Are There Rules To Deluxes? New Music : Rema, Fola Shoday & More | Ep. 122

In this episode, we get into a packed conversation covering the biggest stories, debates, and new releases shaping Nigerian music right now. We kick things off with the latest TurnTable Top 10 before diving into Rema’s “OH NO” and our thoughts on the record.

From there, we revisit Basketmouth’s Yabasi Deluxe years after the original project, unpack the conversations around the album, and hear the different perspectives , Sewà, Wizard Chan and others defending their positions. We also get into the wave of new music, including Kaestyle’s debut album, Odeal saying he finally wantsto wotrk on his debut album, and fresh releases from FOLA, Zlatan, Bella Shmurda, 6uff.

The episode also takes a look at Shoday’s latest visual and its references to Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” before moving into BNXN’s EP rollout and the bigger question: could we ever see Nigeria’s biggest stars come together on one project?

It’s a long one, it’s packed with music, opinions, debates and plenty to unpack, so settle in for a full episode covering what’s happening across Afrobeats and the wider Nigerian music scene.

00:00:00 - Turntable Chart Top 10

00:04:28 - Rema OH NO Review

00:28:49 - Basket Mouth’s Yabasi Deluxe 6yrs Later

00:47:01 - Basket Mouth’s Reply

00:55:58 - Sewà Defends Deluxes

01:08:19 - Wizard Chan Defends Yabasi Deluxe

01:31:01 - New Music: Kaestyle Debut Album

01:32:35 - Odeal’s Debut Album?