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With Renaissance, Beyoncé is again shaping pop culture, honouring black disco pioneers and Africa’s rise.

A few years ago, it was considered important for Nigerian artistes to request their international counterparts for a feature, and the sight of mainstream celebrities and sometimes even pseudo-celebrities “vibing” or listening to our music sent fan bases and sometimes even the artistes themselves into a frenzy. Now, seeing Billie Eilish sing Zlatan Ibile’s music […]

People feel better, i don't want to remind them about the problems. i feel like we already have musicians doing that for us, telling us about the problems. plus, i'm not even in the headspace to begin to tell you about the problems of the country. so ijust want to make music for people to feel better. but for you, from rapping on the streets in that marine base to moving to lagos to producing music that's listened to around the world, i mean, here you are in london, you're performing here. that's been a remarkable ascent. yeah, that's growth, and i think all that came from the growth of afrobe...

Since the birth of Nigeria as a nation and the subsequent emergence of national popular music, four eras of pop can be charted based on socioeconomic and political events, trends and choices.

Want to remind them about the problems. i feel like we already have musicians doing that for us, telling us about the problems. plus, i'm not even in the headspace to begin to tell you about the problems of the country. so, ijust want to make music for people to feel better. but for you, from rapping on the streets in that marine base to moving to lagos to producing music that's listened to around the world, i mean, here you are in london, you're performing here. that's been a remarkable ascent. yeah, that's growth, and i think all that came from the growth of afrobeats in general. yeah, all t...