Alté Doesn’t Need to Be Found: Why Inaccessibility Is the Point
The alté scene built something rare: a community whose value lived in its inaccessibility. Now that everyone wants in, the...
26 Greatest Nigerian Love Songs for Your Valentine’s Playlist
We’ve rounded up the 26 greatest Nigerian love songs ever made. Which of these is your forever favorite? The greatest...
Is Anikulapo: The Ghoul Awakens the Worst Watch of the Year? (Probably, But These 5 Are Fighting for the Title)
We cannot, in good conscience, move past Anikulapo: The Ghoul Awakens until we have properly addressed the cinematic travesty that...
The Grammy Mirage: Why the Nigerian Obsession with Western Validation is a Losing Game
The morning after the Grammy Awards has become a recurring ritual of collective heartbreak for the Nigerian music industry. Once...
The “Predator” Narrative: Is Wizkid Really Just Feeding Off the New School?
If you’re seeing this, you’ve been deceived. You likely clicked because you wanted to see another veteran artist dragged for...
Does Shoday Deserve Mainstream Attention With His Kind of Music?
Dismissing Shoday’s sound as ‘music for lash techs’ isn’t a critique of quality, it is an exercise in classism. For...
Shoday Kicks Off 2026 With New Single ‘Paparazzi’ Featuring FOLA
Fast-rising Afrobeat star, Shoday has recently released his debut single for the year, ‘Paparazzi,’ a vibrant new single with FOLA,...
Seven Things the Nigerian Music Industry Needs to Abandon in 2025
These habits probably aren’t disappearing. We’re realistic about that. But if they can’t be abandoned completely, can we at least...
Shallipopi’s ‘Auracle’ Album Review: His Best Yet or a Western Gamble?
Very much has been expected of Shallipopi, yet also at the same time, nothing much has been expected of him....
How Susan Pwajok’s Short Film, ‘Laraba and Balarabe,’ Exemplifies The Twisted World of Modern Dating
Modern relationships often present a distorted and emotionally volatile landscape. What passes for connection is frequently marked by toxicity, manipulation,...
