When an artist pours intention into sound, you feel it instantly. Found You, the latest EP from Roland Musiq, is more than a collection of songs — it’s an emotional statement. It’s about love, rediscovery, vulnerability, and rhythm stitched together with Afro-fusion warmth and live instrumentation.
From the first listen, the project feels personal yet universal. Whether you’re in love, healing, or remembering someone special, this EP speaks your language.
🎧 Track Focus & Analysis
1️⃣ YouTube – “Found You”
The title track is the emotional anchor of the EP.
“Found You” blends Afrobeat percussion with smooth vocal layering, creating a rich, immersive soundscape. Lyrically, the song explores gratitude and destiny — the feeling of finally meeting someone who completes your story.
Musical Elements:
Warm synth pads
Steady Afro-fusion drum patterns
Clean melodic hooks designed for replay value
The chorus is catchy but not overwhelming — it lingers. That’s strategic songwriting. It makes the track YouTube-friendly and playlist-ready.
The Smiley LOL Party is your ultimate New Year’s Eve celebration, promising an unforgettable night filled with laughter, music, delicious food, and high-energy entertainment. It’s a perfect way to say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025 with joy, relaxation, and positivity. This party is designed to bring people together for a fun-filled evening of activities that everyone can enjoy
Join us for a night of festive vibes where imagination meets expectation! Enjoy a musical jamboree, delicious drinks, and tasty bites to keep the energy high all night long.
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It appears Wizkid has started his press run for his new album. The artiste, who caused a ruckus on X after posting a derogatory comment stating Rap Is Dead and Sleeky Stan quoted his response to Wizkid tweet and remarks about Rap music In Nigeria on a song.
You can Call it a diss track and also a track that shows the Versatality of Rap Music as Sleeky Stan uses Syllables and clever word play in this well crafted rap song. It's basically a song uplifting Rap.music as a genre for the Genius minds and not for shallow minds.
Enjoy this track and the lyrics and feel free to leave your comments and follow @sleekystan on all platforms #rapmusic #rapisdead #wizkiddiss #afrorap #afrobeat #afrorap
Rapper Oladipupo Olabode Oladimenji aka Oladips has d!ed. The singer's d£ath was announced by his management in a statement released on his IG page this morning November 15.
The singer has been ill for a while. Yesterday, a video of him being rushed to the hospital was shared online.
In the statement released, the management pointed that he had been battling with some issues for more than two years. The statement mention that he d!ed on Thursday, November 14 at exactly 10.14pm. His cause of death is yet unknown.
“Different quality”, “Impetuous energy”, and “Incredible talent” are some of the words dazzled fans have often used for more than a decade when describing the experience of witnessing Davido perform live. His near-celestial ability to elevate the music beyond the mark and still score a great and memorable show is a unique selling proposition only he and a handful of others have in their repertoire.
Being one of Africa’s biggest stars who has pulled incredulous crowds on the continent and now thirsts only to solidify global dominance with his ‘Timeless Tour’, fans think they have an idea of what O.B.O is about. Meanwhile, we have undertaken the daunting task of ranking in no particular order a list of live performances that exemplify his stellar journey.
Afronation, Portugal 2023
Davido took his tidal momentum of fascinating performances to Afronation’s latest stop in Portugal, where fans were teased to a prequel on what to expect from his tour which began on 1 July, 2023. Africa’s 001 took fans on a stimulating journey, where he set the vibe with classics like ‘Dami Duro’ and ‘Skelewu’ all the way to his record shattering hit ‘Unavailable’ off the Timeless album.
Twitter has particularly been buzzing with endless reactions to his exceptional performance, as some have dubbed him ‘the GOAT’, Others were particularly blown away by his vocal prowess as seen in this beautiful rendition of another classic ‘Aye’ as seen in another twitter post. See clips from his performance
In 2019, the D.M.W. Boss packed out the 20,000-capacity O2 arena for a concert that showcased his many hits and cemented his top spot on Afrobeats' global stage.
The iconic show began with one of Hollywood's Idris Elba charging the crowd with a very colourful introduction for Davido. O.B.O. entered by soaring above the audience on a suspended platform to perform one of his classics, "Aye."
The Nigerian superstar, backed by the Compozers, ran through his many hits from across the years throughout the night—"Fall," "If," "F.I.A.," "Dami Duro," and many more.
