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New Music Friday is upon us, and once again, the speakers have some explaining to do. This week, the soundtrack stretches from street-pop aspirations and designer dreams to presidential soundbites, Ghanaian highlife…
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After years of anticipation, British-Nigerian rap heavyweight Skepta has finally put a date on his next solo album. Titled ‘The Fork and Knife’, the forthcoming project is scheduled for release on November…
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Miji’s “Bed of Roses” Is a Beautiful Mess “Bed of Roses” opens with an elderly woman delivering what sounds like a warning in Yoruba. Then Miji steps in, and for the next…
Skyy ZNO’s ‘ExitUs’ began as a story about survival, but its deluxe edition feels more interested in what happens when survival is no longer the only thing on your mind. The original…
Gavisthestar does not like pressure and Whine Pon It is confirmation of that. Gavis knows he’s that guy. The fine girls have told him so, the attention keeps coming, and the swagger?…
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…
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