With Africa on My Sleeve
The idea behind ‘Teintée Africaine’ came about when I noticed a growing trend: European acts of African descent were increasingly tapping into the current popular African sounds and genres to innovate. The idea, then, was to pair those works with those made at the source. While the latter enjoyed less plaudits outside its locale, I...Continue reading
It feels like an eternity ago now. Somewhere by the middle of last month, I had carefully planned a run of playlists with the fourth slated for Wednesday…two weeks ago. The day I started to execute was on the fateful May 25th. If I had to narrow down the type of hip-hop records I like...Continue reading
I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myselfIs life worth living should I blast myself – Tupac Shakur
There’s no silver lining in senseless tragedies. Hip-Hop has (yet again!) been robbed of another talent; I’m talking about Pop Smoke. The kid was only 20! One of my homies was just lamenting about only getting on the Brooklynite’s explosive brand of drill. And a week ago, another one was sadly observing how they ran...Continue reading
It bears repeating that Dreamville’s ROTD3 compilation is absolutely jam-packed! So, it shouldn’t surprise to expect and fete a long rollout of singles. “Down Bad” picks up where the DaBaby-assisted “Under The Sun” left off. There’s NO WAY I’d have been able to sustain the frenetic pace that J. Cole and crew start us off...Continue reading
As afrobeats music has gone full-blown international, the leaders in the genre have been busy keeping the music pipeline stays full. Their efforts have been a combination of new music and promoting fresh talent. An example of the latter is Mr Eazi’s incubator machine, emPawa, that has put the spotlight on many promising acts such...Continue reading
There are three sensational albums that we’ve been blessed to receive recently. And I would enjoin you to take some time to dig into them. (It goes without saying that you should do it after you’ve gone through this playlist 😅). What works am I gushing about: Burna Boy’s African Giant, Rick Ross’ Port of...Continue reading
Very few today would be quick to remember that the charismatic, chiseled and health-conscious Gucci Mane we see today was once a doughy irreverent recalcitrant. What never changed has been his prolific nature with music output. The Meek-Mill-assisted “Backwards” single is the second in the rollout to his 14th(!) album (Delusions of Grandeur) in as...Continue reading
And here comes my bow tie to May 2019. I had a great rush in compiling three playlists to present to you in a three-day span — though, I don’t look forward to repeating the experience so often 😅. As we get into the thick of summer, I will enthusiastically nudge you to listen to...
Kudos to Kid Ink for bringing together one of the more exciting up-and-coming talents in Saweetie with her idol, the Hollygrove legend Lil’ Wayne. You couldn’t have a better line-up to properly execute the deliciously raunchy single “YUSO” off of Kid Ink’s parting shot album to 2018. It’s a tough act to follow but the...Continue reading