Nigerian rapper Abstraktt has publicly accused his former manager, Jemedafe Caleb Ukoli known as Partyboy Dafe, founder of KVLT WRLD, of years of career mismanagement, neglect, and self-interest after a six-year working…
In an industry that has become increasingly comfortable putting the word “Afrobeats” on almost anything that comes out of Africa, Tems has spent years asking for a little more precision. The clip…
For his newest single, UAX travels back in time to tell listeners a vivid story from a period when he purchased his first car, a Sienna. Serving as the anchor point of…
Ayra is a star. You know it, we know it, and her latest album, Starrgirl spends its runtime reminding you of it. Seating on the number eleven spot in the midst of…
Steve Lacy opens Pure Colour with a voice that feels almost haunting in its intimacy. Before the drums settle in or the melody fully reveals itself, he quietly admits, “I hardly recognize…
Reggae has never struggled to write about love. It has celebrated it, mourned it, chased it, and even warned against it. But every so often, an artist arrives with a perspective that…
One of the saddest truths about the human experience is how often beauty is born from pain. I was reminded of this while listening to “Memories” by Ellus. The song begins with…