Because it’s the weekend, you love Nigerian music and need perfect playlists for everything from praise and worship and genital collision to hot girl moments, here are eight curated playlists from our #BumpThis section.
Salary week gbedu
It’s that last week of the month, and you must dance in that incoming salary. Have you seen the economy? Do you want inflation to have the upper hand?
For the hot girls
We curated this playlist in April 2023 to celebrate our hot HERtitude babes. The hottest all-women party will make a return in some months, so get on this to be ready for it.
The “My Bro” playlist
This is a special playlist of male artist put together to share with your guys and celebrate male friendships..
Dream Wizkid x Davido setlist
We’re still keeping faith that Big Wiz and OBO will announce the dates of the joint tour Wizkid teased in 2023. To manifest this, drink anointing oil, whisper their names thrice, and rinse this dream setlist of their best jams. Repeat until the tour happens.
A break from Amapiano
The current soundscape of Nigerian pop music is heavily influenced by Amapiano. But it’s a new year and people want to hear new Afrobeats sounds. While we wait, enjoy this playlist we curated one Friday in June 2023 when Naija artists dropped zero-amapiano tunes.
2024’s first weekend
Meet the year openers on a playlist of the outstanding songs that came out in the first week of January, 2024.
For your praise and worship
Need a minister or choir to lead your personal devotion? Press play on this praise and worship list.
The cunt-iest 2023 afrobeats songs
This is for all the freaks in the house.
Hey, you! Yes, you. The third episode of our Valentine Special out. We brought back two best friends to share how their relationship has evolved in the last five years. Watch below:
Knowing only songs isn’t enough. Can you glance at these album arts and guess the year they were released?
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Another Friday, another day of fresh music releases. We handpicked the seven most chill drops to enjoy this weekend.
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PALMWINE IN A BENZ — 02Morse
Don’t be disappointed if this song doesn’t welcome you with the Highlife guitar riffs we’ve come to associate with the palmwine sound. The rich flow, sandwich of bars and chorus make PALMWINE IN A BENZ highly digestible. IB City’s 02Morse signals to the rap scene that it’s open season as listeners throw their hands to the intoxicating bounce and hi-hats of this trappy song and its sticky lyricism.
No Gree for Anybody — Oladips ft. Otega
Drill music is one of the rap sub-genres that best documents crime, but the Nigerian spin to it takes it from fist fight and violent rhymes to relatable stories of dreams and money chasers. With this, rappers, Oladips and Otega, jump on Nigeria’s unofficial theme of 2024: “No gree for anybody” (meaning “don’t let anyone mess with you”). Since Oladips’ “Lazarus moment” in 2023, he’s made a consistent effort to prove he deserves as many ears as his contemporaries. His latest drops perhaps articulates this resilience.
IMAGINE SAY — AfroSelecta-BBK ft. Reeplay & Laxy-BBK
Reeplay opens this song with a chorus imagining if he was broke. This song implies that “You’re nobody till people speak highly of you”. Laxy-BBK performs alongside him on this song off the fourth installment of the Driller and Vanilla projects produced by AfroSelecta-BBK.
P.P.P (Puff Puff Pass) — Bahd Man Niko
P.P.P isn’t just a cannabis anthem. Bhad Man Niko is unapologetically a product of the trenches, delivering on sexual adventures with detailed imagery. His sonic connection with white garment churches and Islamic Yorùbá music offer melodies reminiscent of older Streep-pop artists like Oritsefemi, but he’s carving a niché for himself. True to his hunger to be in everyone’s faces, his latest EP, BOYAHNAH, is here 19 days into the new year and barely three months after his Off The Planet EP dropped in November 2023.
Skata — Funfillage ft. Adam Srae & Luka Pryce
Funfillage’s Skata is a song on their new seven-track Smile on Sofa (SOS) EP featuring artists from Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. Naija singer-songwriter, Adam Srae, and Mzansi’s Luka Pryce coast together to create a love atmosphere on this Afrobeats instrumental. Altogether, Skata is smooth, jazzy, groovy.
