definitely deserved better, especially because the record lacked proper sync, which makes it seem like the three superstars had their various recording sessions independently.
However, Skepta brought in his A-game and delivered his thing, probably the one who utilized the beat best. Wizkid delivered a proper hook as usual, but the musical coordination could have been better perfected.
3. Wizkid – Longtime
When you have these two on a song, you can’t expect anything short of excellence, on this record, the two stars sit more comfortably compared to their most recent collaboration.
The song has a clear purpose, which is to mesmerize a love interest into joining for a good time, without any sort of worrying involved.
Wizkid’s flows on this record were beautiful to the ears and well composed, Skepta’s delivery on the record was also amazing to listen to. The song although sounds very similar to what they both did on “Energy“.
2. Davido – U (Juju)
This song could have easily been considered an album filler, but the fact that it referenced IcePrince’s mega-hit single “Juju“, transformed it into being a lot of music lovers’ favourite record off the Timeless Album.
The record also highlights a more distinct aspect of Davido’s music catalogue, especially because it features the popular Afroswing instrumental commonly used in the UK by stars such as Not3s and BOJ.
Skepta’s delivery on the record, although very short was very expansive and well put together. It is also important to commend the overall lyrical content of the record.
Dimension is the Nigerian record with the most Skepta originality. The song showcases Skepta’s originality both lyrically and flow-wise. He came in really hard and delivered on the JAE5-produced record.
This is undoubtedly the best Skepta featured track, where he shared the space with a Nigerian talent.
Rema also delivered a classic hook, with a very clear message. The record enjoyed massive airplay all through 2021 both locally and internationally.
The only record that will top this is Skepta’s Energy where he featured Nigerian Superstar Wizkid, however, for this list an original Skepta record is not considered.
We look forward to seeing more Skepta collaborations with his Nigerian brother.
Rapper Octopizzo is set to perform as the main act at the Europe Day concert this weekend. The day honors the political and economic integration initiation that achieved stability.
The event celebrates cooperation with people on the African continent.
Activities lined up include a skills exhibition featuring Virtual Reality, illustrated comics and DJ’ing. It will also feature creative writing and expert advice on opportunities to study in Europe.
The concert gathers creatives and fans to interact with industry experts and build networks. The Santuri deejays, Mackinelay Mutsembi and Nabalayo, will also stage performances.
The Europe day concert will go down tomorrow, 5th May, at the Great Court Nairobi University-Main Campus.
