This week Djaji & Karris react to fresh bangers by Fally Ipupa, Wizkid, Tyla, Morravey, Yemi Alade, and discuss Davido's backstage moments with Tyla.

Cover artists: Tyla & Ayra Starr

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We also dive deep into the tough questions:

- How much did Davido actually get paid for Coachella Weekend 2?

- Can Tyla win a Grammy in the Traditional Pop category?

- Is Davido demeaning himself chasing international appeal?

- Is Wizkid being "too cool" hurting his career?

- How does Don Jazzy really scout new artists?

- Ayra Starr on Jennifer Hudson, Rema's breakthrough at 14, and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

05:10 - New Music From Fally Ipupa, Wizkid, Tyla, Morravey & more

12:30 - Shabba (Spinall, Mavo & Deto Black) / Yemi Alade & Spyro

18:24 - Rema Movie Star snippet

25:10 - KCEE & Olamide

25:18 - Coachella Weekend 2: How Much Did Davido Get Paid?

30:53 - Can Tyla Win A Grammy In Traditional POP Category?

32:12 - Is Davido Demeaning Himself For International Appeal?

35:03 - Davido Backstage with Tyla

39:49 - Is Wizkid Being Too Cool Affecting His Career?

40:25 - How Don Jazzy Scouts Artists

44:45 - Ayra Starr on Jennifer Hudson

45:29 - Rema’s Breakthrough at 14 Years Old

52:02 - Are Men More Driven To Success Because of Women?

58:14 - Can You Be Friends With The Opposite Gender?

1:07:49 - Wayne Crying About Not Being Invited to Coachella & The Grammys

1:09:15 - Was Speed A Spy For Elon? Breaking Down His Africa Tour

1:23:46 - Are Black Men Equipped For Emotional Convos?

1:26:09 - The Tunde Onakoya Controversy

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This week, we explore Afrobeats at Coachella including Davido's set at Coachella, Tems and Wizkid featuring during Bieber's set, Odumodu and Blaqbonez continuing their beef, Michael Jackson's successor, and much more!

Cover artists: Omah Lay, Burna Boy & DJ Tunez

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00:00 - Intro

01:03 - Reviewing New Music

07:01 - Diamond Platnumz & Juma Jux

08:40 - Joanna - [Alex Iwobi/ 17]

13:40 - Zlatan, Odumodu, Fido - Dance For Jesus

17:23 - Johnny Drille, Ayra Starr, Young Jonn (Colorado)

18:53 - Adekunle Gold Olamide (Formation)

20:35 - Ayra Starr Listening Party Lagos

24:10 - Shallipopi Industry BFF?

27:47 - Wizkid & Burna Beef Continued

44:34 - Blaqbonez v Odumodu Blvck

57:27 - Mavo signs artist to record label

1:00:41 - Davido @ Coachella

1:02:25 - Bieber bringing Wizkid/ Tems out

1:06:41 - Tunji Balogun's Influence in taking afrobeats to the world

1:07:50 - Deconstructing Justin Bieber's Coachella performance

1:14:41 - How Much Did Wizkid Tems & Davido Make from Coachella

1:16:00 - Abusive fathers and becoming a music star

1:25:11 - Do All artists need trauma to be great

1:29:39 - Are Women being pressured to get BBLs

1:41:03 - DO Nollywood Actors show as much dedication as Hollywood?

1:47:12 - How Alaba was the main distributor for Nollywood and Nigerian music

1:57:19 - MJ Movie premiere

2:01:18 - Beyonce v MJ

2:05:05 - Mariah Carey greater than Beyonce?

Cover art designed by Djaji Prime & Shina Ladipo

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This week, the crew of Afropop’s Most Essential [Djaji, Karris & Moji] dive into Omah Lay's new album "Clarity of Mind", Burna Boy's fight with DJ Tunez, Tems conversation with Angie Martinez, and much more!

Cover artists: Omah Lay, Burna Boy & DJ Tunez

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro

5:03 - New Music: Shy Lover [Mavo]

11:58 - Omah Lay Album reaction

15:10 - Is Omah Lay similar to The Weeknd?

21:36 - Is Omah Lay saying he’s the best disrespectful to Burna Boy?

37:53 - Dj Tunez & Burna Boy fight at Obi’s House

43:44 - Offset Shot

46:00 - Will Rema be on Drake’s Iceman album?

46:50 - Drake coming to Lagos

48:00 - MOBOs recap and why Wizkid never collects awards

51:56 - Tems speaks with Angie Martinez

53:49 - Easter events feel the same? [Homecoming, Seyi Vibez in Abuja]

56:24 - Grace Ladoja’s battle with cancer

59:35 - Homecoming now an underground event?

1:07:30 - Is Davido a Bad Label Owner: Dremo & Liya Speak

1:20:37 - Bad Bunny Sues Empawa explained

1:26:54 - Drama at Return of Arinzo Premiere

1:38:30 - Does Daddy GO Need a $60 million jet?

1:49:09 - Does Roc Nation know what to do with Ayra?

1:55:10 - Patience Ozokwor, Why Actors Go Broke

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Meet Fimi With The Flow - the Nigerian rapper who's turning heads and breaking barriers with unapologetic bars!

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - INTRO

2:17 - Who is Fimi?