Wireless festival
Being a debutant, and the only African on the line-up of artiste at the 2018 Wireless festival in London, only meant the 50,000 fans in attendance were in for a thrill. The ecstatic crowd who were visibly enjoying the show, immediately expressed vociferous dissent when the show’s organisers unprecedentedly attempted to cut davido’s performance short.
As soon as the Nigerian superstar was allowed to hop back on stage, one could hardly tell if there was ever a pause, as the preexisting frenzy was immediately reignited. The greatness being witnessed on stage on that very day, also had legends like Dider Drogba going on twitter to express gratitude to Davido.
On 26 June, Davido adorned the main BET stage, performing viral hits from the ‘Timeless’ album. One of the highlights of the performance was seeing rapper Lil boosie dance in ways that didn't correspond with the melodies the songs offered.
Davido took to his Instagram page to share his excitement after his performance, saying, "5 years ago I graced this same page with a speech exporting culture."
Juneteenth 2023
Davido upped the ante at the Juneteenth 2023 celebration as the singer delivered an interesting performance in the presence of the US Vice President, Kamala Harris. The international sensation opened his performance with his serial hit single, IF, then performed songs off the 'Timeless' album.
Juneteenth 2023 was a star-studded event with top acts such as Miguel, Jodeci, Coi Leray, and many more taking the stage at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on 19 June 2023.
30 Billion Concert and Tour
The UK leg of Davido’s 30BG Tour came to an end on 19 February 2018 at the University of Hertfordshire after an incredible six-stop haul of sold-out venues in Leicester, Birmingham, Dublin, Manchester and London – where he marked his achievement of filling the O2 Arena.
Opened by performances from Wizkid, Mr Eazi and Not3s, his label mates DJ E Cool and Mayorkun also assisted to the crowd's delight, holding it down for Davido’s final performance in the country. Perhaps his most well-marketed series of performances, the 30 Billion Concert and Tour, saw the release of a 30-minute documentary commissioned to commemorate the event.
Young person from Nigeria is honoured with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change.
Christiana Igbokwe, aged 10, from Nigeriahas been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons, HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Sussex.
CHRISTIANA IGBOKWE
Christiana Igbokwe is a music activist, philanthropist, and advocate for human rights and the girl child. Through her music, she raises awareness about societal issues, inspire participation, and foster a sense of community. Christiana donates her savings to 'Santa In A Box', a Christmas outreach programme that brings joy to orphans in Nigeria by providing financial support, material resources, and fun activities. She has donated funds for school fees and volunteered her time to support orphanages, organised music concerts and dance challenges to raise funds for girls' education, and campaigned for reforms and change through her songs – all at just 10 years old.
Tessy Ojo CBE, CEO of The Diana Award, says:
“We warmly congratulate our new Diana Award recipients from the UK and across the world who are changemakers for their generation. These young people demonstrate that young people have the power to change the world; a belief also held by Diana Princess of Wales.We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities and begin their own changemaking journey.”
WHAT IS THE NOMINATION PROCESS?
Award recipients have been put forward by adults who know the young people in a professional capacity and recognised their efforts as a positive contribution to society. Through a rigorous nomination process, these nominators had to demonstrate the nominee’s impact in five key areas: Vision, Social Impact, Inspiring Others, Youth Leadership, and Service Journey.
There are 20 Diana Award Judging Panels representing each region or nation both in the UK and internationally. Panels consist of three judges who understand the value of young people, including one young person representative. The panels have an important main purpose: to determine which nominations from each region or nation will receive a Diana Award.
Nominations are judged using the Criteria Guide and Scoring Guide which have been created to measure quality of youth social action.
American Nigerian Songstress Christiana Igbokwe Jnr granddaughter
of the legendary singer Christy Essien Igbokwe MFR outdoors her much
anticipated Ep "Motherland".
Motherland
EP is a 6-track project which features 2 remixes of her Grandma's hit songs
She's A Woman and Let's Change the system. Keeping up with her grandma’s legacy
and her African roots, the 10-year-old girl is telling our African stories
using her music, calling for reforms and change in Africa's faulty systems and
advocating for gender equality. She believes that Africans are the only people
who can liberate themselves from poverty through education and empowering the
girl child. Africans must pay the price to rebuild the continent,faulty
institutions our rich culture, and our history.
