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Some people count down to their birthday with a cake order. Shatta Wale counts down with a whole new song. On 11 October 2026 , the Shatta Movement boss released “One More Year” , a brand-new single he produced himself, landing just six days before he turns 42 on 17 October. The cover tells you the mission in one look: a single candle burning on a cream cake inside a deep red room, with “Prod by Shatta Wale” written under the title. No fireworks, no crowd, just one flame. Chale, when the Dancehall King keeps it this simple, know say he dey talk from the heart. 📌 Quick Facts Song: One More Year Artist: Shatta Wale Released: 11 October 2026 Type: Single Producer: Shatta Wale Genre: Afropop Length: 2:34 Label: Shatta Movement Records (SM4LYF) Visual: Official audio slide on Shatta Wale’s YouTube channel Shatta Wale: From Bandana to the Birthday Boy Before the Shatta Movement filled stadiums, there was Charles Nii Armah Mensah...

Some features are just a name on the poster. Others are the reason you rewind. On “Uwese” , Nigerian Afropop lover boy KOHDEE calls in his Troniq labelmate Oxlade , and the result is one of the warmest two-and-a-half minutes on his brand-new album THE KOHDEX , released on 9 October 2026 . The cover sets the mood before the beat even starts: KOHDEE alone on a stool under a deep red spotlight, head tilted up like he is waiting for an answer from above. Chale, when the lights are this moody, you already know the song no come here to shout. 📌 Quick Facts Song: Uwese (feat. Oxlade) Artists: KOHDEE & Oxlade Released: 9 October 2026 Type: Album track (track 3 of 12 on THE KOHDEX ) Producer: Aymixbeats Written by: Ogechukwu Otu (KOHDEE), Oxlade & Ema Onigah Genre: Afrobeats / Afropop Length: 2:41 Label: Troniq (distributed by Sony Music Entertainment France) KOHDEE: The Lover Boy Who Refused to Quit Behind the name is Ogechukwu Otu , a sin...

Every city get the people who wake up before the sun and still dey road after it sets. Port Harcourt get plenty of them, and Halver has decided to sing for all of them. The rising Rivers State act has called in the city’s favourite son, Duncan Mighty , for “Hustler” , a fresh Afro-Beat single released on 8 October 2026 through his own Guap Culture imprint. The cover tells the story before the first bar: five silhouettes walking into a big orange sunset, loads balanced on their heads, a yellow bus parked by the roadside and electric wires sagging over the street. Chale, if you have ever carried market on your head or carried your family on your back, this one already knows your name. 📌 Quick Facts Song: Hustler Artists: Halver & Duncan Mighty Released: 8 October 2026 Type: Single Producer: David Cloud Written by: Ed Orima (Halver) & Duncan Mighty Mix & Master: Cletus Oworo Genre: Afro-Beat Length: 2:55 Label: Guap Culture ...

Some producers stay behind the glass forever. Others invite the Dancehall King into the booth, park a black Rolls on wet asphalt, and let Accra decide the rest. Nawtyboi Tattoo has chosen the second option with “Murky” , a fresh Afro-Beat / dancehall flex featuring Shatta Wale , released on 9 October 2026 through Black Tradition Studios . Chale, when the cover already looks like a midnight flex and the feature is Charles Nii Armah Mensah himself, you do not ask for a soft landing — you turn the volume up. 📌 Quick Facts Song: Murky Artist: Nawtyboi Tattoo Featuring: Shatta Wale Released: 9 October 2026 Type: Single Producer: Nawtyboi Tattoo Written by: Charles Nii Armah Mensah Genre: Afro-Beat / Afro-Dancehall Length: 2:51 Label: Black Tradition Studios The Vibe: Smoke, Chrome and Command Two minutes and fifty-one seconds of late-night Accra heat. Nawtyboi Tattoo sits in the producer chair and Shatta Wale handles the vocal, accordi...

Before the year even found its shoes, Nathino was already asking for grace out loud. On 22 January 2021 , the Ghanaian urban-gospel / Afrosounds rapper dropped Favour — a nearly four-minute Hip-Hop/Rap single that opens his early-2021 run like a prayer before the hustle. No long speech. Just the title, the beat, and that RFGM confidence that favour is not a rumour; it is a request you put on record. Who Is Nathino, Quick Recap If you are new here: Nathino is the Rap For God Music voice who also moves with BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP, and he is that rare Ghanaian artist who can write the verse, spit it, then sit behind the desk and mix and master the same session. From the 2020 debut-era single Winner through Books , Million Questions , Fake Love , Elevate , Tamale , Helping Hand , the Gratitude EP and the Bless Me EP, the catalog keeps stacking faith-forward Afrosounds without sounding like a church notice board. Favour is early in that climb — the January spark before the Feb...