Lady Fiona — Cobhams Asuquo ft. Sauti Sol
Lady Fiona opens with guitar medleys that brew with Cobhams’ soft vocals. “I feel all my chains breaking, ‘cause since I met you, it’s been freedom from the start” is the kind of heartfelt line that distinguishes him not just as a talented singer and producer, but as a seasoned songwriter. Interestingly, the song features the defunct Kenyan music group, Sauti Sol.
50-50 — Vasa
Teenage singer, Vasa’s first song of 2024 is an emotional take on life’s possibilities. On 50-50, Vasa sings about the uncertainty that comes with being a dream chaser. The youngster is focused on climbing to the top and is ready to take his chances — goals realised or not. If you’re at a similar stage in your journey, you’ll vibe to this.
In the last decade, the documentation of Afrobeats has thrived on X posts and threads, Instagram reels, Prime Video and Netflix documentary series, published books, articles and podcasts.
Now, it’s time for our sacred genre to transcend beyond literature to a physical structure for its immortalisation. A museum people can visit to dive into Afrobeats’ historical, artistic and cultural journey.
To any true follower of Afrobeats commentary, this won’t be the first mention of the concept of an “Afrobeats museum”. Nigerian pop conversation often tilts toward preserving the artists and music we currently feel deeply, a yearning for what the industry may not know it needs.
Rock and Roll has its museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Hip-Hop, in the Bronx, New York. While its longevity may be called into question, in over 20 years of existence, Afrobeats has achieved global impact and maintained its deep roots in its home base.
Our artists perform to thousands of people from all over the world in local Nigerian languages at sold-out international venues like the O2 Arena, Barclays Center, Tottenham Stadium and Madison Square Garden. Afrobeats has bridged cultural gaps, from the U.S to the U.K, down to South Korea and India, collaborating with global superstars and mixing with foreign genres, like the Afro-swing of the U.K.
Afrobeats has integrated regions on our continent, from Ghana to South Africa, opened up more job opportunities for young people through the music industry. We have music pop schools like The Sarz Academy and Music Business Africa, powerhouse labels like Mavin Records, distribution companies like Dvpper Music and Notjustokdistro, and have attracted foreign music companies like Empire and UnitedMasters to establish their business in Nigeria.
Why shouldn’t this genre have a dedicated home?
The absence of an Afrobeats museum hits harder inside Hard Rock Café on Lagos Island, whose walls are filled with memorabilia of renowned western musicians like Madonna, John Lennon, Robert Cray and Eric Clapton. It’s inspiring, but it also puzzles the average Nigerian as to why Afrobeats legends are glaringly absent from the walls. An American franchise that’s made its name off all-American cuisine and live music — originally Rock and Roll — the café is a prime example of what successfully preserving music culture looks like on a global and diversified level.
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In June 2023, Alara, a Nigerian contemporary retail store, showcased West African fashion, design and art at the Africa Fashion exhibition in the Brooklyn Museum. Among the displays was an image of Asake’s Native Mag cover. The singular addition offered a glimpse of how impactful it would be to have a permanent showcase of our music — the visual and written stories of its top creators — for generations of aspiring musicians, listeners and tourists to experience.
Fuji Opera has achieved this to some extent for the iconic Nigerian genre. Dedicated to Fuji music and its history, this multidimensional platform, which includes a museum in London, celebrated the genre at The Africa Centre in August 2023, three years after its first independent exhibition in Nigeria.
Today, Afrobeats has garnered a wider appeal than Fuji. Every December, Lagos — the centre of excellence and Afrobeats — is abuzz with Afrobeats shows and festivals; Nigerians turn up in multitudes. Outside Nigeria, foreigners love Afrobeats and are interested in where the music comes from. Recent global accomplishments at awards shows, festivals and stages, publications, charts and streaming platforms are all the evidence we need.
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Afrobeats concerts and pop-up shows are great social tools, but the impact of a museum will be generational. Imagine Terry G’s first bell, 2Baba’s original Grass2Grace album copy and Jide Taiwo’s “Efile Fun Burna” — the lives and works of our most prominent musicians of all time — all in one place.
