According to Jones, Hip-Hop/Rap Music’s real roots lie in African praise-singing and panegyrics, which then got transported across the atlantic during slave trade. Gaunt slaves on rich plantations ...

Madame Mystique, a socialite and the estranged girlfriend of Nigerian artist Asake, has explained why she ended their relationship. Responding to an inquisitive fan on her Instagram page, Mystique ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora & hip-hop's class acts. With dancers, talking drums, and sweeping orchestration, Asake’s Red ...

First of all, it’s hard to picture Asake without his teeth plated in gold, his grills give him an interesting look and forms part of his personality. Asake and his faux locs are synonymous with each ...

Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake is creating a new Afrobeats sound that is deeply African and completely global. Originally a dancer, he began recording music in 2018. By 2020, Asake had a hit ...

Afrobeats sensation Asake kicks off 2025 with the release of his highly anticipated single and music video, Why Love?, via his independent label, GIRAN REPUBLIC. Known for his rhythmic vocals and ...

Asake and Wizkid captured hearts at the 2026 Paris Fashion Week with a heartwarming reunion, sparking widespread online ...

In three days, the seeming dirty linen in the private life of Afrobeats singer, Ahmed Ololade Odunsi (aka Asake), rented the air and created a buzz on social media. On Friday, March 14, a video of ...

Award-winning singer, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has disclosed his alias is his mother’s name as he shared the reason for adopting it professionally. The YBNL signee’s stage name is ...