Some songs come with long speeches. Nathino’s “Books” comes with a title, a dark corridor and a door full of light — and honestly, that is enough to start the conversation. Released on 25 February 2021 , “Books” is a tight two-minute-eleven single from the Ghanaian urban-gospel / Afrosounds rapper and engineer, filed by the stores under Christian music and dropped just two days before his rap single Million Questions . Same week, two moods. The man was not resting that February. Who Is Nathino, Quick Recap For anybody joining late: Nathino is the RFGM — Rap For God Music — voice who also moves in the BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP lane, and he is that rare artist who can rap the verse, then sit behind the desk and mix and master it himself. His catalog runs from the 2020 debut-era single Winner through Elevate , Fake Love , Washawasay , Tamale , Helping Hand , the Gratitude EP and the Bless Me EP. “Books” sits early in that run, in the season when he was stacking singles like a stu...

Every big catalog get one first brick — and for Nathino, that brick is painted bright yellow and called “Winner.” On 20 March 2020 , the Ghanaian urban-gospel / Afrosounds rapper and engineer put out “Winner” , a three-minute-plus single that now stands as the oldest solo record in his Apple Music catalog. Before the 2021 single storm, before the Gratitude EP, before Bless Me — there was one young man from the Rap For God Music camp telling himself, and anybody listening, that quitting was not on the menu. The Man Behind the Yellow Cover Nathino is the RFGM — Rap For God Music — voice who later became a familiar name across the BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP lane, and he is not only the guy on the mic. He mixes and masters too, which means when he says a record is ready, he has probably heard it more times than his own mother has heard his excuses. The streaming credits list Nathino himself as the composer on “Winner,” so this one is his thought from start to finish. The cover keeps...

Some people dey sell “I love you” like street suya — plenty pepper, zero meat. On 3 September 2021 , Ghana’s urban-gospel / Afrosounds voice Nathino dropped “Fake Love” , a short, sharp Afro-Soul single that runs about one minute twenty-six and does not waste a second pretending the counterfeit is cute. Five years later the record still sits in his catalog like a mirror you either face or you dodge — and Accra knows which one is healthier. Who Is Holding the Mic (and the Mix) If you are late to the party: Nathino is the RFGM — Rap For God Music — front-liner who also works as a mixing and mastering engineer under the wider BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP lane. That dual role matters here. When a faith-forward artist writes about fake affection, he is not just vibing for the timeline; he is the same person who can ride the vocal and polish the bounce afterwards. Apple Music files “Fake Love” under Afro Soul , Audiomack clocks the 3 September 2021 drop under RFG Music, and the cover ke...

Everybody get one question for life. Nathino came with a whole million. On 27 February 2021 , the Ghanaian urban-gospel rapper and producer dropped “Million Questions” , a straight-up rap single that runs just under three minutes forty and wears its title like a hoodie pulled over the head at 2am. You know that feeling when the rent, the future, the family WhatsApp group and your own heart are all asking you “so what now?” at the same time? This is the record wey sit inside that moment. A Rapper Who Also Holds the Faders For the newcomers: Nathino is the RFGM — Rap For God Music — front-liner whose YouTube channel calls him a multi-talented urban gospel artist and music producer from Ghana. He is also a mixing and mastering engineer, which means when he raps about pressure, he is usually the same man balancing the kick drum afterwards. Apple Music files “Million Questions” under Hip-Hop/Rap , and Audiomack lists it as rap too, so make nobody come and tell you say gospel artists ...

Some songs are made for the club. Others are made for that dangerous hour when the club has closed, the phone is in your hand and your thumb is hovering over a name you promised your friends you would never text again. FOLA and Davido have chosen violence against our peace of mind with “2am in toronto” , the Davido-assisted love song sitting at track three on FOLA’s brand-new sophomore album 9 , released on 9 October 2026 . Chale, the title alone is a whole confession. 📌 Quick Facts Song: 2am in toronto Artists: FOLA & Davido Album: 9 (track 3 of 14) Released: 9 October 2026 Producer: Blaisebeatz Written by: Afolarin Odunlami, David Adedeji Adeleke, Marcel Akunwata Genre: Afrobeats Length: 3:04 Label: Dangbana Republik Records / EMPIRE The Vibe: Soft Life, Late Hours Three minutes and four seconds of midnight romance, produced by Blaisebeatz and written by FOLA, Davido and Marcel Akunwata. Apple Music’s own album notes d...

