On the brink of releasing his anticipated Note To Self EP, Flvme visited The Modern Man Podcast to talk about his trajectory in the music industry, how he started, and much more.
In the hour-long episode, the former Wrecking Crew member surprises the hosts with his wisdom and calm demeanor. He mentions his sturdy support system, his relationship with producer, Zoocci Coke Dope, as well as his musical influences, more so his top 5.
Over the years, Flvme has worked and gained a large following of loyal fans who consistently show him love and support his craft.
In a recent tweet, Ex Global expressed his excitement over Flvme’s forthcoming release after listening to it, labeling it as “explosive” and making mention of the rapper’s growth.
I’m currently in studio with Flvme , he just Played me his next drop , I’m afraid “ note to self “ will be explosive . He sounds so grown , my goodness . I’m so happy for him his so deserving . He still got so much more line up right after.
It’s no doubt that the Nigerian music industry is the biggest in Africa, by a majority this record and success are made possible by the popstars on the scene. However, the Nigerian hip-hop scene has continued to enjoy the support of some major powerhouses.
The sad truth, although the fact remains that Nigerian rap artists only enjoy a little number of dedicated fan support and only a few of these rappers, can boast of having a true or even recognizable fanbase.
However, there has been a few continuous powerhouses which to a long extent have continued to be dedicated to the course of pushing the Nigerian rap scene to a greater height.
THE HENNESSY ARTISTRY & MARTELL CYPHER.
The popular Hennessy artistry cypher has always been more than just a cypher, it has been the most talked about event in the Nigerian rap scene every year, for a very long time. The cypher which was first introduced in 2007 has now gone ahead to help countless Nigerians showcase their talent.
The cypher has served as a threshold for promoting underground stars for a long time and even now, the likes of Reminisce, Oladips, Vector Tha Viper, M.I, YCee, Falz, Dremo, Psycho YP and others have all participated in this popular cypher at various points in their career. Although the most regular stars on the show are M.I and Vector.
Martell Cypher is another big powerhouse that has continued to support the Nigerian rap scene for years. The Cypher just like the Hennessy cypher has helped uncover many talents and has also put a lot of talent in a better stage of their career.
The contributions of this two have been worth more than Gold to this genre of Music in Nigeria.
It is also important to stress that although this internationally recognized has been committed to putting Nigerian Hip-hop music on everyone’s face. It however still endorses the singers in Nigeria as its ambassador, a good business tactic it is. Why is that? It is due to the fact that Nigerian rappers do not possess as much influence as singers.
The recently finished 2023 Hennessy cypher marked a historical turn in the history of the cypher, not only did the cypher feature some of the biggest names in the Nigerian rap scene, but it also featured M.anifest from Ghana, Areece from South Africa and Octopizzoo from Kenya. Nigeria was well respected by two of the legends, Vector and M.I.
The cypher was talked about all over social media and enjoyed a remarkable level of acceptance by Nigerians and the Hip-hop community as well.
More stakeholder investors like these two will definitely help promote the hip-hop culture in Nigeria even further. While we look forward to what the future of the industry is, we also hope that more stakeholder investors come along.
Still taking in the reception of her hit single, Gwan featuring MagleraDoeBoy, Dee Koala has no plans of stopping and continues to keep the ball rolling.
The Cape Town rapper is currently enjoying a marvelous time in her career, performing all around the country and working with distinguished brands although it may not have always been rosy for her.
In a recent announcement, Koala previewed a single to be dropped next month that chronicles the darkness she had to endure in recent years.
A song expressing my vulnerability and the hardships I experienced over the past 2 years.
Dee Koala
In the preview, Dee Koala is seen visibly emotional while reciting the song, detailing past occurrences and giving us a peek into her life.
Titled Anazinto, the song is set for release on Friday, 12 May, a day after her birthday when she hopes to leave the past behind her as she looks forward to a brighter future.
Taken of his ground-breaking hip hop project The4Mula, RONDA is a standout single which fully shows off Blxckie’s rap ability through his gifted rhymes and ingenious flows. Produced by Swervo and written by Blxckie, RONDA is an intelligent sports reference that Blxckie bodies in the rap form, where he boldly proclaims his undeniable place as the greatest in the game.
Directed by Jasyn Howes and Produced by The Feels, RONDA visuals take a super high-definition motion and showcases a next level Blxckie through the multiverse. Using technology seen in action movies and sci-fi films like Star Wars and John Wick 4; director Jasyn Howes together with production company The Feels effortlessly built a futuristic story with Blxckie whilst keeping him present day relevant in this extraordinary music visualization that takes on a movie persona in concept, production and final edit.
Diving in the concept behind the RONDA visuals, Jason Howes shared this on how it all came together “The concept for the video was inspired by a desire to shoot in a virtual production studio space with large format LED panels as a backdrop for a wide variety of settings, textures, and landscapes. It was also a chance to experiment with Unreal Engine technology. In the end the idea of “same song different channel” emerged and thus why we moved through TV sets as we change scenes in a seamless way.
Blxckie had this to say on the experience and his excitement on the release of the visuals for RONDA, “Creating this visual was new and very elevated from anything we have ever done before. It was incredible to see how creativity and technology can be manipulated to create a multi-dimensional narrative. I loved creating this video – in fact its more than a music video and it was dope to be fully integrated in the process of creating it. I’m really proud of what we did as a team. I’m proud of myself and yeah – you’re about to watch the video of the year!”.
