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Olamidé

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Olamidé Album ∙ African ∙ 2025 Olamide Since first making waves in 2011, Nigerian singer, rapper, and YBNL label head Olamide has released 10 albums, numerous hits, and shepherded the careers of chart-toppers such as Asake, Young Jonn, Fireboy DML, and Lil Kesh. He hasn’t restricted himself to Afropop, fùjí, rap, or R&B; he has been an Afropop innovator, with a voice which he variously modulates across genres, a knack for indelible hooks that reflects his fùjí music heritage, and a non-hierarchical collaborative spirit. Now, with his 11th album, 2025’s self-titled  Olamidé —which means “wealth” in Yoruba—the artist turns inward without being indulgent, the focus never straying from the songmaking even when the source of some songs is personal and private. “I name things how I feel them,” he tells Apple Music. “I wanted to create more mellow sounds for listeners who prefer laid‐back tracks over heavy drums. Knowing there’s fans who love that keeps me motivated to perfect each re...

adedamola

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adedamola Album ∙ African ∙ 2024 Fireboy DML A nostalgic, personal fourth album from the Afrobeats star—hear it in Spatial.

Lungu Boy

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Lungu Boy Album ∙ African ∙ 2024 Asake

Finding Nimo Series: The Capsule

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Finding Nimo Series: The Capsule ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2024 AratheJay

Sankofa

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Sankofa ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2024 Thandiswa

RnB

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RnB ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2024 Ruger & Bnxn The former opps celebrate their new common ground.

UBHOKO

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UBHOKO ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2024 Mnqobi Yazo The storyteller navigates through heritage, love, and human nature.

The Villain I Never Was

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The Villain I Never Was ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2022 Black Sherif “I am not the villain they say I am—or that my mind tells me I am.”

Mr. Money With The Vibe

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Mr. Money With The Vibe ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2022 Asake Add this album to your library now.

Bad Since '97

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Bad Since '97 ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2022 BNXN fka Buju “The main thing to take away from this project is growth.”

Sorry I'm Late

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  Sorry I'm Late ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2021 Buju Buju arrives with his long-awaited debut—just in time.

Boys Don't Cry II

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  Boys Don't Cry II ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2021 Febuary The emerging R&B singer surrenders to love and vulnerability.

The Golden Boy

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The Golden Boy ALBUM ∙ AFRICAN ∙ 2021 KiDi Add this album to your library now.