It was almost inevitable that award-winning rapper OdumoduBlvck would have to defend his position as the protagonist of Nigerian hip hop. After rising to mainstream success, becoming a superstar, and ...

A fantastic hook can transform a song from good to amazing and rescue an otherwise poor song from disaster. In hip-hop, the chorus is the anchor that grounds the song. While lyrical prowess and ...

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has responded to critics who argue that Nigerian hip-hop and Afrobeat artists are not “real” hip-hop musicians. During a recent interview, Odumodublvck asserted that ...

A Nigerian literary researcher, Adefunke Eruobodo, has dismissed long-held perceptions that the Nigerian hip hop music genre is anti-intellectual, raw, loud, unserious, and mere noise, insisting that ...

Hip-hop in Nigeria has passed through several phases over the years with different actors and iconic moments. It has enjoyed global popularity and patronage on a level that has transcended that of ...

Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "Unpredictable" would be the best word to describe fast-rising Nigerian ...

Singers use artistic conventions to construct marketable music personas. However, that’s not the full picture. In the US, for example, most American hip-hop and rap songs are also a reflection of the ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - What began as a hobby and form of therapy has evolved into a career for Nigerian singer-songwriter Nneka (pronounced "neck-ah"). "Nigeria is a tough place to grow up," the ...