Year in Review: Enjoy your New Year with these songs

Everyone would agree without a second thought that Nigerian pop musicians with their ground-breaking streaming figures and significant international collaborations, dominate the music conversations in sub-Saharan Africa.

It is in this regard that this article tends to highlight some incredible songs you should add to your playlist during the festive season to make your celebrations complete.

Below are our major picks

1.Loaded (Tiwa Savage)

The song draws fans into the rhythm of ‘Mr. Money with the Vibes’ sound and percussive beats.

‘Loaded’ is a song of confidence and self-love which is a mixture of fuji, Amapiano and other genres.

It is no wonder that Tiwa Savage drops a killer punch line on her sex tape, which emerged last year.

The line ends with her making allusions to a Black Sherif lyric ‘Who never fuck? Hands in the air,’ she declares pointing out the absurdity of the incident.

2.Breakfast (Eltee Skhillz)

Nigerian singer-songwriter and talented artiste Eltee Skhillz introduces a new song titled ‘Breakfast’.

Due to the number of talents rising from the streets, the country has witnessed a lot of breakthroughs for most new musicians that enter the industry and use freestyle videos to demonstrate their musical prowess.

The well-enchanted song is Eltee Skhillz most recent song after releasing earlier songs this year.

3.Mavins (Won Da Mo)

Nigerian singer and record producer, Don Jazzy owns the illustrious Nigerian No. 1 record company Mavin Records, which debuts with the first-rate classic song ‘Won Da Mo.’

The song in its quest to put out a shocking wave, tapped on the remarkable musical contributions of its label members like Rema, Ayra Starr, LadiPoe, Crayon, Boy Spyce, Bayanni, Magixx and a top-notch Nigerian singer, Johnny Drille.

4.Chance na Ham (Seyi Vibez)

Talk about an Amapiano rhythm with hints of Asake's "Organise", "Saro", then Seyi Vibez's Chance is that song.

The song builds on a significant element of Fuji music which in turn influenced street music.

Similarly, the melody, rhyme scheme, and flow pattern carry Fuji elements.

The use of crowd vocals will leave you rocking to the beat as he combines adlibs and a non-monotonous tone.

5.BBO (Phyno)

Heavyweight Nigerian indigenous rapper, singer, songwriter, and Penthauze Music boss Phyno refreshed playlists and gave Nigerians and the world a great song called ‘BBO’ (Bad Bvcthes Only).”

This song should definitely be on your playlist for this festive season as you won’t get enough of it.

6.Cough (Kizz Daniel ft EMPIRE)

This is the song of the season as Kizz Daniel features Empire.

Released on Friday, October 14, 2022, Cough which peaked No.1 on Apple music arrived on the heels of the smashing hit ‘Buga’ which recorded a total of 300million streams.

The addictive rhythm will leave every listener humming and moving to the beat.

The chorus suffices beautifully for a Friday turn-up party.

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