Category: Next Rated
PsychoYP feels on top of the world in blissful new single ‘Euphoria’
PsychoYP is arguably trap’s most visible correspondent in Nigeria, garnering goodwill across hip hop fandoms. In his latest single Euphoria ...
Jahblend is the fresh prince of Nigerian dancehall
In today’s overcrowded music landscape where individuality is dwindling, Lagos-based dancehall/reggae artiste Jahblend is worth noticing. On SoundCloud, where he’s ...
Gyakie delivers summer vibes on visuals for ‘Whine’
Referred to as the Queen of the Gold Coast in her home country Ghana, where her debut EP Seed was ...
KØKØ is the new Afrobeats artiste you should know about
KØKØ’s debut EP Akira may have slipped through the cracks when it was released back in January, but it’s still ...
Ayra Starr travels to the future in sultry visuals for ‘Sare’
It was back in January that Don Jazzy announced the signing of Ayra Starr to his Marvin empire, the 18-year-old ...
Moshfire on her debut EP ‘Pyrokinesis Vol. 1’ and being a pop outlier
Navigating the music industry as an emerging artiste can be difficult, more so when they are breaking away from popular ...
YNaija Next Rated: Discover Jason Nkanga, Naya Akanji, Straffitti, RnB Princess, and Droxx
YNaija’s Next Rated is still geared towards spotlighting undiscovered, under-the-radar artistes in Nigeria, regardless of music genres, or bring up ...
Droxx is the drill rapper you should know about. But he’s also more
What is true about Nigeria’s drill rap scene is that it’s in its infancy. Likewise trap music which it evolved ...
Lazyzee Ella returns with sexy new single ‘Body on Me’
Although emerging rapper Lazyzee Ella has been cultivating a SoundCloud presence with songs like Cheating Ass and SoSoDef, it was ...
Get to know Naya Akanji, the pop/RnB singer with grand ambitions
While the music landscape is mushrooming with new and emerging artistes, not many have their sound so distinctly fine-tuned and ...
Gabzy delivers intoxicating new single ‘Pull Up’
Gabzy’s sonic identity has been his relaxed, casual vocals laid over precisely programmed beats. This was well-established on his sophomore ...
Discover the RnB world of RnB Princess
The RnB genre in Nigeria’s music scene may have lost its competitive edge, a feature that qualified the sound in ...
Fave is lovestruck with new single ‘Beautifully’
With the release of her debut heartfelt RnB single M.OM.M.S in 2019, Fave showed promise that was quite impossible for ...
Straffitti on being a rapper, exploring genres and pursuing other creative paths
Nigeria’s trap scene is bewitching enough to amass its own loyal fans, its muted glamour seen in the pockets of ...
Keziah Mallam delivers romantic intent on latest single ‘Over and Over’
”I sing, I write, I play a little guitar and keys and I kinda sorta produce,” reads the SoundCloud bio ...
RnB Princess moves on from a dysfunctional relationship in new single ‘Be Gone’
New acts getting a foot into the music scene is always interesting to watch, but it induces a good feeling ...
Get to know Jason Nkanga who is living his dreams through rap
Nigeria’s rap scene is currently a wellspring of emerging acts. Even without the backing of record labels, social media and ...
YNaija Next Rated: Discover Dara Blaxx, Tochi Bedford, Jess ETA, and Remi Baggins
YNaija’s Next Rated is always looking for new and under-the radar music talents. And coming off from last month’s roundup ...
Discover Tochi Bedford, the rapper-producer leading a producer collective
Opening Tochi Bedford’s debut project Eternal Mob is Bros, a whispery, trippy rap song that somehow blends the fragile sensibilities ...
Superboy Cheque and Fireboy DML are unstoppable in the video for ‘History’
About two weeks ago, fast-rising singer-rapper Superboy Cheque featured Fireboy DML on History, his first song of the year and ...
Ogranya makes observations on the hook up scene with new single ‘Rendezvous’
Fresh off from releasing his bouncy, club-inspired EP Treasure, Ogranya’s latest single Rendezvous is still as sonically uncompromising as one ...
Discover the sonic world of singer-producer Jess ETA
”Abuja is budding with talents of different forms. The music scene has alot of potential to produce tons of top ...
Merry-Lynn returns with personal clarity on new single ‘Runaway’
Off her sophomore EP Runaway forthcoming this year, emerging soul singer-songwriter Merry-Lynn has released the lead single of the same ...
Dara Blaxx on her debut EP ‘Arrhythmia’ and making music at her own pace
Last month saw emerging RnB and soul singer, Dara Blaxx, release her debut EP Arrhythmia, which spins tales of vulnerability, ...
Remy Baggins on making music and getting inspiration from anime
Arriving the music scene with his debut mixtape VIV in 2016, Remy Baggins has always expressed a duality in singing ...
Watch Victony’s horror-inspired video for ‘Maria’ featuring Falz
Emo/trap is in and Afrobeats is out. Just joking. Pink-haired teen singer-rapper Victony is perhaps trap’s youngest correspondent, arriving with ...
YNaija Next Rated: Discover Merry-Lynn, Phaemous, Brum3h and Jarell Ebuka
While the Nigerian music industry can be too fixated on big artistes, there has been a wellspring of new, promising ...
Jarell Ebuka on his new acoustic EP ‘Stripped’ and being an indie artiste
By the end of February, 2020, singer-songwriter Jarell Ebuka performed at London’s Sofa Sounds, an intimate acoustic concert with just ...
Ogranya isn’t slowing down with new club-ready EP ‘Treasure’
In keeping up with Project 52, Ogranya’s artistic plan to have music released weekly, the singer-songwriter is now out with ...