This museum must come to pass for the preservation of the genre and its impact on the music industry, Nigeria itself and Nigerians everywhere. If we wait too long to immortalise Afrobeats’ history, accomplishments and memories, we may turn it into what the Yorubas call a snake that crawls on a mountain and leaves no trace.
Artists come and go, but the exceptional ones stick around to build name and relevance. As we wave 2023 goodbye, we’ve marked out ten new cats we believe will seize 2024.
These artists made our list because of their talent, uniqueness, consistency and quality of the music they put out this year.
Pop
Kold AF
The light has been on Kold AF, born Aninooritsewarami Alero Oritsesesan, since she and French music producer, BGRZ, put out the six-track EP, KOLLIDED, in October 2023. Almost every stage that gave space to upcoming stars this year — The Future Award Africa 2023, Jameson Distillery On Tour and Indie Vibe House Party — has seen her in action. She was one of the highlights of Aristokrat Records’ Open House Volume One album, which showcased some artists on the come-up in December 2022. In the same month, Kold AF released a two-song pack called Kold Szn. Influenced by Burna Boy and Cynthia Morgan, her voice and vivid storytelling distinguish her from the crowd.
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Morravey
Morravey is more than just Davido’s latest signee. She’s one of the brightest talents out of one of Nigeria’s biggest breeding grounds for talent, Port Harcourt (PH). With a catchy delivery and vocal range, her impressive performance on Davido’s IN THE GARDEN introduced her to a wider audience. In November 2023, Morravey released an introductory album called RAVI, and with her label’s backing, she may be everywhere in 2024. Based on the project and with her PH background, the singer-songwriter is set to tell Afropop stories in new and interesting ways.
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Qing Madi
Qing Madi’s See Finish (2022) enjoyed some viral moments this year and earned her a position as Spotify Africa Equal Ambassador in June 2023. Madi has since released other singles like Why, Ole with BNXN and Journey, and finally, her self-titled debut EP. At just 17 years old, Qing Madi’s music has peaked on popular charts like Apple Music chart, Turntable Official Nigeria Top 100 and Official Charts Afrobeats. With this trajectory, she’ll only get bigger in 2024.
Instagram: @aijaupdates
Rap
OluwaMillar
Favour Joshua Oparemi, AKA OluwaMillar, penetrated the underground rap scene in 2022 with a series of songs and features. He was on For Her (Voice2Rep’s compilation album), Menu with Droxx, Kokoka with VRSD, Fake Heads with Blvck Oreo and a remix of Menu with Emaxee, O’Shea and PayBac iBoro. In 2023, he came out with a two-song pack titled Agba Beef, which featured the songs AGBALAGBI and Beef Dey. The beautifully unique delivery of Yorùbá language in his music sets him apart from the many rappers springing up these days.
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Jeriq the Hustler
On December 10, 2023, Jeriq the Hustler filled the 15,000 capacity Okpara Square in Enugu for a concert. The Igbo-speaking rapper’s catalogue goes back to 2018 with releases every year till date. With upcoming features and co-signs from top industry people, Jeriq is about to be in our faces in 2024.
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Droxx
Only a few artists can boast a solid streak of up to 20 guest features in a year. Droxx, AKA African Chief, has long proved himself as one of the pioneers of Drill music in Nigeria and a top contender for most revered new rapper in the country. He opened for Davido’s “Timeless Concert” alongside Rebelwav in Abuja on December 15, 2023. With every performance, Droxx showcases true passion, consistency and his charisma places him as one of the coolest young emcees who’ll make 2024 a year to remember in Nigerian Hip-Hop.
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R&B
Brum3h
Brumeh Oghenekaro is a singer-songwriter, record and vocal producer and sound engineer who calls himself “Emo Boy”. The name accurately describes the deep feelings Brum3h expresses on his songs. As the R&B scene returns to its purest form in Nigeria, you’ll find acts like Brum3h in the frontline, uncompromising and passionate with his rhythm and blues. In September, he released Typewrit3R Volume One — a set of love letters to a difficult lover.