"We must
revive our strong family ties, the deep connection to our communities, and our
pride in our African music, art, and dance. Our roots and our cultural
diversity make us who we are. It makes us authentic, keeps us grounded and
unique; so that as we interact with others and make international connections,
we can build bridges of trust, respect, development, and understanding across
cultures." Ubuntu I am only because we are. - Christiana
Igbokwe on "Motherland EP"
The
release of this EP follows the release of “Starlight EP” in 2021 which received
great reviews from music lovers worldwide and a remake of “Seun Rere” the
official sound track to Disney Plus Movie “Rise” and Whatsapp First Feature Film “Naija Odysey” which built
anticipation for her upcoming EP “Motherland”.
Born with powerful and sonorous vocals,
Christiana Igbokwe is one of Nigeria’s fast-rising versatile artists. Inspired
by the likes of Beyonce, Sia, Christy Essien Igbokwe, and more, she is known
for his thoughtful, sincere lyricism in genre-bending music.
Though it arrived a little later than expected, Burna Boy’s sixth studio album is finally here.
On Friday, the Nigerian singer-songwriter came through with Love, Damini, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2020’s Twice as Tall. Burna—birth name Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu—announced the project back in April and later confirmed his plans to release it on July 2 in celebration of his 31st birthday. After the original drop date came and went, Burna told fans the album would arrive a week late.
Love, Damini spans 19 tracks, including the previously released singles “Kilometre” and “Last Last.” The project also boasts guest appearances by everyone from Kehlani, J Balvin and Khalid to Popcaan, J Hus and Ed Sheeran, who features on “For My Hand.” Burna and Sheeran performed the song at Wembley Stadium last week, and dropped its official video in conjunction with Love, Damini’s release. You can check out the visual below.
Burna spoke about the album during a May interview with Billboard, when he explained the inspiration behind its title and its overall theme.
Fast rising 9-year-old Nigerian
American Singer Christiana Igbokwe features her grandma, Music Legend Christy
Essien Igbokwe on this remake. Christiana Chizaramekpeleamaka Igbokwe is the
Granddaughter of the Musical Icon and Legend Christy Essien Igbokwe (the Lady
of Songs), Her captivating, high-energy vocals transports audiences into a
bottomless barrel of musical ear candy, with her creativity, and traditional
music-making. Christiana is definitely gearing up to fill the shoes of the Lady
of Songs and beyond.
The song Séun Réré sheds more
light on the African conversation between mother and child, a mother who
advises her Child to listen to her words, so that all will be well with
him/her. Séun Réré also gives an insight into how one-sided traditional African
parenting is. It echoes the idea that when a child is good, the African culture
showers praises on the father but if the child goes down a different path, the
blame lies on the mother. The song comes at a time when parents need this
message the most, that our children are like mirrors, reflecting images of what
happens around them, we must be good Role Models to them.
Séun Réré is also the official theme
song to the Disney+ Movies Rise an American biographical sports-drama film
directed by Akin Omotoso, from a script written by Arash Amel. Based on the
true story of three young Nigerian-Greek brothers, Giannis, Thanasis and Kostas
Antetokounmpo, who emigrate to the United States and rise to fame and success
within the National Basketball Association. Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo (né
Adetokunbo; born December 6, 1994) is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball
player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Antetokounmpo's
country of origin, in addition to his size, speed, strength, and ball-handling
skills have earned him the nickname "Greek Freak". Rise was produced
by Walt Disney Pictures and released as a Disney+ original film on June 24,
2022.
The hit song “Seun RERE” one of
the greatest “ODE TO MOTHERHOOD” was used in the film to show how a mother’s love
and guidance was instrumental to her children’s success. When asked about the
song, young Christiana jr says she is excited about the project, and that her
Grand Mother is the greatest afrobeats singer of all time because of the
impactful messages her songs carry, messages that are still relevant across
generations. The very structure of the song itself is revolutionary, the
classic horns with a blend of the African talking drums, the bounce on the beat
and the powerful vocals breaks every language barrier, making this afrobeat
tune an instant hit. Christiana Releases this song today 30th of June 2022, In
loving memory of her grandma, exactly 11years today Christy Essien Igbokwe
passed away and a week after the movie Rise is released. Get it on every digital
platforms.