Some people announce themselves with a long press release. Big Timmy announced himself with a car wheel. The rapper’s new single “LEVELS” , featuring Asakaa heavyweight Beeztrap KOTM , landed on 10 October 2026 , and the cover art alone tells you the brief: a gleaming alloy rim on dark tarmac, with the word LEVELS stencilled across the road like a warning sign. Translation for those at the back: this one is not for people still pushing their car to the fuel station. 📌 Quick Facts Song: LEVELS Artist: Big Timmy Featuring: Beeztrap KOTM Released: 10 October 2026 Type: Single Producer: M Fresh Written by: Big Timmy Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap Length: 3:16 Release: Independent (Big Timmy), distributed by Tieme Music Distribution The Vibe: Clean Rims, Heavy Bars “LEVELS” runs for three minutes and sixteen seconds, and the title does the heavy lifting before the first bar drops. This is a rap record built on the oldest argument in the...

Who would have thought that two brothers from Stockholm, a city where the sun takes leave for half the year, would be the ones to package sunshine for Lagos? Swedish production duo Moonshine have rounded up Naija vibe merchant Minz and Benin City’s own Qing Madi for “What A Feeling” , a fresh Afrobeats single that landed on 9 October 2026 . On paper, it looks like a geography test. In your headphones, it sounds like a passport stamp nobody needs to queue for. 📌 Quick Facts Song: What A Feeling Artists: Moonshine, Minz & Qing Madi Released: 9 October 2026 Type: Single Label: LoudKult Producers: Moonshine, Joseph Abiagom & Kainga Emmanuel Oyeinmomoemi Mix & Master: Victor Simic & Oliver Simic (Moonshine) Genre: Afrobeats Length: 2:36 Visuals: Official music video on Moonshine’s YouTube channel The Vibe: Stockholm Polish, Lagos Pepper “What A Feeling” is short, sweet and built for replay: two minute...

Some friendships in Naija music are like jollof at a Jos wedding: no matter how many years pass, the moment the pot opens, everybody remembers the taste. Yaadman fka Yung L and Ice Prince have been cooking together since their university days on the Plateau, and on 9 October 2026 they opened the pot again with “Original” . The title alone is a statement. In an industry where everybody is copying everybody’s flow, two veterans from the same Jos street corner have come to remind the younger ones who was here first. 📌 Quick Facts Song: Original Artists: Yaadman fka Yung L & Ice Prince Released: 9 October 2026 Type: Single Label: Zimmlife (via MAD Solutions) Producers: Chopstix & Yaadman fka Yung L Writers: Christopher Omenye & Panshak Zamani Genre: Afro-dancehall / Afrobeats Length: 3:16 The Vibe: Swagger With a Birth Certificate “Original” is a confident Afro-dancehall record built around one simple message: b...

Some artists release a song once in a while, like a careful farmer waiting for rain. Portable releases songs the way Lagos traffic produces hawkers: you blink, and another one is already at your window. Barely a week after “Shenk Balance”, the Zeh Nation boss is back with “Gbona” , out on 6 October 2026 . The title is Yoruba for hot , and for once Portable is not exaggerating. The record is two minutes and sixteen seconds of pure street pepper, and the streets have already started passing it around like suya at a bus stop. 📌 Quick Facts Song: Gbona Artist: Portable (Habeeb Okikiola Badmus) Released: 6 October 2026 Type: Single Label: Zeh Nation Producer: Shocker Beat Language: Yoruba, Pidgin & English Genre: Nigerian street-pop / Afrosounds Length: 2:16 The Vibe: Hot Like Agege Bread Fresh From the Oven “Gbona” does not waste your time with long introductions. Portable climbs on the beat, announces that he is on...

Every Ghanaian knows that one relative. The moment your matter becomes hard, he is already whispering about “one powerful man in the village” who can sort you out by Friday. Veteran gospel singer Alex Acheampong has heard that whisper too, and his reply is a whole song. Joined by gospel queen Obaapa Christy , he released “Nyame Baako Pɛ” , Twi for Only One God , on 9 October 2026 . The message is simple: Ghana has many hustles, many pastors and many uncles with suggestions, but only one God sits on the throne. And yes, the beat will make you dance while you agree. 📌 Quick Facts Song: Nyame Baako Pɛ (Only One God) Artists: Alex Acheampong & Obaapa Christy Released: 9 October 2026 Type: Single, with official music video Label: Independent (Alex Acheampong) Producer: Dan Bassey (Bassey Mix) Language: Twi Genre: Ghanaian contemporary gospel Length: 5:32 The Message: Small Gods, Sit Down The song opens like a testimony...