5:30 - What Inspired Fimi To Become A Rapper

7:50 - How Doja Cat, Olamide & others Inspire Fimi

9:22 - The Message Behind "Preacher Man"

10:31 - How Fimi wrote "Cold Outside"

15:16 - Fimi's Creative Process

17:24 - Fimi Wanted to do Gospel?

18:50 - Navigating A Male Dominated Industry

24:11 - What Does Fimi want to be remembered for?

28:32 - The Inspiration behind "Gentle Baby" and Fimi's fashion sense

31:45 - Dream Collab with Doja Cat

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With the rise of “bad press” circulating online around celebrities, the crew of Afropop’s Most Essential [Djaji, Karris & Moji] debate if negative PR has become a normal publicity strategy. The crew examine the controversy around Nollywood legend Dr Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde refusing to introduce herself in a viral clip, if Burna Boy is leaving Atlantic records to focus on Spaceship records.

Plus our reactions to new music from Asake, Champz, Joey & MORE!

Cover artists: Burna, Omotola, Asake

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro

1:46 - Reacting to New Music From Asake, Champz, Qing MAdi, Joeboy, Bhadboi Oml

13:45 - Is Burna Ending his contract with Atlantic records?

16:29 - 960 suing spaceship for Burna's old catalogue

21:37 - Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Trends for Viral Interview clip

27:21 - Was It Wrong for Mama Deola TO speak at a women's panel?

32:15 - The Growth and evolution of Live-streaming in Nigeria

50:58 - How Black Artists generated 80% of Music revenue in the UK without owning the music

59:01 - Spotify's 60bn Naira payout to artists

1:04:48 - Ozoro Festival & Matters Arising

1:19:01 - Should Gospel Artists Make Music with Secular artists?

1:32:46 - Hosts Introduce themselves to audience

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As March marks women's history month, TheWavNG's hosts [Djaji, Karris & Moji] celebrate the role of women in defining Afropop/ Afrobeats culture as they examine new music from Ayra Starr, Tiwa Savage's attempts at providing opportunities to young creatives, Tems' cultural dominance, and much more!

Cover artists: Ayra Starr, Simi, Tems, Tiwa Savage, Tyla & Yemi Alade

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

3:09 - New music from Ayra Starr, Mavo, Crayon & more!

15:00 - Crayon attacks Mavins

21:48 - Asake at Umrah

28:10 - Ayra's "Where Do We Go" & international campaign

40:40 - The Afrobeats BIG 4 [Women]

44:24 - Tiwa Savage's College of Music

48:23 - Do Nigerian Celebs care about the media?

53:12 - Is Tems the Biggest Female Afrobeats Artist?

58:21 - Does Tems Need to be an Activist?

1:15:09 - African Women Are RUNNING The DJ Scene!

1:17:00 - A Very Serious Conversation About Simi

1:26:44 - Moliy's Triumph

1:41:15 - Fimi Interview Snippet

1:42:00 - Celebrating Legendary African Women

1:45:00 - Preview for next Week!

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Cazulee joins The.WavNG host Djaji Prime to share The Hustle Mode Boss Mode Story, working with TML on Hallelujah & The Importance of Hardwork.

Cover artist: Cazulee

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - The meaning Behind Hustle Mode/ Boss Mode

3:00 - If Sapa Day catch you, no sleep!

4:14 - I make music for the soul, good music

6:29 - I make more than Afro-adura music

7:46 - Liya & TML Vibez are my favourite artists to collab with

9:19 - The Importance of hardwork; I don’t like to famz people

12:24 - the making of “Juru” & “Cana”

15:19 - Burna Boy & Seyi Vibez are my favourite artists

15:57 - Dapper's role in my career

17:25 - "Hooligan" & working with Dwillsharmony

19:40 - If my mum was alive, I wouldn't be making music

21:34 - I'll win a grammy in 5 years time!

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Nigerian pop-star Yarden joins The.Wav NG's Djaji Prime in the maiden edition of our series "Afropop's Most Essential" to discuss his new EP "Muse", his experiences clearing the sample for his hit "Wetin", his goal of reaching 1 billion streams, and much more!

Cover artist: Yarden

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - People Only want to listen to you when you’re successful

3:20 - Why Yarden thinks like an exec not an artist

6:55 - Yarden wants to build infrastructure for creatives

8:10 - “I feel things that I can’t describe when I make music”

9:50 - The influence of Nigerian radio and parents on Yarden’s music

12:00 - Is any creative original

14:18 - Yarden’s hit “Wetin” had sample issues

20:05 - Career Beginnings at Yabatech

22:23 - Meeting and battling Victony, meeting Boy Director as well (TG Omori)

24:29 - Yarden’s hack to social media

27:03 -How Yarden made his debut EP “The One Who Descends”

30:50 - Carrying people along brings peace of mind

33:45 - What makes Yabatech a creative hub?

37:45 - Misdirected Ego is a bad thing, no one knows anything

39:25 - Yarden’s musical influences

40:52 - Learning to use social media like Qing Madi, Odumodu & Rema

45:57 - Breaking down the creative process behind “Muse”

49:00 - Recording with Taves

54:29 - Allowing creatives thrive

57:00 Nobody cares about the background once the content is good

1:02:10 - Yarden’s strategy to reach 1 billion streams

1:05:55 - Why do Nigerians abandon the country when they succeed

1:11:00 - Most interesting country where they listen to Yarden

1:16:50 - What would a Yarden x Daft Punk song sound like?

1:17:56 - Creating a safe space for artists

1:19:45 - No one knows anything