Jacksonville rapper Y&R Mookey used a gun in a 2018 music video.
His lawyers claim it was a prop gun. However, the state convinced a jury it was real and they convicted him of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The gun in question was a modified AK-47 style weapon
"Here he was absolutely confident that this was a real firearm that meets the definition of Florida statues and it's because not only the quality of the video, it's because of this specific time of firearms," said Leah Owens, Asst. State Attorney.
Have you ever had a moment where you’re trying to describe an artist, and you call them an “underground rapper,” only for the conversation to turn into a debate about what “underground” actually means in 2021?
Some people may call Westside Gunn “underground” because of Griselda’s gritty, lyrical style, but he’s not exactly under the radar. He’s a former Shady Records signee who’s sat front row at Paris Fashion Week and boasts close relationships with superstars like Jay-Z, Drake, Kanye West, and Tyler, the Creator.
Jay Electonica’s music is considered to be in the lineage of underground cult heroes like Killah Priest and Dead Prez—but he just did a whole album with Jay-Z. MCs like R.A.P. Ferreira, Earl Sweatshirt, and Billy Woods create abstract, left-of-center work that would have found a natural home at a label like Rawkus Records in the ’90s, but the internet’s direct-to-consumer model now allows them to access millions of potential listeners in a way underground artists at indie labels have long had a hard time doing.
At one point, the underground rap community was an easily recognizable scene of acts and labels that couldn’t get the same distribution for their CDs that major label acts could. But the internet revolutionized music distribution at the click of a button. The digital evolution allowed artists to operate with a direct-to-consumer model, eliminating many of the corporate barriers that kept certain acts obscure. And now artists who make music that’s unabashedly crafted for mass appeal are utilizing the same stratagem as avant-garde artists who don’t even put hooks on their songs. And they’re all a TikTok trend away from a platinum single. Are they all “underground” in the same way? It’s difficult to explain exactly what the phrase means today.
Renowned A&R and executive Dante Ross thinks “underground rap means everything that’s not mainstream and has a somewhat determined ceiling.” Legendary indie rapper Slug says “the concept of underground rap is an identity thing [for] the advocate, the fan, all of us, to give us a sense of belonging.” Drew “Dru Ha” Friedman, co-founder of underground mainstay Duck Down Records, once saw the ‘90s underground scene as music where “you could just tell it wasn’t going to be mainstream.” Industry veteran Jonathan Tanners says underground rap was once “a cultural signifier of a code of conduct,” and believes now that the method of “how [music] reaches people has changed more so than some of the ideologies.”
Rising Charlotte rapper Mavi feels that the idea of underground rap is a more “descriptive than prescriptive” notion, and a “judgment made on the mix or the reach or style” of music. Griselda signee Rome Streetz calls the underground “the purest form of hip-hop, because it doesn’t really have any of those industry politics with it.” But Spotify’s Carl Chery is unsure if there’s even such a thing as underground rap in 2021. “Because when I think about the original definition and all the raps that made up underground rap in the ‘90s and the 2000s, the structure doesn’t exist now,” he explains.
t wasn’t always like that. In the ’90s, the underground rap scene was a network of artists, indie labels, DIY venues, zines, and college radio stations that operated below what Ross deemed the “ceiling” of mass distribution.
With a view to growing badminton in Nigeria, sports marketing firm, Ceniplug, has held the 2021 VGC Badminton Open, with winners receiving N1 million prize money and souvenirs.
To add colour to the event, the tournament was fused with a caution party.
The event, which was held at Victoria Garden City, Lagos during the yuletide, recorded about five hundred participants.
Obinna Igwe won the men’s singles title, while Jacob Ife was runner-up, just as Ruth Toju Danbaki won the women singles with Chinenye Oguejiofor as runner up.
In the mixed doubles category, Obinna Igwe and Thelma Ajomiwe got the gold medals, while Osuyi Ik and Ruth Danbaki were runners-up.
Speaking on the essence of the event, Tosan Emmanuel Lori, founder of Ceniplug and coordinator of the VGC Badminton Club, said, “keeping fit through physical activities and sports have many benefits for the body. Sport is also a lucrative business at the professional level.
watch ⚠️Caution party picnic Lagos& Vgc Badminton open🏆
🍲 Picnic🏸 Badminton 🥇🥈🥉🎭 Comedy🎤Live Music🏐 Volleyball🎱 Snooker🎲 Board games🎶 Music policy X DJ TEGADate 📌 Sun Dec 12th 2020Time : 3pmVenue : VGC Badminton clubVgc central ParkLekki Lagos
Brand new EP from the granddaughter
of the legendary CHRISTY ESSIEN IGBOKWE titled #STARLIGHT The new EP from
Christiana Igbokwe is out on all streaming platforms.