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Rukmani
Rukmani is managed by Cokoon Records (sister company to Aristokrat Records). Straight out of Port Harcourt, Rukmani masterfully renders intimacy, vulnerability and youth onto her soul-searching audio material. And her debut album, Angel On the Run (2023), encompasses these elements perfectly.
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RnB Princess
Staking her claim as a singer and storyteller capable of deep emotion and soulful melodies, RnB Princess’ voice carries a warm appeal. Her dear diary EP, produced by Beezyx, proves this point.
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Alternative
DoTTi the Deity
Forever Sweet (2022), a neo-folklore jam that’s been reigning at wedding parties all year, has solidified DoTTi the Deity as an amazing songwriter, singer and performer. More than that, his lyrics showcase him as a Yorùbá language custodian for the new generation. In 2023, DoTTi released another EP titled For You Knew Me, giving us a peep into the greatness the singer will unleash in the coming year.
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Bizzonthetrack
With Bizzonthetrack, you’ll get a mix of pop, R&B and lo-fi influences. You’ll also get simple lyrics that cover hustle culture, good life and sensuality. If you want to relax and have a good time or marinate in your feelings, Bizz is the guy. Start with his latest, Sir Jaiye Kuti, or attend his concert in Ibadan on December 23 to experience him live.
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Ravington
Sitting at the intersection of rap, singing and music production, Ravington has conveniently designed his own brand of alternative music. Borrowing from Cruel Santino, Odunsi the Engine and Black Magic, Ravington adds in his abstract style of production to go with his deep vocals. After his Retrograde Blues EP dropped in 2022, he put out five songs and produced for fellow up-and-comers in 2023. We look forward to his 2024 offerings.
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Production
Afroselekta-BBK
An Abuja-based music producer and artist, Afroselekta-BBK has collaborated with EESKAY, Zilla Oaks, Reeplay, Laxy-BBK and more of the city’s finests. His expertise is an alternative blend of Afropop, Amapiano, EDM and Hip-Hop sounds like drill, grime and trap. His music projects like AED & AMAPIANO (2023), DRILLER & VANILLA (2022), Dangerous (2021) and AED (2019) helped establish him as an expert on these sounds. We can’t wait for what he’ll bring in 2024. He’s also carved a dynamic spot for himself as an animator, writing scripts and animating videos for his music releases.
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Kemena
Some may recognise Kemena as a recording artist, songwriter and sound engineer, but he’s also a music producer with credit on all the tracks off his projects, Bond (2020) and Guitars and Malaria (2023). He creates and arranges his music from scratch and has produced for Joeboy (The Best For You), Badboywilz (Agbalagba) and Music Business Africa 2022 finalist, Jola Bello (Rain). His style swings between Afropop, R&B and alternative rock music.
Facebook: @Kemenamusic
NYRP
NYRP is an Afrobeats music producer making his name underground after he left the Sarz Academy in 2022. His soft popping beats have earned him production credit on songs like Jimni Abdul’s Royal Rumble, Söulaar’s Balance, Muis’ Saati Ramoni and The Lemon Vinyl’s Majo and Tomorrow.
Instagram: @nyrp_szn
DJing
WEAREALLCHEMICALS
When she’s not modelling or working on Dencity, her skateboard collective focuses on empowering women, Blessing Ewona AKA WEAREALLCHEMICALS, DJs. She has Gen-Zs spellbound with her Afrobeats, electronic dance (EDM) and House music mixes. You can catch her performances at every cool youth party in Lagos, such as Activ.Yard, Science Club and MELT. She’s on to something incredible with her unique mix style, and the mainstream will soon get fixed on her chemical doses. It’s only a matter of time.
Instagram: @blessing_ewona
DJ Kiss
Anyone who’s paid attention to DJ Kiss since her Unilorin days circa 2018 knows she’s cut from a different fabric. She never misses with her selection of romantic early 2000 pop hits, both local and foreign. She also works with afropop and rap jams of the 2010s, and a slew of current Afropop, Amapiano, House and Hip-hop hits. Kiss has worked stages like the Jameson City Takeover, Afrobeats in the City and even her very own U.K. Summer Tour from August to October 2023. But no matter the size of the venue she plays, her set always brings the crowd alive.
