SHIFTING CULTURE PULLS OFF YCEE’S FIRST CANADIAN CONCERT

What started as a vision to build a community around Afrobeats has turned into a growing movement. Founded by Oga Rossco, Shifting Culture wants to curate authentic Afrocentric Events & Concerts that properly represent their culture in Vancouver, BC and Canada-wide while also investing in the creatives of the community. Through building relationships with various…

EBM RELEASES 2017’s BADDEST TOUR MASHUP VIDEO FROM WARRI & EKITI

As SOJI tells the story, Ganjaman meets Kayode as he’s on the verge of defeat. Seeing the book of rhymes Ganjaman had been working on, the Canadian producer decided to support him. From being introduced to a beat producer called Hyper The Beat Wizard, to getting signed as a recording artist with an Advance; So…

Is Davido’s BET Award a sign of good fortune for FIFA’s Super Eagles?

Writer: Akin Olusanya @akinzotweets – Nigerian international artiste, Davido, has been awarded BET’s Best International Act. The prestigious honour for Davido also reflects on BET’s momentous decision to discontinue the awards for African artistes in a separate category portraying a more inclusive award ceremony henceforth. There had been a separate award session for artistes outside…

Ghana Plays Lead Role In Kayode’s World Cup Inspired Single Stand As One Premiered On BBC

Although Stand As One was produced in Ekiti, Nigeria by EBM, a record label started in Ado Ekiti. The journey of how this project got to the UK doesn’t start with Canada as many might expect given Kayode’s affiliations as a Canadian. It actually moves through Ghana. While the production team of this Super Eagles…

FANS PIECE TOGETHER MIGOS NO-SHOW. INVOLVES KANYE WEST.

Featured Image Credits: Dia Dipasupil/Michael Loccisano, Getty Images (2) – With fans coming to a realization that they had paid heavily for a festival with 4 of its main acts pulling the plug at the last minute, some of these artists’ lack of proximity to the event, poor communication to innocent festival goers, and a…

Fans Outraged After Migos Cancel Breakout Festival 20 Minutes Before Set!

With Migos topping global charts this year, it came as no surprise that a great number of fans jumped into the new Breakout Festival hype to see the headliners take the stage at the festival’s first ever 2018 Presentation. Poised as Vancouver’s first Hip-Hop festival, the lineup presented a controversial selection of artists that got…