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There are a handful of hip-hop producers you can argue have served as architects for the sound of modern rap. Turbo, sometimes known as Turbo the Great, would undoubtedly be on the Mount Rushmore of present-day rap hitmakers.With production credits on some of this generation’s biggest hits — Gunna‘s “Drip …

Tyla has released her new mixtape WWP (We Wanna Party). The four-song collection features previously released singles “Bliss” and “Is It,” along with two new songs. The pop phenom’s steamy new collection kicks off with “Dynamite” featuring Wizkid, which she had previously teased at a fan event along with a …

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and it’s truly giving “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” vibes. This month’s column is going to lean into the good — a few Afropop moments of innovation, excitement, and inspiration that have made waves this year. This is …

When Wizkid: Long Live Lagos premiered at Tribeca Film Festival this month, the documentary on one of Afrobeats’ foremost superstars marked a milestone for the genre in itself. While Tribeca is flush with music documentaries, this one – a primer on a face of and the state of African pop …

“I am British, I am Jamaican, I am American. I am what I am,” says Slick Rick on “I Did That,” a track from Victory, his first album in twenty-six years. Born in Mitcham, London yet long considered a pioneer of ostentatious New York style and panache due to seminal …

Ayra Starr and Wizkid have shared a new video for their sensual single “Gimme Dat” from April. In the dream-sequence short, Starr tantalizes a music lover while wearing a red dress that gives that emoji and rolls around on a life-sized vinyl. “Diallo, Diallo/If I give you my love, oh/Make …

Rema closed out Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase at SXSW last week with an electric performance of perfected charisma and rage. But, just last month, in a much quieter moment, Rema gave us an intimate look into his habits, tastes, goals, and history for his first Rolling Stone cover …

In just three short years, Nigerian street-pop savant Asake has become a giant in African music, meeting Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy in a place it took them three times that span to reach. What’s more, much of Asake’s mythmaking happened in just 2022, with the absolute pandemonium of his …

Longtime Afrobeats enthusiasts have literally watched Wizkid grow up before our eyes. He was around 19 years old when the lead single from his debut album Superstar made headwinds in 2010. Back then, he was making music saturated with the buzzy synths and frenetic energy of the hyper-digital sound of …

Afrobeats star Wizkid is back with “Piece of My Heart,” a new single featuring Brent Faiyaz. The duo teased the song in an Instagram clip earlier on Thursday with glimpses of a luxurious mansion set in the countryside. The track offers two distinct parts. In the first half, Faiyaz delivers …