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A beginner s guide to South African hip-hop artist
Flvme s best songs.
Recently when Flvme and Emtee clashed on Twitter, the result of a beef that s been ongoing since circa 2016, the most prevalent question by most of Emtee s fans was, Who s Flvme?
One of the key figures of the new wave, Flvme has built a following and forged a path as one of the country s most talented and productive artists. His gem of a debut album
CandyMan, released in 2019, earned him two nods at the South African Hip Hop Awards for Best Male and Best Newcomer.
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Olamide.
We dive into the Nigerian star s discography to bring you the
20 Essential Olamide Songs. Let s get something clear: no Afropop act outdid
Olamide in the 2010s, and even fewer can claim to match the sheer weight of his cultural influence. By all metrics, the 31-year-old musician reigned supreme over the sonic zeitgeist of the last decade, musically encapsulating, more than anyone, Nigerian music s trudge from fascination with Western-tinged music to the mass appeal of afrobeats. Rising from Bariga, Baddo first punctured mainstream consciousness with his belligerent bars that positioned him as an upstart with a point to prove before going on to hold the gaze of a generation with anthemic offerings that distilled conceptual narratives on hedonism, life in Lagos, and forces that moved culture into multiple hits singles.