Philemon Jacob

On April 12, 2009, Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe, popularly known as Wande Coal, etched his name in the lights. His debut album, Mushin 2 Mo’Hits, landed with a bang that continues to reverberate through the fabric of Nigerian music. Widely regarded as the genesis of Afropop, M2M was a foundational record that provided the sonic blueprint for contemporary Nigerian pop music.

On May 11, 2026, Nigerian superstar BNXN and super-producer Sarz released their collaborative effort, The Game Needs Us. The project arrives almost a year after the release of BNXN’s commercially successful sophomore album, Captain, and almost eight months after Sarz’s long-awaited solo debut album, Protect Sarz At All Cost. It is not the first time the duo have teamed up, having previously collaborated on Gwagwalada and Pidgin & English off BNXN’s debut album, Sincerely Benson.

In January 2022, Asake released his breakthrough single, Omo Ope, which featured YBNL honcho Olamide. The single quickly captured the airwaves and powered its way to the top of the charts across streaming platforms. The success of that single would prove to be the launchpad to a blistering rise, the magnitude of which hadn’t been seen in Nigerian music prior.