A Nigerian literary researcher, Adefunke Eruobodo, has dismissed long-held perceptions that the Nigerian hip hop music genre is anti-intellectual, raw, loud, unserious, and mere noise, insisting that ...

A key factor to that Reggaeton remix becoming a hit was the presence of Weird MC and her verse. The entrance of phenomena like Ice Prince, MI Abaga and Jesse Jagz with their effortless fusion of pop ...

It was almost inevitable that award-winning rapper OdumoduBlvck would have to defend his position as the protagonist of Nigerian hip hop. After rising to mainstream success, becoming a superstar, and ...

Blaqbonez’s discography reflects his growth and versatility. He has released four studio albums, each marking a distinct ...

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has responded to critics who argue that Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat artists are not “real” hip-hop musicians. During a recent interview, Odumodublvck asserted that ...

Nigerian singer and rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has again found himself at the centre of controversy after his Facebook and Instagram accounts were deactivated just hours after the release of his ...

Rapper Odumodublvck, born Tochukwu Ojogwu has addressed critics and celebrated his contributions to hip-hop. In a recent interview, he hammered the impact of his work and dismissed doubts about his ...

Revolutionary rap: Nigerian star Falz has kept protest music alive ...

The twenty-first century ushered in a new era in African popular culture. Hip hop, a popular genre of musical expression, which borrowed extensively from Western and African idioms and iconography of ...