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Show Dem Camp — “Feel Alright”
Red solo cups (check), soft breeze in palm trees (check), impeccable style (check), BBQ chicken (check), laidback flow over a jazzy hip-hop groove (CHECK!). Nigeria's...
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Stream Nicole Moudaber’s Unrelenting Techno Album, Believe
Nicole Moudaber's debut album, Believe, is tailor-made for techno-heads or those who have forgotten the power of the continuous groove. Fans of EDM's modulations might...
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Sahel Sounds Reveals Nigerian Film’s Bollywood Influence
Sahel Sounds, as a blog, is a treasure trove of information about West African musical currents, especially those that intersect with technology, film, DIY production,...
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Mojeed Brings Nigerian Culture to the Rap Game
There’s this song by a London-based rapper who goes by the name of Mojeed that rests its palm on your soul. And yes, the Nigerian-American Brooklyn native feverishly...
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Praiz — “Rich and Famous”
Praiz, a Nigerian r&b vocalist, fantasizes about life past the velvet rope in “Rich and Famous.” Using his rich (no pun intended!) voice and a little bit of reggae...
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Azekel’s Got That Feeling
The latest addition to the Brit-soul brotherhood is east London’s answer to Frank Ocean (with a hint of Miguel), Azekel. "That Feeling", the AA-side to "A Song To An...
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Nicole Moudaber’s New Techno Roars
"Roar" is the fitting title of Nicole Moudaber’s monstrous new single. Techno’s new leading lady, who was born in Nigeria and now resides in London, is famed for making...
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Throwback Thursday: King Sunny Adé
Fela Kuti's global pop cultural profile is so high now that his towering legacy threatens to overshadow some of his finest contemporaries in Nigerian music. It can't be...
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Nicole Moudaber’s Universal Language
Words and Interview by Kathy Iandoli.
The newly coined EDM (see our EDM special report here) has become a hodgepodge of sorts for electronic music. Those who aren’t...
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Adam Tensta, Sweden’s Great Hip-Hop Hope
Ok, Sweden. You’ve already proved that you're the best at music. You secretly run the pop music industry. You have all the dreamiest indie rock girls. You have the...
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If Nneka is for Africa, then Africa is the Future
Words and Interview by Priscilla Djirackor.
Although she's been a widely acclaimed artist for quite a while in Europe and Africa, Nneka is just beginning to get the...
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D’Banj Loves The Single Life In “Bachelor” Video
D'Banj, arguably Nigeria's king of pop, is proudly queen-free as he lives it up in the new video for his single "Bachelor." Actually, there's a bit more of a narrative...
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Azonto Fever Hits European Shores
Words by Nonny Orakwue (@Verbal_Vixen).
Azonto is proving to be somewhat of a phenomenon in the UK - it’s not everyday that a dance craze originating in Africa...
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#WIN. Nneka is Stateside.
What we wouldn't give to hit up a Nneka show... Thankfully, the Nigerian/German soul singer and activist is back in the States to perform a few heartfelt cuts from her...
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You Know D’Banj Made It When He Got the Pitbull Remix
There's been a whole lot of talk about the ascension of African hip-hop and pop music following the news last year of Kanye signing Nigerian star D'banj to his G.O.O.D...
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Nollywood Nights
Happy Nigerian Independence Day! Today marks the 52nd anniversary of Nigeria's independence from Britain. Here at MTV Iggy, we're celebrating by bumping some of our...
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Artist of the Week: X.O. Senavoe
Hey hip hop fans- all that clicking finally paid off! Congratulations to rapper X.O. Senavoe for taking the title for MTV Iggy’s Artist of the Week!
Born in Cali but...
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From X.O Senavoe With Love
Name: X.O Senavoe
Where He's From: America/Ghana/Nigeria
Genre: Hip-Hop
Most Similar: E.L., Naeto C., M.I.
Sounds Like: A rebel without a pause, or a...
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Join the Worldwide Felabration October 15
October 15 marks the birthday of one of the most influential artists of all time; the inventor of Afrobeat, perpetual thorn in Nigerian politicians' side, and...
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The GTW Goes Global-Fi With BengFang
It's been awhile since we caught up with Chicago rapper The GTW but it is definitely time now. 4814, his new EP with Chicago producer BengFang finds him sounding pretty...