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After 30 years of friendship, Outkast’s Big Boi and Organized Noize’s Sleepy Brown act more like brothers than musical collaborators. They came up together in Atlanta as a part of the historic musical collective the Dungeon Family, named for the dark, unvarnished basement where Outkast and their contemporaries recorded and bonded in the Nineties. Big Boi and Sleepy Brown were essential in laying the groundwork for the city to become […]

Wizkid has brought three Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition tracks to life in a new short film. Directed by Kuukua Eshun and Wizkid himself, the work showcases the celebrated singer’s keen fashion sense and commitment to dazzling cinematography.  Functioning as an extended music video, Made In Lagos (Deluxe) illustrates his newest tracks: “Anoti,” “Mood” featuring Buju, another Nigerian act, and “Steady.” Its worlds are those of vivid neons and pastels, […]

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler was killed in Los Angeles late Saturday night after he was stabbed with a knife during an altercation near the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park, during the Once Upon a Time in L.A. concert where Drakeo and dozens of performers, including Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, were scheduled to appear.  According to the Los Angeles Times, paramedics arrived on the scene around 8:40 p.m. […]

Following their collaboration on “Ginger,” Burna Boy Wizkid join forces yet again for “B. d’Or,” a collaboration first revealed during Wizkid’s sold-out run at O2 Arena in London earlier this month. The song takes its name from the Ballon d’Or, a prestigious professional soccer trophy for extraordinary male players, and finds the Nigerian superstars exchanging slick boasts in their native Pidgin and Yoruba dialects.   With its urgent strings and sharp […]

On April 28, 2022, Burna Boy will spend “One Night in Space” at Madison Square Garden. His turn at the Garden will make history as he becomes the first Nigerian act to take the stage as a headliner. The self-proclaimed African Giant will perform at the famed New York arena for one night only. “It’s a really exciting time!” Burna Boy tells Rolling Stone. “A kid from the south side […]