Last year, Netflix finally and officially came to Nigeria. This means they opened a social media account dedicated to Nigerian content on their streaming service and increased their Nigerian content on the service as well as commissioned more Netflix Originals to be made. However, the sheer number of movies and shows on Netflix are overwhelming […]
A week ago, BOJ, Ajebutter22 and Falz dropped their collaborative EP, Make E No Cause Fight 2 — a worthy follow-up to BOJ and Ajebutter’s 2018 release of the same name. On the same day, they shared the captivating video for the project’s standout track, “Ronaldo”. So, we decided to sit down with the man […]
The most essential Nigerian star of the past two years, Burna Boy kicked off 2019 with the clip for his Zlatan-assisted gem, “Killin Dem”. While the song actually dropped in 2018, the dynamic video helped turn the banger into one of the year’s biggest hits. So, as the video just crossed 20 million views on […]
Sarz and WurlD recently dropped a fantastic joint EP, I LOVE GIRLS WITH TROBUL — a project about love and messy relationships. Prior to its release, the duo unveiled a fitting video for standout track, “EGO”. The Chukwuka Nwobi-directed clip, which follows a couple post-breakup, perfectly captures one of the project’s core themes. So, we […]
After a few 2019 songs that didn’t really take off, Teni finally landed another major hit with her aspirational banger, “Billionaire”. Now, she’s dropped a video for the single, and thanks to the vision of one of the year’s busiest directors, TG Omori, it’s easily her best one to date. The video has already amassed […]
Tems is easily one of 2019’s most original breakout stars. Her anthemic third single, “Try Me” has been readily embraced by a wide audience, and its Ademola Falomo-directed clip, which also happens to Tems’ first-ever music video, has been a big part of that success. So, as the video nears a million views on YouTube, […]
Prettyboy D-O’s songs have always had an undeniably manic energy to them — something his music videos have never really been able to fully capture, until now. Thanks to Seyi Akinlade’s impressive vision, the clip for his latest single, “Dey Go Hear Wehh” is about as D-O as a video can be. While many people […]
Following her game-changing record deal with Universal Music Group, Tiwa Savage came out with her first single of 2019, the Fela-inspired “49-99”. As great as the song was, the Meji Alabi-directed video that accompanied it was even better. So, as Tiwa recently visited Genius to explain the track’s meaningful lyrics, we at Zikoko decided to […]
Nonso Amadi — “What Makes You Sure?” While they never really break the mould, Nonso Amadi’s music videos are always, at the very least, gorgeously shot and narratively cohesive. For his latest effort, “What Makes You Sure?”, he ups the game with even more vibrant cinematography and a compelling side story. The Seyi Akinlade-directed video […]
Sometime in the near future, people will look back at 2019 and wonder how we paid so little attention to Ladipoe’s “Jaiye”. One of the best written and produced songs of the year, accompanied by a near-perfect music video, it’s downright criminal that this boisterous anthem isn’t a bigger hit. That being said, it’s a little […]
Too many Nigerian music videos are boring retreads of already tired concepts. That’s why we created #WatchThis — a weekly series that will dutifully curate visuals from the past week that deserve your attention. Patoranking — “Open Fire” ft. Busisiwa When it comes to music videos, Patoranking has been killing the game for a while […]
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