The Inverse
One accepted narrative about Nigerian music, taken apart. What if the opposite is true?
Nigerian Music is Becoming More Fluid Than Ever: The Future of Core Afrobeats
NOTE THIS: In a few years, Afrobeats might not be the most popular/populous genre in the Nigerian music scene. You...
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...
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...
Why Everyone Is Romanticising 2016 Right Now
Open TikTok or X and 2016 will eventually find you. A clip of someone driving through traffic with an old...
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...
Can Darkoo Captivate Her Audience Without Collaboration?
Darkoo, a name synonymous with consistently captivating music, has carved a unique path in the industry. Since her electrifying song,...
Do Nigerian Female Artists Need To Feature Each Other More Often?
It’s very easy for one to assume that the Nigerian female artist isn’t very welcome to putting her fellow woman...
