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Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado popularly know as Riky Rick was born on the 20th of July 1987 in KwaMashu, South Africa. Riky Rick was an entrepreneur, fashion icon, father and an award-winning rapper who kept his fans entertained and everyone around him inspired. A business-oriented rapper, Riky Rick was renowned for his entrepreneurial acumen in the [...]

Riky tweeted few hours before his death: “I’ll return a stronger man. This land is still my home.”

The Ghanaian local media has repeatedly shared list of artists with most streams in Ghana. This stats have always been about a few artists buzzing in Ghana. Clearly, these researchers and reporters are not paying attention to every other Ghanaian artist, they are just focused on few controversial artists and the ones known by locals. [...]

Zimbabwe’s JoyRukanza releases the music video for her third single “Queendom” from her highly anticipated album MATTER-MORE-FOR-SIS. “Queendom” is a pop and reggae-infused record with lyrical content that serves to share an aggressive message about the empowerment of females, through the use of a love story. It is an ode to all African queens and [...]

Kanye West’s long-awaited album Donda is finally out on all streaming services on Sunday 29th August 2021. After a series of stadium listening parties, the rapper released his latest album. It was just days after he had set himself ablaze. Controversially brought DaBaby and Marylin Manson on stage at his Chicago show. Adding fuel to [...]

13. Diamond Platnumz ft Omarion — African Beauty (2018) Dubbed the King of Bongo Flava and the poster child for Tanzanian music on the continent, Diamond partners up with B2K front man Omarion. I must say one of the most impressive things about this song is how Omarion sings the bridge which is in Swahili, something you [...]

South Africa’s Elaine and Nigeria’s Tems have been nominated for the Best International Act: viewers choice at the 2021 BET awards. What this means is that you the viewer have to vote for your favorite act to win. They’ve been nominated alongside Ronisa (France), MC Dricka (Brazil), Bree Runway (UK) and Arlo Parks (UK). Elaine [...]

Ghanaian UK-Based producer Jae5 is on a quest to explore new sounds on the continent and find new acts to work with. The musical genre-bender recently gave us Dimensions which featured Rema and Skepta which was a fine blend of Afrobeats and the definitive Uk sound. The equally captivating visuals to the song were shot [...]

Over the last 2 years Burna Boy has dominated the African music space throughout the world. Particularly because he’s one of the flagship artists when people think of Afrobeats. During that time Burna Boy has released two albums, African Giant in 2019 and Twice as Tall in 2020. These albums couldn’t be more contradicting in [...]