Christiana Igbokwe releases a new
EP for the Yuletide Season, titled STARLIGHT. Starlight Ep is the second
body of music work by Young Nigerian American Songstress Christiana Igbokwe.
STARLIGHT is inspired by Christiana's childhood and the things she loves and
believes in, from Santa to fairies to Prayers to kindness and Jesus. With 5
songs on the Ep and one interlude, Christiana let's her light shine through her
music. Starlight is a beautiful little girl many people would love to meet. She
is someone so perfect, and out of this world.
She’s a star, congrats Christiana. The beats are fire too
- Shank (reggae/dancehall artist) @shanksaydat
Well done Christiana, “Starlight” beautiful Song “Love Like This” shows her passion for singing, love the lyrics, “Prayer (Na Na)” is properly arranged and production is tight, “We need Jesus” is lovely and “Christmas time” is a lovely Christmas Song it can be a Tik Tok sensation with the kids.
– Spaceman (OAP Cool FM 95.9 Port-Harcourt) @thisisspaceman
Big ups to my darling Lil Niece for demonstrating work ethic and structure to tie up this body of work together, it was a pretty dope listen and track 6 closed out and had me ready to hit Lagos-Ibadan expressway to go to my village while doing 120km/hr and pressing brakes unprovoked cuz the roads are terrible. But Yo on a more serious note, with some appropriate mentorship, her raw undiluted passion for music, which is oozing through these joints, some more tutelage from all the greats, we are on one with Christiana. I dare say I am starting to believe in reincarnation. Starlight is dope music!
– Teeto Ceemos (HipHop Artist) @teetoceemos
Amazing young talent! Great body of work. Nice production. Christy is destined for greatness, a blessing to our generation! Congrats on the release of this EP. Many glorious years ahead of you🙏
– Femi Ojetunde (Grammy Award Winning Producer) @femi_femdouble_ojetunde
The Song Starlight has a lot of character to it. It shows a dexterity to Christy. A few dips in the tone texture but I get to really enjoy it at the hook and chorus. The production is properly done
– Sheddy on the Beat (OAP Beat 97.9 FM Abuja) @sheddyonthebeat
OMG I’m just listening to this and smiling, I am actually following the lyrics. I love it
– Ify Anadu (Fitness Coach) @iamfittobeme
I love the song “Prayer (Na Na)” and her rap in “Love Like This” Pray and Push her please, she already has a good platform
– Weird MC (Veteran Afrobeat Artist) @weirdmcofficial
This Ep is beautiful, the concept and the theme. I see a future Legend like her Late Legendary Grand Mother Essien Igbokwe
Christy’s songs are ideal for her age. My faves are “We need Jesus” and “Starlight”. The starlight beats tho! I really see her evolving into a very strong character as an artist which is beautiful. Glad she’s got the ‘idea’ of who Jesus is. Christy is a star for real, Congratulations baby on your EP, you’re going to do so much more before long
– Ihuoma Nwodo (Gospel Artist) @omashines
She loves music, she born to do music, she will do it for a long time even if you don't push her, all this I can see in her voice n passion, now when u sing n drop album or EP, means u ready for d world to feel u
– Sheddy on the Beat (OAP Beat 97.9 FM Abuja)
It’s a starting point, she should keep growing
– Chuddy K (Afrobeat/R&B Artist) @chuddyk
I love her confidence; I would love to see her leading a full ensemble or choir. Joining the choir is the fastest way to improve her impressive vocal prowess
– Chinedu Amah (Music Critic) @ayduamah
Beautiful, I was just smiling all through She’s so cute🥰
She loves music, she’s born to do music, she will do it for a long time even if you don't push her. All this I can see in her voice n passion, now when u sing n drop album or EP, means u ready for d world to feel u. Christiana is ready
– Muyiwa Olabayo (Music Critic) @lord_of_manor
Congrats and all the best with it. Christiana will do very well