Nigerian rapper DREMO, in the early hours of yesterday, took to his Instagram page to share what is believed to be one of the songs he has been working on.
The rapper most revered for his bespoke punchlines and rap capabilities shared the post online.
Although this will be the first time he delves into Amapiano, it is not the first time he will do other sounds apart from rap.
Over the years, the landscape in the Nigerian music industry has continued to change. The introduction of the Amapiano sound into Afrobeat has been one of the longest runs so far in Nigeria.
Will Dremo scale on this? Well, we can only keep our hands crossed, although the snippet and his lyricism were on point, we can not wait to listen to the entire song and watch how his fans respond to it.
Former Ambitiouz Entertainment signee, Malome Vector has just released his first song for the year titled Ya Costa under The Whole Time Entertainment, an independent record label.
The newly freed Lesotho rapper called upon Lizwi Wokuqala as well as Pheli emcee, 25K to flex their hard-earned money and remind us that designer threads don’t come cheap, di a costa.
Listen to the song below:
An Ambitiouz Battle
While in the middle of a legal brawl with Ambitiouz Entertainment over their refusal to terminate his contract, Vector maintains that he is not worried and has moved on.
In an interview, the rapper stated that he has, on multiple occasions, gone back and forth with the label requesting to be let go thus accumulating countless lawyer fees.
A snippet of Malome Vector briefly describing the situation with Ambitious Ent.
The record label does not want to let him go even after he asked for termination of contract. pic.twitter.com/jUz3eW9W6a
In various Facebook posts, the label revealed details about their relationship with Malome Vector, from his initial signing to their current squabble; “Pay us the money for accommodating you for months in Midrand.”
Ambitiouz, while currently promoting a different version of Vector’s new song, states that the Lesotho rapper owes them 5 albums and will only be let go once he pays his dues, “Ho sa bale di contract ha costa.”
Cassper Nyovest has been focused on his philanthropic endeavors and growing his business that his fans are left to wonder if they’ll ever hear any new music from him.
Just this past month, Cassper, real name Refiloe Phoolo collaborated with the QVDB Foundation and Generosity Water to open a well at the Sol Plaatjie Primary School – helping in aiding water scarcity in his hometown.
Before then, Nyovest appeared in Talib Kweli and Madlib’s Liberation 2, seemingly partnered with Vth Season, and has been enjoying life while also promoting his alcoholic beverage, Billiato. As he appears to have a lot on his plate, rest assured that the fresh prince of Maftown hasn’t forgotten about the music.
At the top of April, Cassper and his trusted producer, Alie Keys visited a remote location with non-other than Klerksdorp emcee, MagleraDoeBoy to make music away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Seeing that both hail from the North West, fans were hoping for a collaboration between the rappers which seems to have materialized.
But that’s not all. Cassper is looking to deliver some quality music and went on to recruit one of SA’s finest producers.
Tweezy has had a phenomenal career through the years, collaborating with SA Hip Hop heavyweights like AKA, Riky Rick, as well as Cassper in his 2020 album, Any Minute Now.
The two linked up recently for a studio session, one that Tweezy described as a “classic.” Sharing photos on his Instagram page, Cassper was in the zone preparing music with Tweezy by his side. “This one is for the books 🎶,” captioned the Family Tree CEO, fueling his fans’ excitement over what is expected to be something unforgettable.
“CALIWEED” is a clear representation of Burklyn boyz street cred and how they keep on setting new trends in Kenya Hiphop with their Unique drill style and the Head huncho Ajay comes in with a hard hitting word play yet at the same time keeps on reminding the masses why he is dubbed number one from his alias “Buruklynboy1” or “number uno”. The Young Rapper is on a Rise and his group Buruklynboyz is poised to put Kenyan Hiphop back on the world map.
The video was shot in Nairobi and you can see the youths having fun at the Hanger, paintballing and more. The single which was produced by Kezzii, mixed and mastered Clue . With a lot of things going on He has to keep on grinding “Trap for a reason”. He presents a plain picture of what’s fueling his fire: an undying need to compete and utter revenge and yearning for success.
Mr. Viral, Dj Clen has a fresh banger for new music Friday that we can’t get enough of.
Titled The Way It Goes, Clen recruits frequent collaborators, Jay Jody and A-Reece, as well as Somnyama himself, Blxckie for a summer-ready club banger.
While rapping to their love interests, the guys describe their infatuation as they show their ladies off for the world to see.
She got caught up and caught up, and now we both catching feelings. So you know what that means, it’s just the way it goes.
Dj Clen has done it again. Check out The Way It Goes below:
Finally the long-awaited video of Nigerian Hip-hop artiste PsychoYP performing his hit song “Stronger” has been released.
The video the star teased on his social media page a few days ago is now officially out.
The visuals see Psycho YP and his featured guest Zlatan enjoying the aura of a local ghetto somewhere in Lagos. PsychoYP had his braids pink as he shows off his tenacity and intricate style and drip.
The APEX record rapper who is joined by his colleague Zlatan shared this beautiful video of the song which is produced by a multitalented hip-hop producer, Jaylon in the earlier hours of today.
This comes from the success of his recent project YPSZN3. The rapper has definitely not shown any sign of stopping anytime soon.
While we enjoy all of his recordings so far and hope he keeps churning out these records, we can not also stop looking forward to what he has in store for us in future.