Instagram: @celebritydjkiss
DJ 212
DJ 212 is popular in the NYSC orientation camp and corporate events in Lagos for hot playlists of Afrobeats and Amapiano mashups. He’s the guy for anyone who needs twedding turn-ups and themed parties. After his Press Play Party 2.0 featured Asake and YhemoLee in February 2023, he’s set to have a blast with parties next year.
Instagram: @dj2.1.2
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Once in a blue moon, Afropop artists take breaks from singing about love, sex, money and parties to give us Christmas songs. After scanning through the few we could find, we compiled a solid list of nine for your listening pleasure this festive season.
Keresimesi — Skales feat. Wizkid
Coming off the buzz of Mukulu, Skales released Keresimesi with Wizkid under Empire Mates Entertainment in November 2011. In his I’m-better-than-most-rappers bag, Skales flowed smoothly on Sarz’s production and dropped three verses, while Wizkid’s chorus emphasised on eating Christmas food till he could barely move.
In the early 2010s, when most Nigerians juggled between free music sites for access to their favourite songs, Tunde Ednut was an upcoming musician. His most notable song, Jingle Bell, came out in November 2011. “Everywhere I go, it’s jingle, jingle bell, bell,” Ednut repeated throughout the song. On the verse spaces in between, Ice Prince, JJC, Davido and Lynxxx shine with enough Christmas rhymes, puns and punchlines to make anyone merry.
Ovation Red Carol Theme Song
Dele Momodu’s Ovation International made one of its greatest contributions to Afropop with the evergreen Christmas song that brought top artists together in 2011. The 2011 Ovation Red Carol theme song featured Wizkid, Sir Shina Peters, Yemi Alade, Waje, Ice Prince, Chidinma, Eva Alordiah, fuji music star, Malaika, and more, with late OJB Jezreel on production. It’s not every day we get an all-star lineup performing an eight-minute long Christmas jam.
See Mary, See Jesus — DJ Kaywise feat. Olamide
When the Shaku Shaku sound was still the toast of the mainstream, DJ Kaywise grabbed Olamide for a club banger that alluded to Mary the mother of Jesus and Jesus Himself. “See Mary, see Jesus,” as Olamide sang, is a figurative expression he likened to getting unexpected bank alerts. This is a great go-to for when surprise Christmas gifts begin to roll in. It was a jam in 2018; it’s still a jam now.
Jolly Christmas — DOTTi the Deity
On December 15, 2019, DOTTi put out Jolly Christmas, in which he wrote a letter to his babe to convince her to spend the holiday with him. From buying the same fabric to wear on Christmas Day to the general feeling of excitement, DOTTi brought all the nuance of the festive period to life on this song. Highly recommended.
Christmas Sometin — Simi
Christmas Sometin was Simi’s holiday gift to her fans in 2022. It’s a soft, jumpy dance record with moody guitar strings and logdrums wrapped with her infectious tiny voice. This song is the perfect background music for when you unwrap gifts or pour a glass of festive wine this Christmas. You can even hold your lover’s waist and dance to it.
Merry Christmas, Darling — Timi Dakolo feat. Emeli Sandé
In 2019, Timi Dakolo made an 11-track Christmas album. Its opening track, Merry Christmas, Darling, about long-distance lovers connecting to each other emotionally, features Scottish singer Emeli Sandé. Together, they made a beautiful and cozy record suitable for both family listening and romantic activities. If you’re seeing your partner this Christmas after a long time, here you go.
Merry Christmas — Waje
In a mix of English, Pidgin English and Yorùbá, Waje soulfully narrates the birth of Jesus, the celebrant of the day. In a perfect Nigeria, this song produced by TY Mix would’ve been an icon for the bubbling Christmas period. But regardless of the situation and time we find ourselves in, Merry Christmas remains a groove — the needed delulu of a perfect Christmas we all wish to have.
Hope We See This Christmas — 234rnb
234rnb is a community of new generation Nigerian R&B artists. In less than four minutes, members, RnB Princess, Givens and Emk the Genie put butterflies in our bellies with their dream-like lyrics about a love that’s gone but the memories still linger around. If you miss someone, this 2023 drop may make you call them. I hope the person picks up with the same energy.
234rnb’s just released four-track EP titled Christmas < U will get you in a full Christmas mood.
Many end-of-year music festivals and concerts will likely not happen this year because the promoters can no longer afford to book our afrobeats artists.
But that isn’t reason enough to give up on your December enjoyment. If you really want to be in party mode throughout your holidays, you can still have maximum fun these ways.
DJ and hypemen parties
Since artists are now too expensive to book, it’s the turn of the DJs and hype-men to take centre stage. No lip-syncing or waiting for an artist to come three hours after the show starts.
Indie shows
If an artist you like, whether they’re C or Z-list, has a show, go and enjoy watching them live. There are many independent musicians and upcoming acts throwing shows this December. You get to support them, and they get to make enough money to put back into their music to make more music you lowkey love.
Spend time in clubs
You already know you’ll enjoy loud music, alcohol and dance. You already know your favourite club gives you joy every other weekend. But it’ll be pro-max in December. You’ll get to party with invited celebrities and all the big ballers in your city for longer than the usual party hours because it’s the holidays.
Or go to the beach
Lagos beaches move like clubs, with their own celebrity DJs.
Throw your own parties
Gather your family, friends and loved ones and load up your favourite jams. Make it old-school, and everyone will be high on nostalgia, singing along till fuel finishes inside the generator (if you like, trust NEPA).
Street carnivals
If your street or estate has no plan to organise one, call a general meeting and give them the plan. Everyone will come together, have a good time and get to know that neighbour no one sees. You guys can even make estate merch to strengthen communal relationships.
Do “Home Alone”
If you want to be by yourself, that’s cool too. Eat some home-cooked food, drink up and turn up the music. Somebody say, “Macaulay Caulkin, we wanna party.”
There’ll be music at our meat and grill festival in Lagos this Saturday. Get your ticket and enjoy the biggest meat cookout in Nigeria.
Creatives often share their life stories and experiences through their art, and musicians are no different.
Here are seven songs that reveal these Nigerian female artists’ experiences and the emotions they’ve left them with.
“Loaded” — Tiwa Savage
Tiwa Savage hopped on “Loaded” with Asake and not only delivered one of the hottest verses of the year but addressed her sex tape. In a country like Nigeria, women are expected to walk humble paths and accept the shame of others. Tiwa Savage’s verse on this song shuts all of that down as she refuses to let the unlawful release of her sex tape take the crown off her head.
“Charlie” — Simi
After years of trying to write a song that explains how she’s felt since the death of her father, Simi finally put out this song. From the soft instruments to the raw emotions you can hear in her vocals, “Charlie” speaks on all the events he’s missed, big and small, and the mix of emotions it’s left in her.
“K’uchi K’uchi” — Jodie
Jodie waxes lyrical about the birth of her child and the love it filled her with. “K’uchi K’uchi” tells a tale of motherhood, the love and indescribable connection that binds mother and child in the midst of laughter and tears.
“Olorun mi” — Tiwa Savage
Tiwa Savage released “Olorun mi” in 2013, a year that saw the death of many notable Nigerian celebrities. The song touches on grief as Tiwa sings about missing the ones we’ve lost, asking God for comfort for the ones left behind.
“Promise” — Simi
In the midst of numerous rumours about her relationship status, Simi dropped “Promise” to announce her marriage to Adekunle Gold. The song, just as its title suggests, is Simi and Adekunle Gold promising to love each other and grow old together.
“Cast” (Gen Z Anthem) — Ayra Starr
These days, people have termed the younger generation of adults (Gen Zs) as impulsive, strong-headed and uncontrollable. Seemingly in response to this, Ayra Starr dropped “Cast”, the first song off her debut album “19 & Dangerous” in 2021. Ayra sings about the importance of living your life for yourself, ignoring what others might think. She shares how she’s shed the shame of others to live at her own pace.
“Duduke” — Simi
This song is famous for being Simi’s pregnancy announcement. In it, Simi shares the love she already had for her very first unborn child and how excited she was to finally meet her.
